Chicago Bears: Failing to meet fans’ high expectations
By Nathan Burns
A tough Chicago Bears schedule and a problem that needs to be addressed
In the next month, the Bears face the Detroit Lions, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Green Bay Packers, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I can almost guarantee that 3 of those games will end in a loss for the Bears. I also think the Lions are a more established team than the Bears are right now, and could easily win this week at Soldier Field. Plus, the Lions will be extra hungry for a win due to the last-second defeat last week by the Ravens.
If the Bear’s offensive line continues to play the way they do, the team won’t have any healthy starting quarterbacks.
The Bears went into the season knowing they had struggles with their offensive line, yet still opted to release Charles Leno Jr. Although he wasn’t the best tackle, Leno is a lot better than what we have seen so far this season.
The Bears rookie OT Teven Jenkins was a highly praised pick out of the draft but hasn’t been mentioned in over a month due to a back injury. It’s the Kevin White situation all over again where the Bears opt to hide what’s really going on with the injury.
Injuries happen but you can’t expect to have a 39-year-old Jason Peters slide in and protect your future’s blindside.
Help the Bears QB’s and trade for an offensive lineman (or 5).