Michael from Santa Cruz, CA

The excitement of Week 1 speaks for itself, but what positional matchup vs. the Bears are you most looking forward to watching? I really want to see if the Pack DL can get consistent inside pass rush against their OL. If the DL can, and I definitely think it collectively can, then a young QB in Trubisky, in a hostile environment, is going to start rushing his throws or tuck it too early and get caught up in the rush. Either way, those are potential big plays for the D.

Allen Robinson, Taylor Gabriel and Anthony Miller vs. Kevin King, Tramon Williams and Jaire Alexander/Josh Jackson. Over the last six Packers-Bears games, only last year's two featured any of those players – just King. The matchups for the rivalry are all brand new.

James from Reedsburg, WI

With the new deals given to Khalil Mack and Aaron Donald might this be the Bears and Rams trying to do something similar to what Seattle did? Sink a bunch of money and salary cap into defense and hope your QB can get it done while he's still on his rookie contract?

Bingo.

Al from Green Bay, WI

Some further thoughts on Khalil Mack. He held out from Oakland while still under contract. (He was set to earn over $13 million this year.) I lose some respect for players that don't honor the contract they signed. Second, he has averaged 12 sacks/year over the past three years. Good, but not other-worldly. In your view, what does Mack have to do over the next several years to validate the very high price (draft choices and cap hit) Chicago paid for his services?

Let's not forget teams don't have to honor the contracts they sign either and can cut players anytime. I also think you're selling Mack a little short by averaging his sack total. He had 15 sacks in 2015 and then 11 in 2016, with five forced fumbles, three recoveries and one interception, when he won Defensive Player of the Year. Last year the high-impact plays fell off a bit (10½ sacks, two turnover stats), but if he returns to his 2015-16 production, any GM would pay to have that kind of game-changing impact.

Chris from Omaha, NE

Love the Inbox! My question is regarding the headsets coaches wear. Who is talking to who with the headsets? I assume the play-caller is talking to the QB. What about everyone else?

The headsets are set up with different channels, so the offensive and defensive coaches on headsets can talk to one another separately. McCarthy has a switch on his headset, I believe, that allows him to jump into whichever conversation, or talk to the QB. I'm not sure how special teams fits into that whole picture, but you get the idea.

Rick from Dublin, CA

Do you wear the Brett Favre Copper Fit?

For my calf if it's giving me trouble on the racquetball court, yes.

Bruce from New Caanan, CT

Are injury settlements subject to some negotiation or are they specified by the player's contract?