By Mike Wennmacher
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Just three days after trading up to draft Oklahoma State Offensive Tackle Teven Jenkins in the second round of the NFL draft the Chicago Bears have cut LT Charles Leno Jr. Leno Jr. was a 7
th round pick for the Bears back in the 2014 draft and had started 93 consecutive games at LT for the Bears. Leno Jr.’s release will become official on June 1
st and will save the Bears $9 million in salary cap space.
By: The Draft Network April 10th, 2021 2021-04-10T11:01:00.000Z The Draft Network
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By Michael Fitzpatrick
The Chicago Bears had quite a few needs entering this offseason, and they’ve addressed some of them. They added a quarterback, even though it wasn’t the player the fan base wanted. They brought back Germain Ifedi and Alex Bars to boost depth on the offensive line, and Damien Williams was added to the backfield. Most importantly, Cairo Santos, Pat O’Donnell, and Patrick Scales were brought back to keep the Bears’ field goal unit intact the Bears need all the advantages they can get when it comes to the kicking game.
Feb 3, 2021
It s critical for the Bears to make a fast decision on whether to pursue the use of the outside zone blocking scheme they emphasized late last season, or whether to return to the inside-zone emphasis used earlier.
The reason for this is it greatly impacts how they ll use their draft picks.
If they re going to continue with the outside zone scheme, they need drastically to improve their tackle play and emphasize this in the draft or free agency.
If the return is to inside zone, it s not as critical but it can help.
Inside zone offers more chances for effective combination blocks between guards and centers or tackles and guards. If tackles have help blocking, it s less of a problem.