Chicago Bears: 3 ways to fix the offensive line problems

The Chicago Bears offense has yet to establish an identity. The team has struggled to throw the ball and running the ball has been laughable. The offensive line has been a major issue, but these moves could help fix things.

The Chicago Bears offense has been anemic at best. The team has struggled to score points this season against the better than average defenses. What is worse, the team has struggled to even move the ball consistently. One of the biggest issues has been the offensive line. The unit has struggled with untimely penalties or poor blocking that leads to too much pressure.

The crazy thing is that this unit flourished in 2018. The Chicago Bears did not have the best line in football, but they definitely had one of the better units. You would think that the team lost critical players up front, but they did not. Outside of the games where Kyle Long did not play, or the games before James Daniels became a starter, this unit is essentially the same.

Unfortunately, without the ability to block, offenses cannot sustain drives. A quarterback needs time to go through his reads. Wide receivers need time to let their routes develop. Running backs need creases of space to run through in order to wear down a defense. Football starts in the trenches. This is why the Bears struggled against the Oakland Raiders and essentially lost.

The Raiders manhandled the offensive and defensive lines on Sunday while in London. The running game could not get going for the Chicago Bears, but the Raiders running game made the Bears defense look more like a D3 college unit. The Raiders offensive line is the best line the Chicago Bears have seen thus far this season. Maybe the coaching staff can use this game film as a blueprint on how to fix the problems of their own line.

With the team on their bye week in Week 6, Matt Nagy and others need to take this time to self evaluate. The offensive linemen need to dig deep and determine what they are doing wrong and where they can improve.

Here are three ways the Chicago Bears can use this bye week to make necessary changes to move forward more successfully this season.