Here’s a look at one question every NFC team must answer as NFL training camps get going.
Training camp each summer is all about fixing issues, making adjustments, and teaching fresh schemes. However, all of it is a result of the many questions teams have before camp.
With all of that in mind, let’s look at one inquiry that every NFC team must answer as they head into training camp next week.
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NFC East
Dallas Cowboys: Can Tony Pollard, who had a career-high 193 carries for 1,007 yards last season, handle the load as the epicenter of the Cowboys’ running game? It’s a responsibility he’s
never had in high school, college or his first four seasons in the NFL.
New York Giants: Can one of the Giants’ young receivers – Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Parris Campbell or Isaiah Hodgins – evolve into a difference-maker because they don’t
have a No.1 receiver?
Washington Commanders: Will Chase Young, who has 1.5 sacks in the last 11 games, spanning two seasons, regain his 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year form when he had 9.5 sacks?
Philadelphia Eagles: Can Jalen Hurts, who had four 300-yard games and went 11-1 as a starter, become an even more efficient passer for the Eagles?
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NFC North
Detroit Lions: Will the Lions make first-round pick Jahmyr Gibbs the multi-faceted runner and receiver they promised he would be on draft day?
Green Bay Packers: Can Jordan Love, who spent two years on the bench behind Aaron Rodgers, be the next great Packers quarterback? If not, Green Bay faces a full-fledged rebuilding job.
Chicago Bears: Will D.J. Moore be good enough to help Justin Fields, who has passed for more than 200 yards just four times in 27 games, become a good passing quarterback.
Minnesota Vikings: Will receiver Justin Jefferson, who has increased his yardage total by nearly 200 yards each of his first three Seasons, join Cooper Kupp as the only 2,000-yard receiver
in NFL history?
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NFC South
New Orleans Saints: Can 34-year-old Cam Jordan, who has failed to reach double-digit sacks in two of the past three seasons, regain his stature as an elite pass rusher?
Atlanta Falcons: Will the Falcons find a way to rush the passer after finishing 31st in the NFL with 21 sacks? Grady Jarrett led the Falcons with six sacks and Lorenzo Carter was second
with four.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Can Baker Mayfield beat out Kyle Trask and make himself a viable NFL starter? He has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to throw to, which is the best duo he’s ever had. If he can’t do it this year, he’ll probably spend the rest of his career as a journeyman.
Carolina Panthers: Can Bryce Young, who doesn’t have prototypical size, use his playmaking ability and intangibles to play to his draft pedigree as the No.1 pick overall?
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NFC West
Arizona Cardinals: Will Kyler Murray, who has been solid but unspectacular in his first four NFL seasons, remain an elite runner, while returning from a torn ACL he suffered last
season?
San Francisco 49ers: How many games will Brock Purdy, who tore the UCL in his right elbow in the playoffs, start because he’s significantly more proven then Trey Lance or Sam Darnold?
Los Angeles Rams: Can coach Sean McVay, who’s just two years into a five-year contract, fix an offense that looked old and stale last season and doesn’t have many weapons?
Seattle Seahawks: Will Geno Smith, who had a career-high 4,282 yards passing with 30 touchdowns and 11interceptions, prove last year wasn’t a fluke? It was the first time he passed for more than 3,000 yards since hs rookie year in 2013.