How Bears OL Ranked in 2017.............

Since I'm a stickler on keeping a top ranked OL to open holes for Howard and protect Trubisky I'm still bothered by Pace releasing Sitton without an obvious replacement onboard but one move he can make at the opening of FA is to use some of his cap on an unbeatable offer for Andrew Norwell. 

From all that I can see he's a can't miss signing.  The only other alternative that may secure LG with someone equal to Sitton is Quenton Nelson but do we risk getting him at #8 and fail then end up worse off than we were.  Everyone is focused on getting Robinson yet finding a top shelf replacement or Sitton should be just as high on our list of needs as a WR.  For those guys to be useful Trubisky needs good protection.

The Panthers ranked just ahead of us at #10 and Norwell was their best OL.

10. Carolina Panthers

Total pressures surrendered: 161
Best player: Andrew Norwell
Combinations used: 15

The Panthers’ offensive line might have been the most unbalanced line in the NFL in 2017 as it had a couple elite standout performances while there were a couple liabilities on that line as well. Left guard Andrew Norwell was in fact the league’s best pass-protecting guard in 2017 as he did not allow a single sack or hit and gave up just 13 total pressures all season. However, on the other side, right guard Trai Turner gave up precisely twice as many pressures while also playing significantly fewer snaps. A similar theme was true for tackles as well since right tackle Daryl Williams performed well in pass protection and run-blocking while free agent acquisition Matt Kalil struggled in both areas although he did play better toward the end of the season. The Panthers however, led the league with an average of 2.89 yards before contact on inside zone runs.