Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc.:

The Bears’ offensive line is a major problem. Not only could the Bears not handle DT Shaun Rogers on the interior, but the extra attention that Rogers demanded allowed LB Kamerion Wimbley to often work one-on-one against over-the-hill LT Orlando Pace. The Bears gave up four sacks to the Browns, who couldn’t even sack Packers QB Aaron Rodgers a week ago. Chicago’s red zone woes continued, and while it didn’t make much of a difference against an awful team, much needs to be corrected with the Bears’ offense — and it starts up front.

Considering Aaron Rodgers has been sacked a ridiculous 31 times this year in just seven games, the comparison between the lack of success the Browns’ defensive line had against Green Bay, as opposed to the success it had against the Bears, is really kind of jarring. (I suppose looking at just two games out of the whole season isn’t the best way to go about this, but let’s just go with it, huh?)

At this point, I’m not sure what can be done. It’s a personnel issue more than anything, and that’s not something that can really be corrected at this point in the season. Josh Beekman helped some with the run game, but his pass protection didn’t cut it. The Bears may just have to ride it out until the draft — oh wait! they’re missing some draft picks! — or see what free agency brings.

Bottom line: an offensive line is a huge part of the game of football. And as we’ve seen this season, if you don’t have a good one, it can create several different issues for your offensive attack.