Thread: Could CWill Move Back to LT?............................

All speculation but a reasonable speculation given Webb less than standard play. I didn't know Webb rated lowest among NFL OT's but I knew he was nowhere near the top. This will certainly add ammunition to the arguement that we need to use our first round pick to draft an OT again this year.

While that's possible there is also the possibility of finding veteran help in FA or, as Jensen speculates, give CWill another shot at LT. The play of Chris Spencer and Lance Louis was good enough to potentially earn them the OG spots for now and EWill did well as CWill's replacement. Add to that the bodies of Ricky Henry and Levi Horn and we have a bit of a logjam at OG but as usual we're weak at OT. LT to be specific. CWill was picked in the first round to be that LT and last years first round pick was RT Gabe Carimi. Do we really want to spend another first round pick on drafting a LT when we have two on the roster who were drafted as LT's but don't play there?

As Jensen points out, there are other needs but if the Bears expect to get LT help in the draft it's not gonna come from a late round pick. Isn't that the problem we have already. For an entire year Tice has been trying to turn a former 7th round pick with great athleticism but a lack of great football skills and intelligence into Jay Cutler's blind side protector and it hasn't been working.

If Lovie,Tice and Emery decide that solving this problem is high on the needs list then I won't have any problem if we do draft a LT with our first round pick but if that happens we better be damn sure this one can actually play LT in the NFL. I'm tired of seeing us spend first round picks on LT's who don't end up playing LT and 7th round picks on guys who should be playing RT but we try to make a LT out of. If we're gonna do it at least get it right this time.

Originally Posted by WindyCity

I have no problem letting Chris Williams battle J'Marcus Webb for the LT in training camp and I expect Tice to have the position open to competition if for no other reason than to motivate Webb.

1. Chris Williams was an average LG and I would not be surprised if he was beaten out for the position by Lance Louis in camp.

LT:?
LG: Louis
C: Garza
RG: Spencer
RT: Carimi

2. We need something to compete at LT with the ultra inconsistent Webb. I do not care if it comes from one of three areas,

-Draft/Sign a potential LT.

-Draft/Sign a potential RT and allow Carimi to compete with Webb.

-Move Chris Williams to LT and Louis to LG.

Even if those two swapped positions we may be better off but so far Tice seems fixated on keeping Carimi on the right side.

getting rid of Omyfail and Webb would be an improvement

Originally Posted by WindyCity

Yeah he seems incredibly committed to it, but his comments last week made it seem like he was going to give Webb the fist chance, but he was open to other options.

I do not know what they are going to do because we have interior OL competition, but we have 0 competition at OT right now.

I think you'll see them do something about that before camp begins. Last years was pretty screwed because of the lockout so guys weren't switching teams as much as usual. This year will be different.

Moving williams to left tackle again is worse than hollywood remaking movies. Seriously. STOP THIS, BEARS