With less than two months until the 2025 NFL season kicks off, respect for the revamped Chicago Bears offensive line continues to build.
General manager Ryan Poles' overhaul of the entire Bears' interior offensive line has been widely hailed by analysts as one of the best moves of the NFL offseason.
The enhanced protection and stability expected from this massive investment are why the Bears' revamped offensive line ranked fourth in PFF's 2025 offensive line rankings.
PFF also believes the Bears have the top-rated offensive line in the NFC North. They ranked the offensive lines for the Vikings seventh, the Lions thirteenth after the retirement of center Frank Ragnow, and the Packers fourteenth.
PFF's ranking is consistent with other analysts. In his annual unit grades, ESPN senior writer Mike Clay graded the 2025 Bears offensive line as 9 out of a possible 10, which tied for 2nd best in the NFL with two other teams.
This welcome news is long overdue for Bears fans and pundits, who had been clamoring for increased investment on the offensive line for years.
Just how big was the investment? The Bears nearly tripled their cap spend and allocated 2.5 times more cap space to the offensive line year over year.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson knows how critical a top offensive line is to the success of the offense. Similar to Broncos head coach Sean Payton and Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh in their first seasons in those jobs, Ben made it his most important roster priority to upgrade the offensive line.
These are dollars very well spent. Giving Caleb stability and more time before the pocket starts to collapse will help improve his processing speed, decision-making and accuracy.
This, in conjunction with other areas Ben is focusing on with Caleb, including throwing more quickly and reducing his pressure-to-sack ratio, should yield sizeable improvements in passing production and efficiency this season.
On paper, everything looks promising. Next step? Let's see it come to fruition on the field.
