Kole Noble

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Kole Noble

The Carolina Panthers offense is still multiple pieces away from truly breaking out, and having some growth out of quarterback Bryce Young will go a long way toward achieving that sooner than later. Which is why the Panthers have invested heavily over the last two years adding talent to the offense around the young QB, whether it was on the offensive line or adding more young weapons to the passing game.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Kole Noble

It's hard to ever get any hopes high when talking about the Chicago Bears, but expectations are once again climbing at an absurd rate heading into the 2025 season, and things might actually end up differently this time. After all the offseason additions to the organization, including a new head coach in Ben Johnson, an overhauled offensive front, and multiple weapons brought into the building, it's easy to see how this offense can find some improvement.

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The NFC North is going to be the division that everyone keeps an eye on for multiple reasons, with the main one being that there are three returning playoff teams, and all four got better going into the 2025 season. Across the board, the biggest question is how the division will shake out? Can the Detroit Lions win three in a row? Will the Minnesota Vikings or Green Bay Packers come up and get home-field advantage for the first time in a few years?

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Kole Noble

The Chicago Bears offense under head coach Ben Johnson will have a lot of cogs that will be responsible for making the entire operation as dangerous as possible. With the Detroit Lions, Johnson's offense was built in three key areas by having a strong offensive line, a versatile run game, and players willing to do the dirty work. Everything else, including the explosives and passing game, were built on those three areas first.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Kole Noble

Bears Joint Practice Dates AnnouncedPeople might not care too much about this compared to the actual preseason games, but joint practices are very important, especially for a team with a new coaching staff. Head coach Ben Johnson even considered these days of practice to be something that he feels "strongly" about. "Just a little bit different will be good for us. For everybody, coaches and players alike," Johnson explained. "It’ll be fun to go against a different scheme.