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Best and Worst 2017 offseason moves by every team: NFC North

Patrick Gorski / USA TODAY Sports

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Chicago Bears

Best: Revamping secondary

After their worst 16-game season in franchise history, the Bears have plenty of roster holes to fill and showed a clear emphasis on improving their defensive backfield as a whole. Individually, the additions of Prince Amukamara, Quintin Demps, Marcus Cooper, and rookie Eddie Jackson aren't too splashy, but together, they represent a solid upgrade.

Worst: Trading up for Trubisky after signing Glennon

Signing Mike Glennon was supposed to give the Bears options to upgrade at positions that are less difficult to evaluate than quarterback. Instead of seeing whether Glennon could get the job done, the Bears used their third- and fourth-round picks to unnecessarily move up one spot for Mitchell Trubisky, who was immediately hated by the people of Chicago.

Detroit Lions

Best: Signing Rick Wagner, T.J. Lang to O-line

Lions general manager Bob Quinn learned from the best in his time with the Patriots, and has made it a priority to establish quality play at the line of scrimmage as a result. Signing veteran linemen Wagner and Lang to give Matthew Stafford more time and more room for the running game will pay off big in 2017.

Worst: Playing it safe at the draft

The Lions draft was fine, but seriously lacked excitement. Detroit shied away from Reuben Foster in favor of fellow linebacker Jarrad Davis, who will likely be a good player, but doesn't have the playmaking pedigree of his Alabama counterpart. Maybe it will turn out to be a good class, but it's missing the immediate impact necessary to inspire confidence from the fan base.

Green Bay Packers

Best: Signing Martellus Bennett

Finally, Aaron Rodgers has a playmaker at tight end - and an entertaining one at that. Bennett got a pretty affordable contract given the hype he built up over the last year, and will bring the lessons learned from one GOAT to another in Green Bay.

Worst: Losing T.J. Lang to the Lions

Losing one of your best offensive linemen is rough. Losing him to a division rival is a real stinger. Packers coaches were reportedly upset with the front office for letting Lang leave, and they should be just as mad that he wasn't replaced.

Minnesota Vikings

Best: Drafting Dalvin Cook in 2nd round

Even without a first-round pick, the Vikings got their first-rounder. With Adrian Peterson out the door, the Vikings wanted to find a new face of the franchise to play in the backfield, but had to wait for the 41st overall pick to take Cook. The Florida State product's vision and speed should pair well with power back Latavius Murray.

Worst: Replacing bad O-linemen with other bad O-linemen

After a year of struggles along the offensive line, the Vikings said so long to disappointing top-10 picks Matt Kalil and Andre Smith. That was a good idea. Unfortunately, Minnesota replaced them with Mike Remmers, whose porous play may have cost the Panthers Super Bowl 50, and Riley Reiff, a blocker the Vikings have handled just fine through his five-year career with the Lions.

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