Thread: Playing time stats for the Bears in 2012

I thought this might be interesting, not just for the offensive line (we've beat that horse to death now), but for all of the players/positions.

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By Brad Biggs, Tribune reporter8:36 a.m. CST, January 31, 2013


Continuity is one of the factors that breeds success on the offensive line and it was one of the issues the Chicago Bears faced in 2012.

Only three offensive linemen played more than 85 percent of the snaps during the course of the season, according to NFL statistics provided to the Tribune, with center Roberto Garza and left tackle J’Marcus Webb both participating in all 1,046 offensive plays.
Gabe Carimi, who played primarily right tackle and a little bit at right guard, was involved in 87.5 percent of the snaps. A torn ACL suffered by right guard Lance Louis limited him to 11 games and 66.2 percent of the action.

Here is a breakdown of playing time for the offense by position (out of a total possible of 1,046 plays):

Offensive line
Roberto Garza 1,046 plays, 100.0 percent
J’Marcus Webb 1,046, 100.0
Gabe Carimi 915, 87.48
Lance Louis 692, 66.16
Chilo Rachal 512, 48.95
Chris Spencer 345, 32.98
Jonathan Scott 334, 31.93
James Brown 215, 20.55
Edwin Williams 152, 14.53
Chris Williams 83, 8.77

Quarterbacks
Jay Cutler 920, 87.95
Jason Campbell 125, 12.05

Running backs
Matt Forte 693, 66.25
Michael Bush 248, 23.71
Kahlil Bell 69, 6.48 (includes time with New York Jets)
Armando Allen 49, 4.68

Fullback
Evan Rodriguez 213, 20.36

Wide receivers
Brandon Marshall 969, 92.64
Alshon Jeffery 431, 41.2
Earl Bennett 418, 39.96
Devin Hester 361, 34.51
Eric Weems 129, 12.33
Dane Sanzenbacher 65, 6.32

Tight ends
Kellen Davis 956, 91.40
Matt Spaeth 418, 39.96
Kyle Adams 168, 16.06

Here is a breakdown of playing time for the defense by position (out of a total possible of 1,051):

Defensive line
Julius Peppers 783 plays, 74.5 percent
Israel Idonije 711, 67.65
Henry Melton 607, 57.75
Stephen Paea 595, 56.61
Corey Wootton 573, 54.52
Shea McClellin 365, 34.73
Nate Collins 241, 22.93
Amobi Okoye 229, 21.79
Matt Toeaina 77, 7.33
Cheta Ozougwu 23, 2.19

Linebackers
Lance Briggs 1,007, 95.81
Brian Urlacher 716, 68.13
Nick Roach 697, 66.32
Geno Hayes 138, 13.13
Blake Costanzo 36, 3.43
J.T. Thomas 8, 0.76

Cornerbacks
Charles Tillman 921, 87.63
Tim Jennings 886, 84.3
Kelvin Hayden 462, 43.96
D.J. Moore 364, 34.63
Zack Bowman 20, 1.9

Safeties
Major Wright 1,028, 97.81
Chris Conte 856, 81.45
Craig Steltz 108, 10.28
Anthony Walters 110, 10.47
Brandon Marshall 1, 0.10

bmbiggs@tribune.com

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