The Bears are committed to running the football but even with four-fifths of a good 2013 offensive line back together after an injury riddled 2014, the offense has not been able to consistently pop running plays against a defensive front that has been surprisingly strong in its early camp days as a 3-4.
“[The linemen are] competing and we try and stress that when we get into pads,” said coach John Fox. “It’s only our second day but I like the way they are going about it. We’ve got a lot of work ahead but they’ve taken advantage of the two opportunities they’ve had… .