It's a shame we didn't know the O-line sucked

by thecubreporter on Jul 29, 2008 12:59 PM CDT Comment 28 comments

It's officially time for Bears fans to worry about the offensive line this season: Head coach Lovie Smith is starting to make excuses for the inept play of his blockers up front during training camp.

"When they come out in practice," Smith said after Monday's afternoon workout in Bourbonnais, "they're going against a great defensive front. So it can only make us a better team."

http://chi.scout.com/2/661085.html

Kreutz, Williams still hurt and...

Assuming Williams gets back on the field and proves he is the best option protecting the quarterback's blind side, that would allow St. Clair to slide inside because Terrence Metcalf has no business being atop any team's depth chart. But how much time would St. Clair need to get adjused to guard after spending all of training camp at tackle?

also said Grossman and Orton both had miserable days on Monday...

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Fantastic

Not even a week into camp and excuses are flowing like beer in a bar.

Thanks for the update, tho.

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by ChiFan13 on Jul 29, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not good

I guess we’re going to need all the help we can get, whether it be from two-TE sets or it’ll be last year all over again. Are we sure there is no one good enough to sign off the street to play guard? (I know people on here keep throwing out Bentley’s name) I think Williams should come back soon, they want to be careful with him and rightly so but at the same time we don’t want him to have to learn entirely in the preseason games.

Bold Prediction: Orton will be the starter in week 1.

by GallopingGhost on Jul 29, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

"We really like Terrence Metcalf. We feel that Terrence is an important part of our football team."

I’m having flashbacks of “We really like Chad Hutchinson. Chad’s our starter.” Two weeks later… they cut Chad.

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by SackMan on Jul 29, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You should never believe a single friggin word that comes out of Lovie Smith's mouth

The garbage that this man spits out on a daily basis is just as embarrassing as his grasp of offense.

The man flipped a friggin coin to decide which QB would start with the 1st team.

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by SackMan on Jul 29, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

turner

by mike b on Jul 29, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

coin flips..

... are actually pretty normal practice in similar situations.

If they are both considered even at this point, something like a coin flip is the “fairest” way to decide who gets the first shot with the first team.

If you need to resort to that for criticism, you don’t have much to criticize.

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by big_lowitzki on Jul 29, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

THANK YOU

With that dumbass Lovie and Turner heading our offense, we are going to have the same season as ast year unless Forte becomes who we hope he will. Because you know Lovie likes to inform opponents of our game plan every week….:we’re coming off the bus running, by the way we don’t have a proven back or strong o-line. But hey, we’re coming off the bus running. You know what, I wish a bus would just run him over.

by stumpo on Jul 31, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In case my point wasn't obvious...

the Bears cure to fix the biggest problem with the team last season was to draft a mid-first round rookie at arguably the toughest O-line position and expect him to step right in.

Retards.

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by thecubreporter on Jul 29, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And they drafted

The player many scouts believed to be the least ready to start right away. SHARD!

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by thecoolest on Jul 29, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

not sure about that...

compared to Cherilus, Otah and Albert, I think he was as ready as any of them from what I read…for example from scout.com:

Big, athletic, and NFL-ready as a pass protector right now, Williams has all the tools to be a dominant left tackle for the next decade. Although he needs to get a little nastier on the ground and lacks that classic mean streak you like to see in the trenches, he has tremendous physical tools and shows excellent technique against smaller and faster defenders out in space.

nonetheless, I’m not bashing Williams or the idea of picking an O-lineman there, but the fact that it was the only thing they did to try and improve the O-line.

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by thecubreporter on Jul 29, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

what about

moving john tait to his natural right side and releasing the weak link miller and the aging r.brown.
what else do want them to do…release the two best players on the line, kreutz and garza.

and what about joe thomas and the browns?.... it worked out pretty well for them last year.

patience my friend… we havent even seen a game yet and just because some guy named john doesnt like what he sees doesnt mean shit. There is talent on this team and it will take some time for them to gel.

the biggest thing for an oline is continuity…. they havent even all been together for a practice yet leave alone a game.

by rahulsriram on Jul 29, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

honest question

did you have them penciled in for nfc championship game at the start of last year?

by mike b on Jul 29, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i never pencil

any team in during training camp. its a contact sport, shit happens.

by rahulsriram on Jul 29, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

and what about joe thomas and the browns?.... it worked out pretty well for them last year.

but comparing willams to thomas is one of those fanboys moves,

by mike b on Jul 29, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

right

they did release some dead weight to allow players who weren’t good enough last year to get more playing time.

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by thecubreporter on Jul 30, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

comparing Joe Thomas

to Chris Williams is a bit silly…if we had gotten Jake Long you might be on to something…

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by thecubreporter on Jul 30, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not Really

If I remember correctly the draft experts said that Williams was the most natural left tackle in the draft which included Jake Long. And he was 1st team SEC which is the best conference in college football. He probably wont be as good as Joe Thomas but don’t just flat out say he s crap before you have even seen him play in a game

by chase17 on Jul 30, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where

in his post does it say that Williams is “crap”?

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by thecoolest on Jul 30, 2008 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was responding to this

“the Bears cure to fix the biggest problem with the team last season was to draft a mid-first round rookie at arguably the toughest O-line position and expect him to step right in.”

Retards.

by rahulsriram on Jul 29, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes

but you forget to include the fact that he was a top 3 pick and was expected to do good while Williams is somewhat of an unknown. And it’s not like adding Thomas was the only thing the Browns did to improve their o-line, the also added Steinbach and moved Shaeffer to RT.

I think many people were surprised about how good the Browns were last season, but many weren’t surprised about how good their o-line played considering how much they improved.

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by thecoolest on Jul 29, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thomas was supposed to be great immediately

but i don’t remember hearing many people who said williams wouldn’t be a very good LT.

by guy incognito on Jul 29, 2008 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you guys

and you’re facts. this guy’s not interested.

by mike b on Jul 29, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not the fact

that Williams may/may not be a good OT, it’s the fact the only thing we did to upgrade our o-line was to draft him. The Browns added more than just Thomas to make their o-line better.

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Jul 29, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How hard is it to find someone better then Metcalf?

I mean… seriously. You can sign 3 UDFAs off the street, and probably one of them would beat out Metcalf.

That being said, if Beekman or Barton doesn’t win a job over him, you have to really wonder what the heck the Bears scouting dept is doing on offense.

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by SackMan on Jul 30, 2008 5:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs