Da Bears won a meaningless pre-season game against the Buffalo Bills Saturday 10-3, but they lost the ability to protect the quarterback (if they ever had it in the first place).
We all know that there was a truncated off-season. We know that the newcomers on the offensive side of the ball didn't have enough time to learn Mad Martz's voluminous playbook. But for Bears' quarterbacks to get sacked nine times is inexcusable.
It wasn't ALL against the Bears' first-team O-line, but they were responsible for four of the nine sacks. Inexcusable nonetheless. On the downs he did play, QB Jay Cutler was running for his life. I'm sure most Bears fans are already predisposed to that anyway.
I'm praying that that won't be the starting five O-linemen come Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. Hell, I hope that it won't be the starting five come Monday when Da Bears take on the NY Giants. You remember what happened the last time Da Bears played the Giants, right? I know, I'm trying to forget that ever happened myself.
Tight-end turned incompetent Right Guard Lance "Turnstyle" Louis, as he's becoming to be known, said that he played "Below-average" Saturday night. (I smell a snarky understatement comment coming on). But it's not HIS fault people gave him a job.
Let's see, where does the blame land? Well, it begins with General Manager Jerry Angelo who had an opportunity to sign big mamma jamma Willie Colon, who can play either tackle or guard. But Colon decided to re-up with the Steelers because he got a 5/yr $29M deal with a team that actually has a shot at winning the Super Bowl. Swiiiinng and a miss. (It's not like Angelo has a ton of cap-space to make that sort of deal or anything). Then it trickles down to O-linemen coach Mike Tice, then Lovie Smith, then Martz because I like to blame Martz for a lot of things.
"Turnstyle" became ill during Wednesday's practice, so Tice took that opportunity to move up 2nd-string center Chris Spencer to take the 1st-team reps and move current starting center Roberto Garza back to his comfort-zone at Right Guard. (Garza didn't look particularly good at center Saturday).
I really wish they would switch the tackles and move Carimi to the left to protect Cutler's blindside and move J'marcus Webb back to the right. It's not a dream-team O-line, but you play with the cards Angelo deals you, unfortunately. But for some reason, the coaches are set on having Webb being the LT.
You don't hold a full-house in your hands and only show the pair.
Then again, nobody in the Bears organization is playing with a full deck.
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