6 free-agent moves from NFC North rivals that should concern Bears fans

Chicago's getting better, but so is the rest of the NFC North.
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What an offseason it's been in the NFC North. For the second year, the Bears have the first overall pick in the NFL Draft – and this year, they'll actually use it! On a quarterback! And everyone can keep laughing about the Bears' QB stuff until it changes, but there's no denying that they look about as close to a playoff contender as they have in the last, what? Half decade? I'm not sure the rest of the league is ready for Bears fans with a good quarterback.

Things in the division have been plenty outside of Chicago, too. The Packers decided to get all their moves done in, like, a span of two hours. Upgrading their roster with even more fun, ascending talents with moves that didn't even seem possible is a very Green Bay thing to do. The Vikings' entire defense will look different – and way better – next year. The Lions haven't done a whole lot, but they were three points away from the Super Bowl last season, so it's hard to blame them. It's hard to find a division that is so uniformly on the rise, which is as exciting for Bears fans as it is terrifying. So while we all wait for the first b-roll of Williams throwing to recievers at OTAs, let's take a look at the rest of the division and find the six free agent moves that should have Bears fans a little concerned.