What Will the Chicago Bears Offensive Line Look Like vs. Buffalo?

by Mike Mueller on Oct 27, 2010 11:00 AM CDT in Poll

In Monday's press conference, Lovie Smith said they would evaluate scheme and personnel during the bye week. He also said Roberto Garza will be back from his knee scope. He also said Edwin Williams tweaked his back, but that it was nothing serious. Mike Martz said J'Marcus Webb made a quantum leap. As much as we'd like to start 7 guys up front, it can only be 5. Olin Kreutz at center is the only given right now. Who do you think will be the starting 5 up front vs. Buffalo? I see seven different potential lineups.

Chris Williams, Frank Omiyale, & J'Marcus Webb have all started at tackle this season so far. Roberto Garza, Chris Williams, Edwin Williams, and Lance Louis have all started games at guard this season. Of those 6 guys, only 4 will get to start. Kreutz will be the starter at center no doubt.

Jeff Dickerson discussed this in a blog post on Monday:

Garza, who can play both left and right guard, gives the Bears several options on the offensive line. The 10-year veteran could easily slide back to his old spot at right guard, which would force Edwin Williams or Lance Louis out of the lineup, or perhaps the Bears opt to return Garza to left guard, and move Chris Williams back to his natural left tackle position. That decision would be the most complicated, since it would require Frank Omiyale to likely slide back over to right tackle, but it's hard to envision Williams being a long-term solution at guard.

Or maybe Williams finds himself on the bench.

Poll

Bears O-Line Starters vs. Buffalo?

LT-Omiyale, LG-C.Williams, C-Kreutz, RG-Ed.Williams, RT-Webb

34 votes

LT-Omiyale, LG-C.Williams, C-Kreutz, RG- Lance Louis, RT-Webb

29 votes

LT-Omiyale, LG-C.Williams, C-Kreutz, RG- R. Garza, RT-Webb

235 votes

LT-Omiyale, LG-Garza, C-Kreutz, RG-Ed.Williams, RT-Webb

45 votes

LT-Omiyale, LG-Garza, C-Kreutz, RG-Louis, RT-Webb

54 votes

LT-Chris Williams, LG-Garza, C-Kreutz, RG-Ed.Williams, RT-Omiyale

41 votes

LT-Chris Williams, LG-Garza, C-Kreutz, RG-Louis, RT-Omiyale

91 votes

529 votes | Poll has closed

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by T.Moore on Oct 27, 2010 11:01 AM CDT reply actions

I have a funky idea

Lets put Chris Williams back at Left tackle and Frank O back at right tackle and keep Louis at right guard and Kreutz at center. Is Garza going to be active this week? Then he goes to Left Guard.

How about lets try that for more than 1 quarter and see where the chips fall? What you guys think?

This offensive line musical chairs is just disheartening.

by Chitownproduct on Oct 27, 2010 11:10 AM CDT reply actions

Garza is expected to be ready for Buffalo.

Hard to imagine him not being at LG.

by Dane Noble on Oct 27, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

I hope so Dane

I still don’t think Chris Williams has shown that he is a bust at LT yet to lose his job to Frank O.

by Chitownproduct on Oct 27, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Um

he kinda already did, didn’t he?

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by Kev H on Oct 27, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions

you think C-Dubb is a bust already Kev?

Take out the pre-season game against the Raiders and what has C-dubb done to make people scream bust already? Did he have a great start to the season before he got hurt, no…but who hasn’t given up sacks on the Bears line this year?

by Chitownproduct on Oct 27, 2010 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Small problem...

Who’s currently playing left tackle?

Hint. It’s not C-Dub.

by Steven Schweickert on Oct 27, 2010 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

But is Buffalo ready for Garza?

or is Garza just stocking up for the O-Line’s weekly play?

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by junkhorse on Oct 27, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

To answer the question.... Like this?

If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Oct 27, 2010 11:21 AM CDT reply actions

Reply fail....

If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Oct 27, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Try again...

If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Oct 27, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Sweet, a big pile of carbon

preparing to turn into diamonds!

by Dane Noble on Oct 27, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

We can certainly hope.

If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Oct 27, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Rec'd!

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by GriggsBriggs on Oct 27, 2010 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Chris Williams

We need to see if he is a LT in this league. I am not certain he is.

If he flops over the next couple of games there, I would flip him and Omiyale for the rest of the season, and then look to draft a LT (Sherrod, Carimi, Castonzo) and start them from next year.

by Black-sheep on Oct 27, 2010 11:30 AM CDT reply actions

That is all i am saying

If he is healthy, he should be our starting LT, put his feet to the fire and see if he is going to be our future at LT, he was a first round pick for crying out loud and now he’s playing what? Guard?

by Chitownproduct on Oct 27, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions

But when he got hurt, Omi didn’t exactly screw up horribly. And given the preseason, plus that he (Williams) didn’t look particularly solid in the first game and a half, the team may not be in a position right now where they can play Williams at LT if he’s not their perceived best option.

by Steven Schweickert on Oct 27, 2010 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions

They will make the entire Defensive Line play O-Line instead.

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 27, 2010 11:42 AM CDT reply actions

What I would do is leave the line the way it is

The played well vs the skins in the second half. Leaving the line the way it is would give us the same starting 5 for 3 games and finly some continuity I like lance Louis and Webb both are young and need experience but I believe with time coaching and playing experience could be the future.
Omiyale has been the left tackle this year and I want to give Williams one more gamet guard to see how he does against a less than scary bills d lline
I fully expect the bears to come out and kick ass and beat the bills who will beat the chiefs this weekend a whooping from 2006
bear down!

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by Bear Lovin 21 on Oct 27, 2010 12:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

This.

TE: C-Dub. LT: Omi. LG: Garza. C: SauerKreutz. RG: E-Dub. RT: Louis. TE: Webb.

There’s your 7-man O-Line.

;-)

by Steven Schweickert on Oct 27, 2010 12:15 PM CDT reply actions

I like, except we'd still throw 75% of the time

by Mike Mueller on Oct 27, 2010 12:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Yes we would.

The other three would be Knox wide, Olsen and Bennett. Kinda hard to run from that unless it’s a QB draw.

by Steven Schweickert on Oct 27, 2010 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions

You joke...

But I think you’re partially right.

It’s absolutely asinine that we don’t have some sort of mass protect audible, Martz system be damned.

The thing that pisses me off the most is that there are plays we run with no RB or no RB/TE and that’s absolutely shameful. You want to run five WR sets? Go for it, but make two of those receivers Olsen and Forte. They both are equal in speed and hands to some of our receivers, and you’d give Cutler the ability to say son of a bitch they are bringing loads of heat, chips these guys before going out in the flat.

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by Jacob Hayes on Oct 27, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions

After thinking about it...

I’ll go one further, I don’t really want to see a single play ran without some two man combination of Forte, Taylor, Olsen, Clark, Kellen Davis, or even Manumaleuna. The line has shown an absolute inability to even keep passing lanes clear, let alone keep Cutler on his feet. At least in this world on most plays there would be at least one if not two or more guys for the outlet pass, or quick dump pass, and hopefully enough time to throw it.

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by Jacob Hayes on Oct 27, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Cutler is going deep no matter what.

Why waste 2 guys running outlet routes when he’s throwing the rock 40 yards regardless. 5 wide streaks every single play!

by lopey986 on Oct 27, 2010 1:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I agree

He flat out refuses to dump the ball off, and that’s why I’ve been ranting about his idiotic decisions to throw into coverage.

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by propheteer on Oct 27, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I dunno if I'm watching a different game than you are...

But a lot of the time there isn’t anyone to dump the ball off to, and when there is the line is failing to even keep the passing lanes and sight lines clear.

I’ve seen maybe five times where he didn’t throw the dump off and he had clear sight and a passing lane to the guy.

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by Jacob Hayes on Oct 27, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

There's one guy who seems

to be always open underneath….Mr. Bennett. I’ve seen Hester underneath quite a bit, but it’s not always there like you said. I guess I’d rather have Forte or Taylor slip out for a dump off than to see them kept in to block.

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by propheteer on Oct 27, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

He wants to make the Sex Cannon jealous

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by JoeCB1991 on Oct 27, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

C Dub would be eligible...

But he is only able to catch the ball off another player’s helmet…

Unreasonable people make life difficult...

by WisBearsFan34 on Oct 27, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions

C-Dubs

has some hands

Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...

by awfullyquiet on Oct 27, 2010 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions

LT-Omiyale, LG-C.Williams, C-Kreutz, RG- R. Garza, RT-Webb

Leave Omiyale alone at LT, he’s been solid. Garza can play RG, Webb has the build of a RT and his play has been promising. Williams fits at LG for this team as it’s constructed now.

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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Oct 27, 2010 12:45 PM CDT reply actions

Biggs & Jensen both reporting that Tice

Says that’s going to be the lineup barring any knee setback for Garza

by Mike Mueller on Oct 27, 2010 3:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

CW will ride the pine

He’s no better than Garza or Louis right now. E. Williams shouldn’t be starting right now.

I voted for Omi, Garza, Kreutz, Louis, Webb.

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by propheteer on Oct 27, 2010 1:08 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah.

I’m with you. Can’t monkey with the right side of the line — if there’s any hope for the future, it’s in Webb and Louis growing into capable starters. Omiyale looked better at LT than Williams, and he’s, what 27? Still something to build off of. Meanwhile, I have a hard time imagining Garza getting ridden like a sled to sack his own QB.

by Dan in Austin on Oct 27, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Hard to imagine Williams riding pine

Especially since it’s Angelos last first round pick standing, if he is a bust Angelo and LovieDovie look even worse than they already do (hard to believe that’s possible). So politics will come into this one but I can’t see Chris Williams not playing unless he gets hurt.

by lopey986 on Oct 27, 2010 1:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

What will the Bears Offensive line look like vs Buffalo?

Crap

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by BearNecessities on Oct 27, 2010 1:27 PM CDT reply actions

I have a short answer...

It rhymes with snit!

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by LostInSTL on Oct 27, 2010 1:32 PM CDT reply actions

sanskrit?

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by Kev H on Oct 27, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

banana split?

by GtM on Oct 27, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions

hind tit.

If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Oct 27, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Legit?

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by Spongie on Oct 29, 2010 5:14 AM CDT up reply actions

To quit?

Can’t touch this!

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by Just Dave on Oct 29, 2010 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Stop!

by Spongie on Oct 31, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Leave it as it is, build some continuity

The second half of the Redskins game was pretty good.

by DaHamsta on Oct 27, 2010 2:22 PM CDT reply actions

I have to agree with you

I don’t believe Garza will be ready to start. E. Williams will get another chance and if they are smart they will let Dez Clark work the line. He is the Bears best blocking TE.

by MEATaylor on Oct 27, 2010 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions

No E. Will!

Louis was the one that came in and controlled that side for the second half. If he starts I have no problem with it cause aside from the first play, he didn’t give anything else to the D and both Taylor runs came off him for the back to back 10+ yrd gains. If Garza is healthy enough, I have no problem with it but if he’s not the Louis has to come in for him and also Garza was the most consistent linemen for us the past years at LG, They moved him because of Louis starting to give him the comfort zone. It will help Webb a ton to have Garza at his side and Kreutz knowing his right side is safe with a ton of experience, power and grit.

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by borikua79 on Oct 28, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

All

I know is that the line seemed to play better when they pulled Edwin Williams out in that wash game….

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by CloudyFuture on Oct 27, 2010 2:34 PM CDT reply actions

Hard to say...given that they all suck

These guys are even worse than the 86 Eagles O line that almost got Randall Cunningham killed while giving up the most sacks ever in a season. I just hope they bring plenty of pain killers for Cutler

by srvblooze on Oct 27, 2010 2:42 PM CDT reply actions

Favre redux, where's Jurko?

by Mike Mueller on Oct 27, 2010 3:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Other?

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by GriggsBriggs on Oct 27, 2010 4:19 PM CDT reply actions

Lovie has some rallying around to do

I read an article before the season started about “sources” mentioned Mike Tice had told Lovie if the Bears were going to throw the ball all the time (right after Martz was brought in), then he(Tice) wasn’t the right person for the job.

Ricky Proehl- When playing with St. Louis, Proehl described one game in which the other team was dropping 8 into pass coverage; Even though Martz was aware of this, he said they were going to throw the ball anyway.

Lovie had better get Martz on the running bus page so Tice can do the job he was hired to do: Give the O-line cohesion in the running game and design some moving QB pocket playcalling to utilize Cutler’s ability to throw on the run.

by Bear72 on Oct 27, 2010 8:02 PM CDT reply actions

LT-Omiyale, LG-C.Williams, C-Kreutz, RG- R. Garza, RT-Webb

solid line
LT-Omiyale, LG-C.Williams, C-Kreutz, RG- R. Garza, RT-Schaeffer wouldnt hurt either

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by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Oct 31, 2010 8:14 AM CDT reply actions