Will Chicago Bears look outside for OL depth?

The offensive line depth has been exposed this preseason. Who will the Chicago Bears look to fill their roster?

One thing worth following in the Chicago Bears third preseason game was the depth on their offensive line. Ted Larsen was locked into the sixth spot while UDFA Alex Bars has been good enough to make the roster as number seven.

However, neither has experience at tackle and the Bears would likely carry eight, if not nine linemen. Through two weeks, nobody has stepped up as number eight.

Players who had a great chance included T.J. Clemmings and Cornelius Lucas as Rashaad Coward was injured. Clemmings left the game early with an injury and Lucas consistently got beat as the starting left tackle.

Coward has a great chance to make the roster, but he is injured, he has only played right tackle and he is still very raw.

This is not an emergency situation, but is certainly one Ryan Pace is monitoring.

Next weekend teams will cut-down from 90 to 53. That means over 1,000 players will instantly become free agents.

Pace is not picking from the cream of the crop but he needs to be ready to pounce on a tackle. He needs to be willing to trade for anyone who is on the edge on other rosters. The Eagles are a team to keep an eye on as they have a plethora of tackles.

The Bears should not hand either tackle a job by default. Lucas certainly did not win the job just because Coward and Clemmings are hurt.

Back up tackle is not important until the team has a turnstile on Mitch Trubiskys blind side. Currently, they do not have a backup tackle and the third preseason game only exemplified that fact.