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If Jim Harbaugh leaves for NFL, the Bears make the most sense

By Cameron Stokes

Nov 13, 2021; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh walks on the field during a warm up prior to the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2021; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh walks on the field during a warm up prior to the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NFC North has the potential to be wide-open next year 

If you follow the NFC North, then you’ll remember that the division is always one of the weakest in the NFC. More often than not, Green Bay wins the division, and it’s not even close.

Well, if Aaron Rodgers does leave in the off-season, as we all remember that whole saga over the summer when he refused to talk to Green Bay and the front office for months, then the entire division will be wide open.

Obviously, this is a big ‘if’, because if there’s one thing we can count on from Rodgers, it’s his bipolar personality and unpredictability, but, that might just have to be a risk that Jim Harbaugh is willing to take.

If Aaron Rodgers leaves (and potentially DaVante Adams as well) then the division is anyone’s for the taking. Think about it. We’ve seen how bad Green Bay has been when Rodgers has been out due to injury. They don’t look like the same team. There’s no way in the world that Jordan Love can take over and be the same level of QB that Aaron is in Green Bay.

Right now, the Vikings are in the middle of trying to find their next GM and also just fired their former long-time HC, Mike Zimmer.

That team has quite a bit of talent but is always mediocre. They have one of the best RBs in the NFL in Dalvin Cook, a top-10 defense (most years), and two stud WRs (Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen). How the Vikings continuously underperform is crazy to me. I don’t see that changing overnight.

Lastly, is the Lions. One of the laughingstocks of the NFL. A team is seemingly always stuck in neutral, never being able to move forward. A team that hasn’t won the division in 30 years (no, I am not kidding). They’re currently in another rebuild (for seemingly the millionth time) and are just downright terrible right now.

Jim Harbaugh could come in right away and make an impact with the Bears, as they might be able to win the division in his first year as head coach.

If Harbaugh went to the Raiders, he would have to deal with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs every single season and also deal with Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers, who are up-and-coming. Can Derek Carr really elevate the Raiders to new heights? He’s solid, and can occasionally put up big numbers, but he’s not a superstar, and his ceiling is limited. I don’t foresee Jim Harbaugh winning the AFC West that often in this scenario.

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