2007 NFL FanHouse Training Camp Battles: NFC North, NFC East

Training camp is finally here and FanHouse breaks down the most important position battles heading into the season, team by team.

Detroit	Tatum Bell vs. Kevin Jones vs. T.J. Duckett "Between Tatum Bell, Kevin Jones, and T.J. Duckett, the Lions might have one complete workhorse back. Unfortunately, the science doesn't yet exist to mold those three together (thankfully, at that, who knows what kind of ugly mug those three would produce)."
Minnesota	Chester Taylor vs. Adrian Peterson "Who wins this battle? Expect Taylor to get the starts, at least early in the season because it's hard to tell a 1,200-yard back that he's losing his job."
Chicago	Desmond Clark vs. Greg Olsen "Olsen will make an immediate impact as a pass catcher, but he'll need to work on his blocking to see regular action. Whatever happens, the Bears are deep at tight end. Now the only question is which Grossman will show up on Sundays."
Green Bay	Vernand Morency vs. Brandon Jackson "Although there are going to be many significant battles throughout Packers training camp, perhaps the most important will be Vernand Morency versus Brandon Jackson."
Dallas	Julius Jones vs Marion Barber "...should it be a controversy? Barber scored 14 TDs to Jones' 4; had a better yards-per-carry average; and is a better receiver. Not to mention that Jones' biggest backer ... Bill Parcells ... is gone."
Washington	Fred Smoot vs Carlos Rogers "[Smoot] has all the confidence and is a very good cover corner ... but his little sabbatical in Minnesota didn't turn out well."
Philadelphia	Ryan Moats vs. Nate Ilaoa "Westbrook, Hunt, and Buckhalter will be the three backs on the opening day roster but Ilaoa and Moats will see some action in 2007."
NY Giants	Aaron Ross vs. Sam Madison "With Corey Webster essentially starting by default at right cornerback, it will be up to Ross or Madison to win the starting nod on the left side. It's be the age old battle between experience and potential."