Chicago Bears Insider: Looking at Draft Possibilities on the Offensive Line
Published by Bryan Dietzler on February 23, 2011
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
There is hardly anyone out there that feels that the Bear’s offensive line isn’t their most important position of need heading into the 2011 NFL Draft. The writing was clearly on the wall especially early in the season and in their game against the New York Giants (which saw Chicago quarterbacks get sacked ten times and see quarterback Jay Cutler leave with a concussion) it was realized that something had to be done.
The struggles that Chicago had on the offensive line are a result of poor drafting and poor free agency (in acquisitions) by the Bears over the last few seasons. General Manager Jerry Angelo has not been ideal at bringing in talent on the offensive line since he arrived in Chicago and this has led to the Bears struggles at each position on that unit.
Angelo needs pay close attention to the offensive linemen in the upcoming 2011 NFL Draft because his team is going to need a few offensive linemen in this draft. If they fail to draft any offensive linemen or players that aren’t able to play right away this draft could be considered a failure from the get-go and the team could sink and possibly end up in the basement of the NFC North next season.
They have to protect their quarterback.
With that, let’s take a look at five prospects that could interest the Bears and could be (and should be) around when the Bears make their pick in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
(Note: These players are all graded as first or early second round prospects)
