2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Chicago Bears’ Offensive Line

July 21, 2012   ·   Jake Perper   ·   Jump to comments

The Chicago Bears' offensive line certainly hasn't been steady the past couple of seasons.
ESPN analyzed that the Bears allowed a sack every 10.5 dropbacks over the past two seasons. The Arizona Cardinals were second worst with one sack every 12 dropbacks.
The line also ranked 30th in the league when it came to runs up the middle. They averaged only 3.3 yards per rush up the middle.
They had success running to the left or right side, averaging 5.0 yards per rush.
Despite all the criticism against the unit, they weren't as bad in 2011 as you may think. In Jay Cutler's final five games of the season, he was sacked only five times.
They were on pace to allow 37 sacks for the season, which isn't fantastic, but is a big improvement over the 56 sacks allowed in 2010.
With Cutler out, the line struggled. J'Marcus Webb had problems with penalties and protection. Lance Louis was up and down. The season-ending injuries to Chris Williams and Gabe Carimi really...

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