Weekend Discussion: Tice talks Chicago Bears Offensive Line

Published July 16, 2010 at 9:40 p.m.
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New Chicago Bears Offensive Line Coach Mike Tice sat down with chicagobears.com writer Larry Mayer, and had a lot of interesting things to say about how the offensive line is progressing.

Let's go past the jump to take a look at some of the quick highlights, and see what you have to think about this crucial component to the Bears offensive success.

The quick highlights:

 

• He noticed that they got better as the season went on.
  
• While Chris Williams wasn't twice as good at LT than RT, Tice definitely noticed he looked and felt more natural there.
• They've worked hard, and he thinks that'll transfer over. They're picking the system up quickly, and run some practices similar to game situations.
• Asiata is currently in the lead for the left guard position, due to a very strong off-season. Beekman is in the number 2 slot.
• Again, Chris Williams is getting better.
• Kruetz and Shaffer graded out highest from last season, and he's confident he's got enough left in the tank to go.
• Garza is molding himself to fit in with everyone, and it's going pretty well.
• Lance Louis can play four positions, if necessary. After a starting line of Williams, Asiata, Kreutz, Garza, Omiyale, the top three backups currently rank Beekman, Shaffer, Louis.

So what do you think? I like the way the line is shaping up...and I can't wait to see how they do in camp. Bearbonnais, here we come!

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