NFC North wide receiver power rankings: Detroit Lions top the division
By Ash Thompson
The NFC North has two very good, and two not so good receiver groups in 2018. The Lions and Vikings fight it out for the top two spots.
Wide receivers are the NFL’s prima donnas. The position is one that has the most guys with a “me first” attitude in the league. They are always open. Nothing is ever their fault. At least that is the stereotype. The NFC North is remarkably free of that kind of player. In fact, I can’t think of any wide receivers in the division that strike me as someone I wouldn’t want on my team. Well, I can’t think of any I wouldn’t want on my team because of their personalities. I could load an entire roster with the ones I wouldn’t want due to ability.
This list is likely to surprise people at the bottom. I think a lot of people are giving my number three and four teams a lot more credit than they deserve. The nature of offseason coverage is that the teams who have a track record of success get covered as though they are going to continue to be successful. How then do we explain the hype surrounding the Chicago Bears supporting cast for Mitch Trubisky? Is it just the NFL taking advantage of one of North America’s biggest markets by trying to convince them that their team doesn’t suck? Hint: it is just the NFL trying to convince one of the biggest markets in North America that their team doesn’t suck.
At the top, I may be accused of homerism. That’s fine, but I think my reasoning is sound. Power rankings are an opinion expressed. Here is mine regarding the relative talent at the wide receiver spot among NFC North teams.