The Detroit Lions’ defensive line can scare opponents with its power and speed off the line. In two games in 2011, the Lions sacked Chicago Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler five times. Defensive end Cliff Avril racked up two sacks, while defensive end’s Willie Young and Lawerence Jackson combined for three sacks. The Bears did a solid job at [...]
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was sacked twice in the home opener versus the Colts and seven times in Week Two against the Packers. Nine sacks through two games is just unacceptable. Clearly a change had to be made up front. The Bears decided to move backup guard Chilo Rachal into the lineup. He spent his first [...]
The Chicago Bears‘ offensive line certainly hasn’t been steady the past couple of seasons. ESPN analyzed that the Bears allowed a sack every 10.5 dropbacks over the past two seasons. The Arizona Cardinals were second worst with one sack every 12 dropbacks. The line also ranked 30th in the league when it came to runs [...]
The Bears added some experience to the offensive line Wednesday with the signing of guard Chilo Rachal. Rachal was inked to a one-year deal today by Chicago. The NFL Network first reported the signing. The former second-round pick out of USC has started 38 games at guard in San Francisco since being drafted in 2008. [...]
