Of the NFC North teams, which club has had the best overall offseason so far? And why?
— Ed Helinski in Auburn, New York
This question could probably fill a Mailbag by itself.
One of the things we try to do in the schedule preview articles is succinctly update people about changes that each upcoming opponent underwent, so I'll include those for Chicago, Detroit and Green Bay (listings of acquisitions and departures are alphabetical by last name).
Key acquisitions: C Garrett Bradbury, S Coby Bryant, LB Devin Bush, DL Neville Gallimore, WR Kalif Raymond, LB Jack Sanborn
Notable departures: DL Andrew Billings, S Jaquan Brisker, S Kevin Byard III, C Drew Dalman (retired), WR Devin Duvernay, LB Tremaine Edmunds, S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Jr., WR D.J. Moore, S Jonathan Owens, CB Nahshon Wright, WR Olamide Zaccheaus
Top 2 draft picks: S Dillon Thieneman (Round 1, Pick 25) & C Logan Jones (Round 2, Pick 57)
Key acquisitions: OL Ben Bartch, OL Larry Borom, QB Teddy Bridgewater, S Chuck Clark, TE Tyler Conklin, WR Greg Dortch, C Cade Mays, CB Roger McCreary, RB Isiah Pacheco, OL Juice Scruggs, Edge Payton Turner, Edge D.J. Wonnum
Notable departures: QB Kyle Allen, LB Alex Anzalone, T Taylor Decker, DL Roy Lopez, RB David Montgomery, Edge Al-Quadin Muhammad, WR Kalif Raymond, CB Amik Robertson, T Dan Skipper (retired)
Top 2 draft picks: OL Blake Miller (Round 1, Pick 17) & DE Derrick Moore (Round 2, Pick 44)