The Bears are now down two starting offensive tackles, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. After being knocked out of yesterday’s game with a knee injury, right tackle Darnell Wright has been diagnosed with an MCL sprain, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The lineman was set to undergo an MRI today to determine the severity, but it sounds like he avoided a season-ending injury.
Wright left yesterday’s loss during the second half and was replaced by practice squad call-up Jake Curhan. Even a mild sprain will likely force Wright to sit out a few games, meaning the 2023 first-round pick would be set to miss his first career game. Pro Football Focus wasn’t especially fond of the lineman’s performance as a rookie, but they’ve ranked Wright 26th this season among 77 eligible OTs.
Wright’s injury came at an especially unfortunate time for the Bears, who were already operating without starting left tackle Braxton Jones. The lineman was knocked out of Chicago’s Week 8 contest with a knee injury, and he was ultimately inactive for Week 9. However, Jones might only miss one more game, as Rapoport reports that the lineman is considered week-to-week. PFF has ranked Jones 30th this season at his position.
The Bears will have to get a bit creative with OL configuration assuming both Jones and Wright miss Week 10. Kiran Amegadjie is also currently sidelined, so the Bears had to dig into their depth yesterday. Larry Borom was activated off IR and immediately inserted into the starting lineup, and Curhan made his season debut while filling in for Wright. If necessary, the team could consider moving guard Matt Pryor, who has experience playing OT.
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He really regressed, I’m not sure if it’s the scheme/injuries or other non football related issues. This is why I was adamant on selecting OL instead of Rome at 9. Rome was a luxury pick, OL was a need and you still could have traded down and taken more picks for OL/DL. Mismanagement all around by everyone at Halas Hall.
Yeah. Its what happens when the shiny objects are out there. Abandon all logical thought and not build both lines like one should.Having both a good O and D line make every other player on the field look better, but no, Go get the ‘cant miss’ guy at 1.. BTW how has the ‘cant-miss’ kid looked?
Especially bad considering how Daniels has looked in Washington (Granted he likely has a better O line and FAR FAR better coaching staff than Williams has)
Another staff, another QB, another ‘new roster’.. same results… I bet Warren loves this because its far easier to try to extort a new stadium deal out of the city when the team looks this incompetent and out of sorts. Oh wait….
So when does the next rebuild begin? Because now if they focus on the lines this coming draft its going to take a couple of years to get those guys ready for the NFL. Meanwhile more tackling dummy action on Williams and poor development (if he does not get smeared all of the field in one of these games this season and knocked out for the season, setting his development back further….). Heck changing the coaching staff will also knock his development back further.. just a giant shitshow as usual at Halas hall.