It would be one thing if the Chicago Bears offensive line was less talented or poorly trained. These are the things that the new GM Ryan Pauls can understand. Things that are beyond the control of the players. One thing he can’t forgive, though, is a player who doesn’t want to stand up for his teammates. Especially the quarterback. The whole job of any offensive line player is to keep the QB upright and protect them against cheap hits.
If the defense tries to give themselves freedom with it, they will quickly find themselves in a fight with five 300 lbs giants. But that wasn’t the case for most of 2021. Justin Fields was fired 36 times last season and hit a few more. Too often he was on his back. That was bad enough. Still, for the Poles, what made it so much worse was watching the attackers stand around doing nothing – even if sometimes they didn’t help him get up. This lack of camaraderie, along with the reluctance to stand up to opponents whenever Fields takes late strikes, is a problem.
According to Jason Lizer of the Chicago Sun-Times, a Pole intends to correct.
”You should always take the side of your quarterback. This sets the tone. This allows the quarterback to have confidence in his group in front of him and to know that there is a group of five people who take care of him and appreciate him. They want him to succeed. It just creates a different type of mentality. “
“That tells me a lot,” the Poles said. – So when that doesn’t happen – and there are definitely videos that don’t happen – It bothers me. We will fix that. “
Evidence is rapidly accumulating that the Poles are not mistaken. He has a clear agenda for the offensive line. They need to get lighter, improve their speed and find their inner dog for garbage. He wants intelligent and athletic players, but also fighters. Guys who take this as a personal insult when the quarterback is touched. Since the time of Kyle Long and Olin Kreutz, Bears have not had such types.
This creates an interesting discussion about who may or may not return in 2022. Sam Mustifer, Jason Peters, Alex Bars, James Daniels and Germain Ifedy are free agents. Several of them are to blame for the very things that angered the Poles in the first place. It is possible that none of them will return, which could mean at least three new starters ahead next season.
Ryan Pauls must have a lot of options in the draft
One thing that stands out with this particular class on the offensive line is the number of players in the mix. Blockers who are not afraid to give a little more to the boys to send a message or set a tone. Some examples include Northern Iowa’s fight with Trevor Penning, Tulsa vs. Tyler Smith, and Kentucky guard Darian Kinnard. This is in addition to their significant features such as size and brute force.
Trevor Penning is not a nice person.# Bears pic.twitter.com/fxuiXIt97S
– Erik Lambert (@ ErikLambert1) February 6, 2022
It’s important to remember that Ryan Pauls saw Kreutz as a role model when he first came to the NFL. This is the image GM has in mind when thinking about Bears’ offensive game. If he maintains this standard by moving forward, then the front five will become much worse and much more physical.
Not a bad thing.
Too often, it felt like it was easy for other teams to push the bears – especially the better opponents in the NFC and AFC. Trench dominance is a critical step toward continued success in the NFL. To do this, one must impose one’s will on another human being. If you need to acquire more due to lack of a better term, bastard? Then the Poles will do that.
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