Thread: The Bears are who we thought they were.

Originally Posted by inchibearfan

The 49ers spent 3 first round draft picks on their line. We have a 7th rounder playing left tackle that couldn't play right tackle, a first round pick that played left tackle playing right tackle. An old guard playing center. A tight end in college playing right guard and a castoff from another team playing left guard.

Where do you begin to fix it?

Does Jonathan Scott deserve a shot?

I would say let Spencer go back to center and let Garza take over LG, but Spencer has looked like crap too when he play guard.

An Obviously I need to stay in touch more often, becuase I did not even realize that Chris Williams was gone.

But Emery can bring in people, and that does not mean that the coaches will utilize them properly. We have not used Bennett adequately. Even when Jeffrey was out and he sould have been a much bigger part. There is may at play here than just personnel. Granted that is also a problem.

I have no idea if the WR distribution is on Tice, Bates or Cutler but Marshall is not our only good WR right now. Yes, he is our best, but he can be even better if we make the other ones a real threat.

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

Get the broom. Sweep out the bums. Maybe we can salvage one or two guys. Maybe Carimi can be decent ( I get it, that this is his first full year in the NFL, and olinemen typically need a bit of time to be decent).

Emery will need to fix the oline, like he fixed the WR's. With AJ and B.Marsh, we have a foundation to a solid WR corps. Same can happen with the oline. Emery has the skills to bring in solid talent to that oline. It will happen.

This isn't rocket science.

Those who want to focus on our defense as the problem are delusional. Yes, they sucked last night. That happens, even with great defenses. But to wring our hands and say our "D" or worse, our 2nd string QB is the problem.............that's simply nuts.

Folks, there's nothing new here. We ALL knew that our oline was our weak link to the 2012 season. We all talked about this here. All that we talked about happened. It has played out just as we predicted. We have the #32 ranked oline in the entire NFL, again. Skill players cannot overcome this. Coaches can't overcome this.

It's like a terminal cancer. Our oline is killing our season. The other things we complain about are just symptoms. The disease is the oline.

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

Tom Brady hasn't always had great olines. But he's never, in his worst nightmares, had anything like what we saw last night. Never.

We have the dead-last worst oline in the entire NFL - again. I believe folks love to think the glitzy skill positions can overcome an oline as bad as ours. That's not going to happen. It's like a beautiful, powerful, sports car with no gas. It ain't going ANYWHERE.

We aren't either. Not this year with this oline. It isn't the defense. It's not our 2nd string QB. It's the oline. This really really isn't rocket science. It's reality in the NFL.

well it was also bad last season but everyone said it was Martz fault. Is eveyone still sticking to that story? Everyone is all over Emery's nuts other then Marshal this offseason was crap and we see it on the field. Our team is good at bum slaying then reality sets in against good teams

Originally Posted by ZifanQ

Need to bring in a OL in FA and two in drafts. We need that more than an MLB imo.. Just keep your fingers crossed that Urlacher can hold on for a year or two more..
We knew the Oline was shit but even tho it's shit 10 games into the season they should play better than at the preseason... sure there has been some improvement but it's just not enough.

That's the tune I've changed to as well after last nights game. Radically improving (not just a tweak) the OL has to be the biggest priority by far this offseason. That's the biggest bang for the buck in improving this teams offense and prospects for the future in general. repeatedly giving away games and getting your QB killed because the OL is completely incompetent has to end.

So you think it is all players and the OL is being well coached? I tried to see how Chris Williams was doing in St. Louis but couldn't find much. Not even sure if they have played him.

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

You can't overcome bad players. Our oline is comprised of the worst oline in the NFL. I definitely agree we have other problems.

But then we get to hear Lovie say today, "well we're 7-3 and its just one loss. We all had a bad day and we weren't ready to play and I hold my self responsible for that". Then fire yourself Lovie, no one else will. I know Jerry Angelo put you in a bad spot talent wise, but you were right there with him and you had his ear its your team. This team is old, slow and talent less in most areas. I don't see a good ending to this season, because you and your coaches don't know how to make adjustments and you have no talent. Conte and Wright were as bad as the O line.