Olin Kreutz on if the Bears can fix their O-line in season

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Bears are 4-1 but according to Olin Kruetz the offensive line play needs to be better. Olin joins JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis as they discuss the Bears' offensive line and the lack of production in the run game and pass protection. They also dive into can the offensive line with injuries be better in the middle of the season and what needs to be done going forward to address the issues. Later in the podcast, JJ and Cam have a deep conversation about Bears rookie tight end Cole Kmet and should he be more prominent in the Bears offense 5 games in.(2:05) - What impact will losing James Daniels have on the offensive line?(8:37) - The Bears rank near the bottom third of the league in offensive line spending(14:25) - Can Bears center Cody Whitehair help an inexperienced o-line?(21:12) - How big of an issue is the Bears defense not stopping the run so far?(28:30) - Why isn't Cole Kmet producing yet?(38:12) - Cole Kmet's tight end class wasn't the best(42:50) - Will Robert Quinn be worth the money?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm JJ Stankovitz and welcome into another edition of the Undercenter
0:08.5	podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:11.8	On this episode, Cam Ellis and I are joined by Olin Crutes to break down the issues with the
0:15.9	Bears' offensive line, what the upside of this Bears offense is, and what Olin has learned from watching games
0:22.0	in the NBC Sport Chicago Green Room with two guys who played really good defense for the Chicago Bears.
0:28.0	Then Cam and I get into what we learned from Bears' assistant coaches this week and have a very
0:33.1	lengthy discussion on Cole Commet and what his role in the bear's offense needs to be.
0:38.4	All that and more on the Undercenter podcast, starting right now.
0:41.6	What does it mean to be a Chicago bear?
0:43.6	It means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense.
0:50.2	I think it's the one franchise that when you think about them, being a defensive player
0:54.0	myself, I think that's the first thing you when you think about them, being a defensive player myself,
0:54.7	I think that's the first thing you go to.
0:56.5	Legends, linebackers, defensive linemen, dominant players.
1:02.6	The history of it.
1:03.8	I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises just kind of blows my mind, honestly,
1:09.9	that was able to be a part of that.
1:11.6	I mean, what more can you say?
1:18.1	All right, I'm JJ's Tank of It's here with Cam Ellis.
1:20.2	It is a pleasure to be joined here on the Undercenter podcast by Olin Croutts.
1:23.8	Remember, you can watch Olin on the football after show immediately following every
1:28.4	Bears game on NBC Sports Chicago. And Olin, we were talking before hopping on this podcast that we're
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