Dusty Dvoracek

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Defensive Tackle:

So Dusty Dvoracek is done for the season again with the second torn ACL of his career. What a surprise. This is the fourth straight year he’s been unable to finish a regular season. His tenure on the Bears is over. Sunday’s game should see plenty of rotation at his nose tackle position, with Rod Marinelli trying to select a starter to go alongside Tommie Harris.

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Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek tore his right biceps on the second play of the game, ending his season. It’s a disappointing end to a promising season for Dvoracek, who has been a significant proponent of Chicago’s run defense. Nathan Vasher has been lost with a fractured right hand. Defensive end Adawale Ogunleye hasn’t practiced this week with a shoulder injury but is still listed as probable. Hunter Hillenmeyer has a lingering Achilles issue that kept him on the sidelines for most of the slaughter in Minnesota. Lance Briggs, Mike Brown, and Tommie Harris have each sat out practices this week to rest and recuperate. With the punishing ground game of the Jaguars behind Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor, there’s a chance more names will be showing up on next week’s injury report.  

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Rookie Marcus Harrison and finally healthy Dusty Dvoracek contribute the most on the defensive front, showing great awareness and taking up multiple blocks to free up the rest of the line. It’s such a shame that their effort is wasted on teammates that can’t beat their individual blockers. If things remain the same during the rest of the year I wouldn’t be surprised to a major shake-up in this unit during the off-season. Their lack of production has exposed the secondary, who are better when they can jam the wide receivers off their routes. If they press on the outside while their line gets pressure on the QB, everything works to perfection. Without the pressure, a corner’s jam may screw with a route’s timing, but the receivers will eventually make adjustments and find the openings in the coverage. 

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