Perhaps the #1 story going into camp will be Ozzy Trapilo. He has a lot of backers, but also more than his share of detractors, “a 2^nd RDer for a back-up!” 
 
The criticism is legit, but friendly reminder: it was going to be difficult for any prospect to crack the starting lineup
 
One could argue that if the Bears, and not 9ers, drafted Mykell Williams, Edge [6’5, 265] , then he would’ve been the starter. Maybe that’s true, and much like Wright will be forever contrasted with Carter, Loveland will be compared to Mykell, but more likely Mykell ends up in a heavy rotation 
 
Still, if we consider NB Gordon a ‘starter’ [and he sure as hell is getting PAID like one], then we must equally consider the move TE/Slot WR a starter too

SAM was about the only open ‘starter’ slot but 4-3 base is run less than 50% of time
 
Even so, “swing” likely won’t see the field unless an INJ [or suckage] strikes; hence on paper at least, Ozzy isn’t a ‘starter’
 
That being said, do you recall the last time the starting 5 olinemen for the Bears began and finished a season as a unit without missing a game? I sure can’t. My best guess is the Kreutz’ era 
 
“Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst” 
 
Ozzy’s natural position seems to be RT Maybe LT in a pinch 
But how about possible OG to take over for Thuney or if Jonah Jackson underwhelms? 
 
Well, I dug a little into Ozzy’s metrics and precedents 
 
According to PFF, the top OGs heading into ‘24 season: 
 
Chris Lindstrom, ATL; Thuney, KC; Sam Cosmi, Wash; Tyler Smith, DAL; Quinn Meinerz, DEN 
 
One can make his own list, but I’m just going off PFF 
 
I won’t boggle you down with numbers, so I just focused on height, weight and 10 yd split:
 
Lindstrom, 6’3, 308, 1.68 
Thuney, —6’4, 304, 1.71 
Cosmi, —-6’5, 314, 1.68 
Smith, —-6’4, 320, 1.7 
Meinerz, -6’2, 320, 1.73 

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Jonah Jackson 6’3, 306, 1.84 
Darnell Wright 6’5, 333, 1.75 
Braxton Jones, 6’5, 310, 1.68 
Ozzy Trapilo, –6’8, 316, 1.77* 

All, except Thuney, 33”+ arms 

[If you’re interested in RAS, follow Kent Lee Platte]
 

Now if you just look at these numbers [and verify it with tape], we can note some interesting possibilities 
 
Jonah Jackson’s 1.84 sticks out like a sore-thumb. He’s also been INJ-ridden, so that’s not going to help his quickness 
 
Lindstrom, Cosmi and Braxton Jones have a 1.68 split. This checks cuz we know Braxton can pull and demolish LBs at the second lvl. So, why not him at OG if you believe he’s a subpar LT? 
 
Say you’re fine with Braxton at LT, ‘Give him an opportunity under competent coaching’ 

Ok, well, maybe Wright at OG? He profiles very similarly to Tyler Smith; then start Trapilo at RT 
 
Greg Gabriel believes that Trapilo has bend and movement to play OG, but that’s hard to envision at 6’8/ 1.78 split. Maybe he’s that good but seems like an outlier. I thought Long was too tall for OG, even so he was 6’6, not 6’8!  
Being that tall also didn’t help Long’s back 
 
Braxton or Wright at OG appear to better fit the precedents; albeit if this happens, I doubt it’s immediately. The Bears will give this lineup a chance first before moving around players:

Braxton-Thuney-Dalman-Jackson-Wright

Nevertheless, it appears that Ozzy at least provides BJ ‘flexibility’ along the lines 
 
Besides, never know. Maybe Ozzy Trapilo can man LT. A gal can dream…