Analysis: Pro Football Focus calls the line a key to Caleb Williams' success this year and ranks the Bears line 28th overall but their individual grades fail to support such a poor rating.
Apparently, there are questions about the skill level of the player Bears coaches plan to entrust with snapping the football to quarterback Caleb Williams.
The two candidates to date are former Rams starter Coleman Shelton and Bills backup Ryan Bates, who has also been a starting guard in the past. They alternated at minicamp and OTAs. "The onus will be on the Bears' 28th-ranked offensive line to protect him," Williams wrote. "If they do, they will be protecting a passer who led college football in clean-pocket passing grade last season."The fact Williams was No. 1 in clean-pocket passing in college last year might surprise some because of his reputation for throwing on extended plays from outside the pocket.
Pro Football Network's assessment of all offensive lines had the Bears line 18 spots higher than PFF at No. 10. This might seem too high considering the Bears allowed 50 sacks or more the last three years, but Pro Football Focus' own grades should have them much higher than 28th. ESPN’s analytics had the Bears last year ranked second in run blocking win rate and fifth in pass blocking win rate. This hardly sounds like a 28th-ranked offensive line.
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