We're Black and Blue All Over:

Andy Reid was an offensive lineman during his playing career and coached the Green Bay Packers' tight ends and offensive linemen for five years until then-coach Mike Holmgren switched him to quarterbacks. The move worked for the Packers, Reid and quarterback Brett Favre alike, and it's a model -- coincidental or otherwise -- that current Packers coach Mike McCarthy followed this winter.

Jason Wilde of ESPNMilwaukee.com points out the parallel in reporting the shift of tight ends coach Ben McAdoo to the quarterbacks coach role. McAdoo is one of several rising stars on the Packers' coaching staff and will get a chance to demonstrate his abilities by taking over two important jobs: Mentoring MVP Aaron Rodgers and developing his next backup, be it Graham Harrell or someone else.

Wilde reports that Joel Hilgenberg, a quality control coach in 2011, is the likely replacement for McAdoo to coach tight ends.

Continuing around the division on a quiet morning in the NFC North:

• McAdoo lost a significant amount of money when the Packers blocked him from interviewing for two offensive coordinator jobs, notes Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• The city of Minneapolis' financing plan for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium has a funding shortfall, according to Tim Nelson of Minnesota Public Radio.
• Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times looks into the time new Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery spent at the U.S. Naval Academy.
• There isn't a big difference between teams contending for the Super Bowl, Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz said, via Anwar S. Richardson of Mlive.com.