Thread: Week 6: OL Grades

These grades are based on what this individual player has done and not comparing them to Logan Mankins or Joe Thomas.

I also must give the disclaimer that I blame Mike Martz more than any OLmen on this team for the failures of the OL. Martz showed that against the #1 Pass Rush in the NFL if you help the OL out they can do well. What Mike Martz did to the OL in Detroit by hanging them out to dry as criminal and I would have fired him after the game.

LT: J'Marcus Webb [C+]

J'Marcus is not a bad player he is inconsistent and I still believe that he is the future at LT as I have seen improvement from week to week. Webb has very good athletic ability for his position and his size and his footwork has improves 10x since last season. The problem with Webb at this moment is that he does not use his hands well and for his size he is not that strong. You saw against the Lions that when his technique falters and he does not use his hands he struggles. When you saw him against the Vikings his hand placement was better and he was able to control Jared Allen. Webb is a talented player and is worth continuing to develop. What I feel hurts Webb the most is that he is not protected like a young player should be by his coordinator. The Ravens still give Michael Oher a ton of help and he is regarded as an up and coming player.

LG: Chris Williams [B-]

Williams has been a pleasant surprise this season as he has moved from being terrible and hard to watch at LG to service able. Williams has been consistently okay and has not hurt the Bears throughout the season. He is solid in pass protection inside and has started to become a better run blocker when asked to pull and lead plays. The problem with Williams is that he only average and after 4 years in the NFL he looks like he is never going to be more than average.

[B]C: Roberto Garza

I have not been a huge Roberto Garza fan for the last couple of seasons, but this season he has shown that he is an important part of the line. Garza has been what he has always been, solid, and he continues to work with Jay to make calls. I do not know if physically he is as good as Spencer right now, but Cutler's relationship with him has been good. Also 0 bad snaps.

RG: Lance Louis [B+]

Louis has been the surprise of the Bears OL this season. Louis has shown the ability to be a DOMINANT run blocker when playing at OG. In the Atlanta game and the Carolina game when he came it at OT he was pancaking players and opening up lanes. Louis is still a work in progress when pass protecting, but from what I have seen it is technique issues and not athletic ability or strength problems. Louis has also shown that he can play RT in the NFL and that versatility has to be appreciated. To me Louis is our 2nd best OLmen behind Carimi.

RT: Gabe Carimi [B-]

The injury has cut short his season and made assessment tough. But when healthy Carimi showed that he can be the physical mauler that we expected at RT. He does not have the quickest feet and may never handle speed well, but I see a guy with elite strength and solid technique that can be a Whitworth or David Stewart type rock at OT.

OG Chris Spencer [B]

Spencer took some serious heat for not earning a starting job to being a wasted signing, but he has been really good when filling in for injuries. Spencer had a great game against the Cardinals and has shown that he can pass block at OG in 1 on 1 situations and he can run block with strength. The fact that he handled Kevin Williams with 1 hand is a sign that he does have starting NFL stuff and he may not start on this team right now when everyone is healthy, but to me he is the center of the future and has the strength to handle Raji down the line.

OT Frank Omiyale [F]

Is the worst OLmen in the NFL today.