Bad News For The NFC: Chicago Bears Activate Kyle Long From Injured Reserve
Carl
12/29/2018 4:10 PM
Uh oh
This is a bad man we’re talking about. The leader of the lockerroom. A guy that can dominate the line of scrimmage and do all the crazy shit Nagy’s offense calls for in space. Whether Kyle’s back for a few snaps or an entire half on Sunday it doesn’t really matter. Having him back leading into the playoffs is such a difference maker. The o-line has taken massive steps the last month as they figured out how to run-block without Kyle at RG. Everyone remembers the cluster fuck run-game the Bears rolled out in back-to-back weeks after he got injured on October 28th: 118 yards on 47 rushes agains the Bills and Lions. After some re-shuffling and a fuck ton of coaching, the unit now looks RIPE for a deep January run. Mix in a pro-bowl veteran captain coming back from injury and common sense tells you this can only make the team better. After all Kyle Long has and always will fuck heavy in the trenches: