Kyle Long outlines perfect NFL draft plan for Bears

Your offense will go as far as the OL takes you.  If you lose the battle in the trenches you lose the war.  Kyle Long is spot-on here. 

That PFF link takes you to a page that says, "When the Bears allowed pressure this season, they allowed it fast. Their average time to pressure allowed of 2.37 seconds was 29th in the league, ahead of only the Dolphins, Chargers and Falcons."

Football Outsiders (LINK) graded the OL at #29 in the NFL in run blocking and #25 in pass protection.  They rate KC as #4 in pass protection for Mahomes and SF at #8 in run-blocking.  13th in PP.  This isn't rocket science here, motm.  If you can't run the ball, and you can't pass protect to pass the ball.  And your receivers are one of the entire league's worst at dropping passes (can't catch the ball).  And your WRs are not running the right routes and you have ZERO tight ends worth a crap.  Well.  Add that all up and, yes, that is a problem.  This is "Football 101" stuff.  Kyle Long is right here.  If you lose the battle in the trenches you lose the war.  Today you are going to watch a couple of teams that have solid OL play.  The 1 that wins the battle in the trenches (OL & DL) will probably be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy after the game.  The linemen are important to the game.  C'mon.  You understand this. 

The OL is critically important to the Bears being successful. 

My hope is that the Bears can do just what Kyle Long is saying in the article.  Fix the OL.