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According to the common belief, offensive linemen perform better when their names are not yelled out since, when they are, it is typically for a negative reason.

On Sunday, the offensive line of the Bears played a game that not only garnered the attention of their line but also garnered the attention of the entire nation, and this is not a positive indicator. When former Patriots coach Bill Belichick appeared on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN, he expressed his concern about the team’s offensive line due to the seven sacks and the 27 yards gained by running backs on the ground.

But that is not the end of it. He was confronting the general manager, Ryan Poles.

“Chicago, just in terms of their overall team construction, the way that they decide to do it, you know, you look at a teams like Detroit in their division and Detroit has got three really good linemen with (Penei) Sewell, (Frank) Ragnow and (Taylor) Decker and those guys give, generally, Goff a lot of protection,” Belichick communicated with Pat McAfee and former Packers player A.J. Hawk in conversation.

“The Bears have really put their resources into, a lot of money and a lot of draft choices into, receivers but they’ve had problems on their offensive line and it doesn’t really look like that’s gotten much better….”