Thread: Chicago Bears: Offensive Line End of the Year Evaluations

Louis- A
Webb- C-

everyone else- F

I think Rchal was very solid. He was emotional and came back the very next morning. They did not really do this right. Another Tice fail. Webb was screwing up consistently and never got sat once. This guy gets sat after the two T's fail, loses it and his season is over. He screwed up, but it was mishandled and he is pretty good.

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

Webb C- (He was better this year. He still needs to improve.)

Rachal D+ (I hope he gets his head straightened out)

Garza D (He's not very powerful and gets pushed around like a rag doll)

Louis C (He did improve this season. I hope he comes back and takes another step in improvement)

Carimi F (I hope it was just due to him being injured. He was a total "Fail" this year.

Spencer D (career backup at best)

Scott D (nothing special here)

Brown C- (he shows a lot of promise)

E Will D (career backup at best)

Cwill D as a tackle. As a LG in 2011 he was a B. He was our most consistent OL performer at LG in 2011. Tice lost his mind and moved him to tackle in 2012. Of course Tice loves to play olinemen out of position (and hates to leave a player in the same spot for any length of time, unless his name is "Webb")

Originally Posted by bearsinhouston

I think Rchal was very solid. He was emotional and came back the very next morning. They did not really do this right. Another Tice fail. Webb was screwing up consistently and never got sat once. This guy gets sat after the two T's fail, loses it and his season is over. He screwed up, but it was mishandled and he is pretty good.

I am NOT excusing Rachal's temporary anger meltdown, let me say that first. But I completely agree with the above. Tice utterly eff'd that situation up like he did virtually everything on the OL this past year. Rachal replaced Spencer (after he replaced CWill) at LG and was an epic fail the first two games. Chilo got his shot and stabilized the position. He played pretty darn well for a guy new to the team and coming off the bench. Dare I say it, he was our 2nd best interior OLman (after Louis) all year. Way better than Spencer, better than Garza, better than Carimi as a G, better than EWill, and better than Brown (who you couldn't expect much from as a udfa rookie coming in cold). If you guys remember, it was looking then like Emery picked up a hidden gem from the waiver wire who was making the best of a change-of-scenery opportunity.

After the disaster that was the SF game (in which we totally out coached yet again), Tice benches him even though the embarrassing sack fest we gave up was almost exclusively on Webb and Carimi. Rachal threw a shit fit and I can kinda understand it (not saying its right but...). He felt and was singled-out for accountability that Tice hadn't shown to Webb all year and the tackle play was the problem not the LG play. We all know what ensued.

As it is right now, we don't have much at LG. EWill sucks hard so don't even suggest it. Spencer blows and is a goner soon. Brown is a possibility but is ready to start? Garza may be an option if we get Jones in the draft to take over C but we all know he's on his last legs. I'm not averse to giving Rachal a one year, vet minimum "last chance" deal and letting him compete for a roster spot in TC/PS. What's to lose? We need depth there and he has shown he can play the position. If he hasn't got his head straightened out in the offseason or otherwise flops performance-wise, then we just cut him.

Originally Posted by soulman

I question Rachal's attitude when he walks away like that. Yeah he was pissed and maybe he had a right to be but that's NOT something a pro does if he expects to stick around. I'd be surprised if the re-signed him.

And I don't think he was any better than Brown who got off to a shaky start as a rookie playing OG when he was an OT in college but he actually did OK his last couple of games. The real question is does Brown have the upside to get a lot better whereas Rachal hasn't ever reached his potential and with his temper and his attitude will he ever?

I don't dispute that. All I'm saying is that competition is good and we should be trying to get the best 8 or 9 OLs we can on the final roster. I have high hopes for Brown too and think he was a helluva pickup by emery right after the draft. If Rachal can't earn a roster spot, mentally or physically, then you cut him in PS and nothing much is lost. If he can and does, then you've added a vet OG for depth who's played with some success. Just an idea depending on how many new OL players we add between FA or the draft. If that's just Albert (LT) and Jones (C) for example, we will need some OG options to look at.

I agree. I doubt we make him an offer again. The guy is REAL emotional and I think he was going through some personal stuff also during that time. If a remember the T's were even less than a turnstyle. It was horrible. Rachal was not playing well either (but no where near as bad as the T's) -- but no one on the line played well that game. I think his biggest sin was a holding penalty.

I am not defending him as much as I am saying that the situation was made worse by the actions taken by Tice. Carimi had no leg to stand on (literally) as he was the worst one in the game, so he couldn't complain about being sat. Honestly, in the heat of the moment knowing that Tice is a clown I might have told him to shove it too.

Originally Posted by soulman

I question Rachal's attitude when he walks away like that. Yeah he was pissed and maybe he had a right to be but that's NOT something a pro does if he expects to stick around. I'd be surprised if the re-signed him.

And I don't think he was any better than Brown who got off to a shaky start as a rookie playing OG when he was an OT in college but he actually did OK his last couple of games. The real question is does Brown have the upside to get a lot better whereas Rachal hasn't ever reached his potential and with his temper and his attitude will he ever?