It’s just blocking, isn’t it?
That’s what almost everyone thinks about offensive linemen. There’s an expectation that any of them can fill any spot when necessary, but it’s far more complicated than it looks.
Yet the Bears’ linemen managed to pull off that feat over the last two weeks.
First, they took a backup who had played two games over the previous two seasons, Cornelius Lucas III, and plugged him in for suddenly ill right tackle Bobby Massie in a win over the Redskins.
Against the Vikings, they went without mainstay Kyle Long at right guard, then lost his replacement when Ted Larsen went down, so they sent in reserve offensive tackle Rashaad Coward — a guy who played defensive tackle until last season.