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Best and Worst offseason moves by every team: NFC North

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Chicago Bears

Best: Signing Danny Trevathan and Jerrell Freeman to anchor middle of defense

The Bears did their defensive coordinator Vic Fangio a huge favor by signing a pair of stud inside linebackers this offseason. Trevathan and Freeman will allow Fangio to operate his defense in a similar fashion to his days in San Francisco with Patrick Willis and NaVarro Bowman.

Worst: Trying to upgrade offensive line with second-rate free agents

With the exception of Kyle Long, the Bears' offensive line is nothing to write home about. The Bears did the right thing in letting overpaid tackle Jermon Bushrod leave, but went to town on the so-so offensive-line free-agent market, signing Bobbie Massey, Ted Larsen, and Manny Ramirez. The trio of veterans will all get their chances to play, but they really aren't much of an upgrade.

Detroit Lions

Best: Drafting Taylor Decker in the 1st round and A'Shawn Robinson in the 2nd

This is a package deal. Drafting Decker in the first round wasn't the splashiest of moves, but a safe pick that will help the offense. Getting Robinson in the second was a great pick. The Alabama product was projected as a first-rounder and has the potential to be an ideal replacement to Haloti Ngata. Robinson brings elite physicality and athleticism as well as a giant chip on his shoulder from sitting two days in the draft's green room waiting for his name.

Worst: Calvin Johnson unexpectedly retires

This isn't totally fair to the Lions, but it still happened. Detroit is not well set up to proceed without the services of Megatron and ultimately, if the team had a better shot at a championship, it would have been a lot tougher for Johnson to call it quits. Johnson is the franchise's second greatest offensive player behind Barry Sanders and it took about 13 years for the Lions to recover from that loss.

Green Bay Packers

Best: Making a rare free-agent signing, bringing in tight end Jared Cook

You can literally count the Packers' starters acquired through free agency on one hand. It's a rarity, but the cheeseheads made a nice acquisition in Jared Cook. The veteran tight end has flashed a lot of talent over the years, but has never played with a solid quarterback. Aaron Rodgers also rarely gets a legitimate threat at tight end. The Pack got a low-risk deal on Cook and have a lot of potential with him in their lineup.

Worst: Letting Casey Hayward leave to the San Diego Chargers in free agency

A big reason the Packers don't make many moves in free agency is the fact that they usually lock up the draft picks they hit on. They got it right with Hayward, but let him leave after his rookie deal expired. The Chargers gave the 26-year-old a reported three-year, $15.3-million deal, which is very reasonable and affordable under the Packers' cap.

Minnesota Vikings

Best: Moving indoors to the U.S. Bank Stadium

The Vikings had a great offseason. They shored up the offensive line with free agents Alex Boone and Andre Smith, and replaced Mike Wallace with rookie Laquon Treadwell, but moving indoors is huge for the Vikes. Teddy Bridgewater enters his third season with his best receiving core to date, improved protection, and he no longer has to face the elements at home. The Vikings' offense stands to finally have a threatening passing attack for the first time since that one year Brett Favre looked good in purple.

Worst: Signing Michael Griffin instead of Reggie Nelson

Nelson sat on the free-agent market an awful long time for someone who led the league in interceptions a year prior. Coming from Cincinnati, he seemed like a great fit with coach Mike Zimmer, but the offer never came and Nelson opted for the silver and black in Oakland. Minnesota locked up the declining Griffin to a one-year deal a month before Nelson signed, and likely won't win a starting job.

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