Beekman is a couple of years from being a decent starter in the NFL.

no question… look at how small Beekman is in comparision with Kreutz! Olin is like a giant!

;)

But to me, the most attractive “other” option is A.Q. Shipley who is currently sitting on the Pittsburg practice squad.

Big 10 offensive lineman of the year. Rimington Trophy Winner. All-American. 6ft, 305. Known as a high character guy.

it depends on FA and draft. plus, i won’t be surprised if we trade a few players (cough cough kreutz vasher cough cough) for some draft picks since we’re a little low.

for birk this year and he is doing fine. Cut the cord and move on because he is the main cog as to our poor run game this year.

CW/DraftorSchafferorLewis/Beekman/Garza/DraftOrShafferorLewis

Basically we’re going to have to pick up one starting Olineman in the draft no matter what, I’d rather not need to rely on two.

I’ve said for a couple of years that Kreutz was getting a bye from the media over some poor play, based on his past rep. I like him, but his time has come and gone.

because our O-line is terribly under-sized. Omiyale should be getting seasoned at tackle right now instead of wasting a season on Pace who will not be able to sustain another season in the NFL. But money talks and that is how we roll in Chicago. Our line is atrocious. I don’t believe Beekman is the answer for Olin’s replacement and we have no 1st or 2nd pick until 2011. Not to mention, Beekman is a natural guard everybody! If the Bears want to win, they’re going to need to shell out some money and make a big splash in free agency this offseason and we all know how reluctant they are to do that. This is what bothers me about people who own the team and have no passion. Do they really think we can win a Super Bowl with the current personnel? I think Virginia is more concerned with what time Matlock is on and where she can get a good prune compared to what she can do with this team to make it a serious contender. F*ck the McCaskey’s.

Yes, we all love Kreutz. But let’s face it, the guy hasn’t even snapped the ball well for the past few years. He’s a major culprit in our inability to run up the middle.

Kreutz is a shadow of what he once was. A combo of Beekman at C and Omiyale at LG has the possibility of getting better with playing time.

Our attempts to “upgrade” the line through free agency this year have proven to be an absolute failure. Like most of you, I was very optimistic this spring when I saw Angelo go out and sign Shaffer, Omiyale and Pace. I was completely ecstatic when he landed Cutler. But now it almost appears that the line is WORSE than it was last year. With all of the free agent signings, I didn’t think that was possible.

The Bears need to create more competition at basically every position on the line (with the possible exceptions of Garza and Williams). And that includes the center position. That means they need to really do a better job of researching who might might be available in the middle rounds and start targeting potential O-lineman.

Does anyone know if any stud O-lineman will become free agents after this year? Because that could be the big key to the teams’ (and Cutlers’) success next year.

Either way, I would prefer that the team parts ways with Olin. Beekman is pretty good, especially by the standard set by this line. A few posts dog on him, but he looks like a solid lineman to me. Then again, average looks good on this line. I want to see Omiyale at his natural position before I decide on his value. If he looks average or better on the right, then keep him. He has good size, just zero push … its one of those things that seems more like strength and tenacity more than technique, so I’m not sure he’ll ever be a guard, but I’m just not super savvy on the nuances of line play. If Omaliye sucks than thats a hard number of holes to fill in one offseason … sigh. I wish I didn’t have to cheer for a team that is so incomplete every year :( I know I don’t but you know what I mean …