There aren't too many of those guys you mentioned floating around. Yes, it is fundamentally more important to have very good techniques, and speed, meaning quick footwork, etc. Our line have big guys already (Leno, Massey , Whitehair, et al)
Unfortunately, their collective techniques are not good enough to MOVE OPPONENTS FROM POINT A TO POINT B AT WILL. THAT IS HOW I DEFINE "GOOD". MOVE YOUR MAN AT WILL. THAT IS HOW LANES ARE CREATED. CONSISTENTLY EXECUTING ZONE BLOCKING, UNDERSTANDING GAP INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE ON QB COUNTS WITH NO OFF-SIDES, AVOID HOLDING, ILLEGAL MOTION, AND ILLEGAL FORMATION. OUR O- LINE WAS GUILTY OFF ALL THE LATTER LAST SEASON MULTIPLE TIMES, ESPECIALLY LENO, WHO IS A "BIG' MAN. LENO & MASSEY ARE ALMOST TOO BIG THEY DON'T GET OFF THE BALL FAST ENOUGH, AND STAY TIGHT ON THEIR FAST RUSHERS, SO LENO HAS TO COMPENSATE BY ANTICIPATING THE COUNT, AND SOMETIMES GET INTO TROUBLE, WHICH HE DID ENOUGH TIMES. SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE SAME DRIVE. THIS IS A DRIVE KILLER. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN ONE GUY ON THE LINE STARTS F'ING UP, THEY ALL SEEM TO CATCH THE BUG, AND START FOULING. THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THEM GOING BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF MARCHING FORWARD. BTW WHERE WAS THE O-LINE COACHING STAFF??? THIS RARELY HAPPEN WITH GOOD TEAMS. 3RD DOWN AND 45 WILL NOT WIN YOU MANY GAMES, UNLESS YOU HAVE MAHOMES, LOL.. THIS IS SIGN OF AN UNDISCIPLINED TEAM. SAME THING WITH UNNECESSARY PERSONAL FOULS. WE SAW A FEW OF THOSE TOO. LACK OF DISCIPLINE. IT IS ALL ON NAGY, & HIS ASSISTANTS. HOPEFULLY, THE NEW OFFENSIVE LINE COACHES WILL ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS. EVEN THE RECEIVERS DO NOT RUN CLEAN & PRECISE ROUTES MOST OF THE TIME. RARELY SEPARATING WELL, TO GET WIDE OPEN LIKE KC, NE, AND GB RECEIVERS. PLAYS THAT SEEM TO WORK SO WELL FOR OTHER TEAMS LIKE KC RARELY PRODUCED THE SAME OUTCOME FOR A SIMILAR BEARS OFFENSE. REASON? POOR COACHING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY POOR EXECUTION BY EVERYBODY.ALSO, NAGY CALLING THE WRONG PLAYS AT THE WRONG TIME, LEADING TO A LACK OF PRODUCTION FOR THE 1ST HALF LAST SEASON. IT'S NOT ALL THE QB'S FAULT. SO NAGY MUST, MUST, GET BETTER, CONSISTENT, AND EFFECTIVE. IF WE SCORED HALF THE TIME WE ENTERED THE RED ZONE, INSTEAD OF KICKING FIELD GOALS, WE COULD HAVE WON MANY GAMES. MAYBE THE ADDITION OF GRAHAM WILL OPEN THINGS UP IN THE RED ZONE. LIKE ASHLON JEFFRIES, HE WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER. RUNS GOOD ROUTES, AND HAS GOOD HANDS. I HOPE HIS DEAL IS INCENTIVE LADEN.
SO, WE NEED INTELLIGENT, DISCIPLINED, AND SKILLED O-LINEMEN, NOT JUST "BIG LOAVES".
Richard Santos - 4 years ago
Look I’ll make this very simple. If my Bears are going to be successful this coming season their going to need a very big, good, experience offensive line. That will open the door to our passing game and running game. It’s that simple!
@Richard Santos.
There aren't too many of those guys you mentioned floating around. Yes, it is fundamentally more important to have very good techniques, and speed, meaning quick footwork, etc. Our line have big guys already (Leno, Massey , Whitehair, et al)
Unfortunately, their collective techniques are not good enough to MOVE OPPONENTS FROM POINT A TO POINT B AT WILL. THAT IS HOW I DEFINE "GOOD". MOVE YOUR MAN AT WILL. THAT IS HOW LANES ARE CREATED. CONSISTENTLY EXECUTING ZONE BLOCKING, UNDERSTANDING GAP INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE ON QB COUNTS WITH NO OFF-SIDES, AVOID HOLDING, ILLEGAL MOTION, AND ILLEGAL FORMATION. OUR O- LINE WAS GUILTY OFF ALL THE LATTER LAST SEASON MULTIPLE TIMES, ESPECIALLY LENO, WHO IS A "BIG' MAN. LENO & MASSEY ARE ALMOST TOO BIG THEY DON'T GET OFF THE BALL FAST ENOUGH, AND STAY TIGHT ON THEIR FAST RUSHERS, SO LENO HAS TO COMPENSATE BY ANTICIPATING THE COUNT, AND SOMETIMES GET INTO TROUBLE, WHICH HE DID ENOUGH TIMES. SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE SAME DRIVE. THIS IS A DRIVE KILLER. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN ONE GUY ON THE LINE STARTS F'ING UP, THEY ALL SEEM TO CATCH THE BUG, AND START FOULING. THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THEM GOING BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF MARCHING FORWARD. BTW WHERE WAS THE O-LINE COACHING STAFF??? THIS RARELY HAPPEN WITH GOOD TEAMS. 3RD DOWN AND 45 WILL NOT WIN YOU MANY GAMES, UNLESS YOU HAVE MAHOMES, LOL.. THIS IS SIGN OF AN UNDISCIPLINED TEAM. SAME THING WITH UNNECESSARY PERSONAL FOULS. WE SAW A FEW OF THOSE TOO. LACK OF DISCIPLINE. IT IS ALL ON NAGY, & HIS ASSISTANTS. HOPEFULLY, THE NEW OFFENSIVE LINE COACHES WILL ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS. EVEN THE RECEIVERS DO NOT RUN CLEAN & PRECISE ROUTES MOST OF THE TIME. RARELY SEPARATING WELL, TO GET WIDE OPEN LIKE KC, NE, AND GB RECEIVERS. PLAYS THAT SEEM TO WORK SO WELL FOR OTHER TEAMS LIKE KC RARELY PRODUCED THE SAME OUTCOME FOR A SIMILAR BEARS OFFENSE. REASON? POOR COACHING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY POOR EXECUTION BY EVERYBODY.ALSO, NAGY CALLING THE WRONG PLAYS AT THE WRONG TIME, LEADING TO A LACK OF PRODUCTION FOR THE 1ST HALF LAST SEASON. IT'S NOT ALL THE QB'S FAULT. SO NAGY MUST, MUST, GET BETTER, CONSISTENT, AND EFFECTIVE. IF WE SCORED HALF THE TIME WE ENTERED THE RED ZONE, INSTEAD OF KICKING FIELD GOALS, WE COULD HAVE WON MANY GAMES. MAYBE THE ADDITION OF GRAHAM WILL OPEN THINGS UP IN THE RED ZONE. LIKE ASHLON JEFFRIES, HE WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER. RUNS GOOD ROUTES, AND HAS GOOD HANDS. I HOPE HIS DEAL IS INCENTIVE LADEN.
SO, WE NEED INTELLIGENT, DISCIPLINED, AND SKILLED O-LINEMEN, NOT JUST "BIG LOAVES".
Look I’ll make this very simple. If my Bears are going to be successful this coming season their going to need a very big, good, experience offensive line. That will open the door to our passing game and running game. It’s that simple!