Braxton Jones won't have the opportunity to ease into the NFL since the Bears will start a rookie left tackle for the first time in 30 years.
The entirety of Sunday's game in Chicago will see him matched up against 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, and the Bears aren't underestimating what the fifth-round pick will face this weekend. Jones "knows he's not going to win every rep," according to quarterback Justin Fields, and the Bears will support the rookie as much as they can to prevent Bosa from derailing their offensive strategies.
During the Bears' playoff loss to the Packers last year, offensive coach Luke Getsy, a former Packers player, saw Bosa record two sacks against his old team.
According to Getsy, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times said, "It's a huge challenge for him." "You always need a strategy when playing someone of the caliber Mr. Bosa delivers for you. It would help if you had a plan, regardless of your right or left tackle. Because he has the potential to affect the game, you must make every effort to limit it as much as you can.
Jones was always going to have a learning curve to overcome to succeed as a professional because he is transitioning from Southern Utah to the NFL. He should have a good understanding of precisely how arduous that journey might be after facing Bosa.
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