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Tice says offensive line 'on task,' getting better
Tice says offensive line 'on task,' getting better
Bears offensive line coach Mike Tice isn't buying the sentiment that his unit had a poor preseason.
''According to who?'' Tice said after practice Wednesday. ''According to me, we're on task, we're getting better. Are we as good as some of the offensive lines in the league right now? No. Definitely not.
''But are we a work in progress and getting better? Absolutely.''
Besides, Tice, a veteran offensive line coach, doesn't put stock in the opinions of outsiders.
''Everything that we did in preseason was a test for our guys, to see what we actually do have,'' he said. ''I don't really listen to other people's judgment of the guysbecause they don't sit in the room with me and watch the tape and understand what we're asking the guys to do.
''It's just the norm for the average Joe or people who don't understand the concepts to, right away when something gets leaky in protection, say, 'It's the offensive line.'''
Tice said there are numerous elements to pass protection, from the quarterback to running backs and tight ends.
His focus has been on his unit learning his ways and toying with different plays and concepts.
''Going into the first game, we would have loved to have a couple of W's under the belt,'' he said. ''But the biggest challenge was getting the new offense in, getting the timing on our combination down, understanding the language, how we would practice and make adjustments on game days.
''We got a lot of that accomplished; now we got to go out and play.''
Tice said he and the offensive coaches now have a better handle on what the players -- not just linemen -- can and cannot do.
'We haven't had any bullets fly yet -- any real, real bullets -- so we'll see where we're at Sunday,'' he said.
The Detroit Lions had 26 sacks last season, the fourth fewest in the NFL. The league average was 34.4.
But the Lions are expected to have a much better pass rush after replacing three starters on the defensive line. The interior linemen are Ndamukong Suh, the second overall pick in the NFL draft, and Corey Williams, who had seven sacks for the Green Bay Packers in 2006 and 2007. The team also added veteran Kyle Vanden Bosch, a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
Asked if his team will be ready for the Lions to bring pressure, coach Lovie Smith said, ''We should be ready for it.''
Center Olin Kreutz acknowledged his unit has something to prove.
''We by no means think we're at our best yet,'' Kreutz said. ''Hopefully, we'll go out there Sunday and show you what we've got.''
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''According to who?'' Tice said after practice Wednesday. ''According to me, we're on task, we're getting better. Are we as good as some of the offensive lines in the league right now? No. Definitely not.
''But are we a work in progress and getting better? Absolutely.''
Besides, Tice, a veteran offensive line coach, doesn't put stock in the opinions of outsiders.
''Everything that we did in preseason was a test for our guys, to see what we actually do have,'' he said. ''I don't really listen to other people's judgment of the guysbecause they don't sit in the room with me and watch the tape and understand what we're asking the guys to do.
''It's just the norm for the average Joe or people who don't understand the concepts to, right away when something gets leaky in protection, say, 'It's the offensive line.'''
Well, let's hope tice is right, and many are eating crow in a few weeks : )
And do agree, we did alot of single blocking to see if they needed help or put the line in specific situations to see how they handle/not handle the situation- this will not happen in reg season and alot more 'chipping" or double team if needed.
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so this is either another bs propaganda article or they just fooled everyone lol
the problem is if this is propaganda they sure look like a bunch of jack asses to the fans. It will just be another moment in chicago bears history of the org spitting in the fans face for trying to play us like we are jack asses.
I hope he is right cause if this was just more propaganda they were better off just stfu and let the season play out.
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Originally Posted by
motownbear 
so this is either another bs propaganda article or they just fooled everyone lol
the problem is if this is propaganda they sure look like a bunch of jack asses to the fans. It will just be another moment in chicago bears history of the org spitting in the fans face for trying to play us like we are jack asses.
I hope he is right cause if this was just more propaganda they were better off just stfu and let the season play out.
And if he is correct and the line does gel, and was more just seeing how people would react, hope going forward, people will not do so much "shoot first" 'crush them now" mentality as we have had.
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I cant' wait for all the "I told you so's" I'm about to unleash on everyone on this board... it's a way's out yet.... but oh man do I have them ready....
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Originally Posted by
dabears54 Are we as good as some of the offensive lines in the league right now? No. Definitely not.
This is the quote that scares me. Some is a very relative word. We need them to be above average, IMO.
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Originally Posted by
dabears54 ''It's just the norm for the average Joe or people who don't understand the concepts to, right away when something gets leaky in protection, say, 'It's the offensive line.'''
Its the offensive line.
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I'll give Tice all the credit he deserves for turning the lemons he was handed into lemonade but what we have now is even a far cry from what we had in 2006 and it's eons away from the Oline's we had in the 80's. Let's get this guy some 1st rate talent before we stand in judgement of his performance as a coach.
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''It's just the norm for the average Joe or people who don't understand the concepts to, right away when something gets leaky in protection, say, 'It's the offensive line.'''
What part of setting a NFL record for sacks in a have made it difficult to understand it is the OL? What part of the 56 sacks Jay took this year should we put blame on something that is not the OL? If it were not for Mike Martz calling plays or Jay Cutler scrambling like crazy this sack totaly would probably be closer to 70-80. We understand that Jay holds the ball too long sometimes yet there are times he avoids a sack and throws the ball away or scrambles to aboid a sack. There is times he gets creamed just after releasing the ball. There are times where our OL looks like a complete POS and our qb takes a huge beating. Those hits and sacks have taken a toll on Jay and they get worse the more he takes.
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when did the bears set an NFL record for sacks?? We sure didn't in 2010.. oh well
FWIW -most times sacked in game is 12 held by by bert jones mcnabb and moon
most tims sacks ina year 76 by davi carr with texans... bears didn't get eitehr of these
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