Chicago Bears 2020 Pressure Report: Week 1

How did the Chicago Bears offensive line hold up against the Detroit Lions pass rush?

Overall, Mitch Trubisky was sacked just one time. While there was pressure on the play, Trubisky holding the ball so long, and running backwards resulted in the sack. Trubisky also lost the ball, an ugly play on his part.

With that in mind, that pressure is on him, and not the offensive line. However, while the offensive line can say that they are not responsible for a sack, Trubisky was hit four other times against the Lions and pressured 17 times, according to Pro Football Focus.

All four times Trubisky was hit were occasions when the Lions brought more than four rushers, though. These are occasions where Trubisky either needs to alert his running back to pick up the blitz, slide the protection, or he knows he will take the hit, and stand in the pocket or make a hot read. With that in mind, all five times he was hit, you can argue it was on Trubisky.

Trubisky was pressured 11 times, and those were on the offensive line.

Charles Leno

Leno spent most of the day matched up with Romeo Okwara and Trey Flowers. Leno had a great pass blocking day, especially considering he had the two best Lions lineman against him. He surrendered just two pressures, and overall held off the duo.

James Daniels

Trey Flowers kicked inside and saw Daniels often. Flowers was the most dominant lineman of the group, and most of his wins came against Daniels. Still, while Flowers won, Daniels handled himself well, and only allowed one quarterback pressure, of course being allowed to Flowers.

Cody Whitehair

Whitehair spent most of his day lined up across from Da’Shawn Hand and Danny Shelton. Whitehair was a catalyst on key inside runs, but had his ups and downs against the duo. He allowed a pressure to each lineman, although they were the only two he allowed. Of course, his expectations are to be the best of this group, and not give up any.

Germain Ifedi

Ifedi spent the majority of his day on Da’Shawn Hand. Flowers, who moves around, got the better of Ifedi in this game, and Hand beat him as well. In total, he allowed three pressures.

It was the worst performance of the group, but given the expectations that is no surprise. Ifedi had no training camp and switched teams and positions. With that in mind, he played well.

Bobby Massie

Massie saw a handful of rookie Julian Okwara. Okwara wins with speed and surprised Massie at times, getting two pressures on Trubisky. The older, and a bit slower Massie may have issues against speed rushers moving forward.