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Bears have NFL's oldest starters

As rosters shake out this summer, you'll hear a fair amount about the "youngest" and "oldest" teams in the NFL. Sometimes those figures and rankings can be skewed by aged kickers or an exceptionally youthful set of reserves, so I like what colleague Mike Sando compiled this week over on the NFC West blog.

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BBAO: Already a major Packers injury

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Green Bay Packers lost a promising rookie -- perhaps for the season -- on the first day of their organized team activities (OTAs), according to multiple reports.

Bowen: Potential second-year breakout players

Matt Bowen examines five second-year players poised for breakout seasons, including Alshon Jeffery and Harrison Smith.

Vince Lombardi, George Halas and rankings

As you might have noticed, ESPN and ESPN.com will begin counting down the top 20 coaches in NFL history later this week. Trey Wingo provides the basic parameters in the video, and from an NFC North perspective, this list is going to boil down to where a pair of historic figures show up: The Green Bay Packers' Vince Lombardi and the Chicago Bears' George Halas.

Ranking Quarterbacks by Records

Hoping for a fourth-down shift

When the Detroit Lions hired Jim Schwartz as their coach in 2009, hope emerged from the sports analytics industry. Had it gained a patron saint? Schwartz, after all, had acknowledged his interest in the subject during his time as the Tennessee Titans' defensive coordinator, and some girded for the kind of nontraditional, out-of-the-box thinking it might lead to.

Vikings VP: We want to host, beat Packers in new stadium opener

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Colin Cowherd shares his thoughts on Las Vegas' over/under projections for all 32 NFL teams. Could the Bengals be the surprise of the 2013 season?

NFC North chat alert

I'm willing to chat on May 21 if you are. I'm sure we'll find plenty to talk about as organized team activities continue around the NFC North. See you over at SportsNation at 2 p.