5 signs of growth in Chicago Bears offense
1. Offensive line
One of the more underrated aspects of the Bears loss to the Packers was their offensive line play. James Daniels and Cody Whitehair struggled with blitz pick up communication in their first game at new spots, and Kyle Long looked older and more frustrated than you have seen from him.
This was supposed to be a unit that pushed the team higher but instead held them back in Week 1. They responded in Week 2. Every lineman was excellent on the road.
Against a coordinator who knew them well, they picked up every blitz attempt and Trubisky stayed clean of sacks the entire game. That is saying something with Von Miller and Bradley Chubb.
On top of that, the Bears got back to running the football. They got away from the run against Green Bay, potentially in part because of the struggles of the line. The line held down and got the run game going. They finished a touchdown drive on the ground and looked hungry doing it.
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The offensive line progression is underrated. It may not show in the box score, but if they can grow even more this year, the offense will start to put up the points many fans expected.