atljbo Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 LinkSacking Jay Cutler, or Protecting Our (Future) InvestmentEven before this past April's historic quarterback trade, the Chicago Bears offensive line was a major concern. This became even more important after the acquisition of Jay Cutler, and this season we have seen three new starters on the OL: Frank Omiyale, Chris Williams, and Orlando Pace.One of the many attributes of our young QB is his ability to avoid the sack, and extend the play with his legs. We have seen his scrambling ability, as well as his talent for delivering strong throws while off balance and on the run. But, Cutler has also been sacked eight times in his first four games for Chicago, and that is not a pace we can afford to keep up.Star-divideAs the season continues to unfold, we can expect our offensive line to improve with more snaps under their belts, but don't expect the pressure to go away.So far in 2009, 3 sacks have come from the right defensive ends, 2 from safety blitzes, 2 from linebackers, and 1 from the left defensive end. Our starting running back Matt Forte is an excellent blocker, but we can't expect him to constantly pick up the slack from defensive line pressure. Looking at the next two games on the schedule, Atlanta and Cincinnati, 12 sacks have come from the right defensive ends. For Atlanta, John Abraham and Kroy Biermann have each registered 2 sacks apiece, while Antwan Odom of Cincy has registered 8.You can bet that Ron Turner and his crew are taking a hard look at Orlando Pace and the rest of the offensive line, and how to best adjust for the upcoming pressure Jay Cuter will face. Until our running game starts to pick up the slack, Cutler will continue to have to throw the ball, and right now he is getting sacked an average of once every 16 drop backs. And that is with his ability to avoid the rush.We have to be able to protect our (future) investment better than we have so far...Our D-Line can possibly have a big day vs their O-Line.... Ive heard that both of their Tackles has struggled with speed rushers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufin Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 lol, that's where Omiyale ended up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karst41 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 They are ot going to just give it up.I think Abe is going to bait Pace on the outside, and then its Game on.However Pace has seen it all a thousand times over. Can Thunderdunkie (98) push the pocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Our D-Line can possibly have a big day vs their O-Line.... Ive heard that both of their Tackles has struggled with speed rushers.yup they have, especially pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garret#31 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 man, i hope cutler is begging to get traded again after that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfanjason Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'm glad outside of Hester, the Bears don't have much at WR. Matt Forte will be the key to stopping the Bears. And when Cutler does throw you have to get pressure in his face. He has a quick release and he burned us last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacksburgHokie Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Didn't Biermann's sacks come when he was lined up at LDE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'm glad outside of Hester, the Bears don't have much at WR. Matt Forte will be the key to stopping the Bears. And when Cutler does throw you have to get pressure in his face. He has a quick release and he burned us last year.Hester isn't much. Grimes should shut him down.Johnny Knox is exciting but we can contain him. Forte can run all day as long as we don't let him in the endzone.Cutler needs to be crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga_spider Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Biermann has 3 sacks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamee101 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 When I thought about this game yesterday I liked the match up of Abe against Pace. Pace is HOF but he's aging and struggles against the speed rushers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'm glad outside of Hester, the Bears don't have much at WR. Matt Forte will be the key to stopping the Bears. And when Cutler does throw you have to get pressure in his face. He has a quick release and he burned us last year.Yes and more importantly Cutler doesn't have Denver's O-line protecting him like he did last year.Denver has one of the better O-lines in the game and they're a BIG part of the reason that Denver is 5-0.If we can get to Cutler and still have solid coverage we will win this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvanprooyen Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'm glad outside of Hester, the Bears don't have much at WR. Matt Forte will be the key to stopping the Bears. And I'm glad you clearly haven't been watching the Bears this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedsquirl Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Didn't Biermann's sacks come when he was lined up at LDE?At least one of them came from the RDE position.They are moving him around a lot, just like Abe.Biermann has 3 sacks now.So does Abe.I wonder if this article was written during their Bye Week.I hope we keep stunting and moving the DL on passing downs.JA98 and Babs were working well together getting somebody sprung from the interior 2 to get after the QB. Edited October 13, 2009 by Dedsquirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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