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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 377952" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Actually the Bears took an O lineman at #29 in the first round: The Badgers' Gabe Carimi is starting for them at RT - I think that was a rare good pick for them. IMO a big part of their problem on the OL is they picked Chris Williams at #14 in the '08 draft to be their LT of the future and he isn't an NFL LT. Williams is now their LG. I think years down the road, we'll be glad the Bears picked Carimi - even as good as I think he'll be - instead of a true LT of the future in Sherrod. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Bears gave up 56 sacks last year, including 9 to the Giants in one-half of football. But Mike Tice, their OL coach, had a midseason meeting with Martz and they went away from Martz's throw-the-ball-all-the-time scheme and righted the ship. However, they lost their leader of the OL, C Olin Kreutz who is old but was their "QB" of the OL. It was reported that Kreutz wanted $4.5M for this season and the Bears offered $4M with a time limit to accept the offer. He declined so Williams is the only O linemen who started more than 4 games last year at his current position. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">J'Marcus Webb, who played RT last season, is now their LT. This is a quote from a <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-14/sports/ct-spt-0815-bears-chicago--20110815_1_line-coach-mike-tice-lance-louis-j-marcus-webb" target="_blank">Chicago Tribune article</a> on the OL play vs. Buffalo Saturday: </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"Webb was responsible for at least two sacks in a half of action against the Bills and was dominated early by Shawne Merriman, who had two <strong>sacks and forced a third in nine snaps</strong>. "Maybe I didn't match his intensity," Webb said. "They came out as if we were in the regular season, and obviously I didn't. I've got to get a little bit better." (I added the emphasis.) Ya, surrendering 2 sacks in 9 snaps would equal about 14 sacks in an average game of about 65 snaps. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Bears did run the ball well Saturday but with Martz as OC, they have to pass block better or Cutler won't survive the season. Their D has handled the Packers' O better than most teams so I am not dismissing them as some have. I expect them to pound the run against the Packers in an effort to keep the ball away from Rodgers and keep the score tight.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 377952, member: 4300"] [FONT=Verdana]Actually the Bears took an O lineman at #29 in the first round: The Badgers' Gabe Carimi is starting for them at RT - I think that was a rare good pick for them. IMO a big part of their problem on the OL is they picked Chris Williams at #14 in the '08 draft to be their LT of the future and he isn't an NFL LT. Williams is now their LG. I think years down the road, we'll be glad the Bears picked Carimi - even as good as I think he'll be - instead of a true LT of the future in Sherrod. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The Bears gave up 56 sacks last year, including 9 to the Giants in one-half of football. But Mike Tice, their OL coach, had a midseason meeting with Martz and they went away from Martz's throw-the-ball-all-the-time scheme and righted the ship. However, they lost their leader of the OL, C Olin Kreutz who is old but was their "QB" of the OL. It was reported that Kreutz wanted $4.5M for this season and the Bears offered $4M with a time limit to accept the offer. He declined so Williams is the only O linemen who started more than 4 games last year at his current position. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]J'Marcus Webb, who played RT last season, is now their LT. This is a quote from a [URL="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-14/sports/ct-spt-0815-bears-chicago--20110815_1_line-coach-mike-tice-lance-louis-j-marcus-webb"]Chicago Tribune article[/URL] on the OL play vs. Buffalo Saturday: [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]"Webb was responsible for at least two sacks in a half of action against the Bills and was dominated early by Shawne Merriman, who had two [B]sacks and forced a third in nine snaps[/B]. "Maybe I didn't match his intensity," Webb said. "They came out as if we were in the regular season, and obviously I didn't. I've got to get a little bit better." (I added the emphasis.) Ya, surrendering 2 sacks in 9 snaps would equal about 14 sacks in an average game of about 65 snaps. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The Bears did run the ball well Saturday but with Martz as OC, they have to pass block better or Cutler won't survive the season. Their D has handled the Packers' O better than most teams so I am not dismissing them as some have. I expect them to pound the run against the Packers in an effort to keep the ball away from Rodgers and keep the score tight.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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