| 2019 Stats | CHI | Week | |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
38% |
44% |
67% |
69% |
52% |
- |
46% |
73% |
73% |
60% |
- |
62% |
62% |
64% |
43% |
56% |
- |
58% |
rshYds |
18
|
62
|
67
|
53
|
25
|
-
|
6
|
135
|
40
|
60
|
31
|
22
|
75
|
86
|
39
|
57
|
113
|
889 |
rushes |
6
|
18
|
13
|
21
|
11
|
-
|
2
|
27
|
14
|
17
|
14
|
13
|
16
|
20
|
14
|
13
|
23
|
242 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6 |
| recYds |
27
|
6
|
14
|
14
|
11
|
-
|
13
|
12
|
36
|
0
|
19
|
9
|
12
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
185 |
| Tar/Rec |
1/1 |
3/1 |
3/3 |
5/3 |
1/1 |
- |
2/2 |
5/4 |
4/3 |
0/0 |
3/1 |
3/2 |
2/2 |
1/0 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
35/25 |
| TM Tar% |
2% |
11% |
10% |
15% |
3% |
- |
4% |
16% |
22% |
0% |
- |
8% |
5% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
- |
7% |
| recTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1 |
| FScore |
4 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
149 |
| FS/PPR |
5 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
22 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
16 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
174 |
| Opp |
gb
|
@ den
|
@ was
|
min
|
@ oak
|
bye
|
no
|
lac
|
@ phi
|
det
|
@ lar
|
nyg
|
@ det
|
dal
|
@ gb
|
kc
|
@ min
|
|
|
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David Montgomery 2020 Outlook
The Bears are still confident enough in Montgomery, who carried the ball 242 times for 889 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, to keep him in the lead role. According to ESPN.com's Jeff Dickerson, Matt Nagy likely wants to get Montgomery, who tied for third in carries inside the five-yard line, more involved even though Chicago never truly committed to running the football last season. Montgomery had 20-plus carries in only four games as the Bears ranked near the bottom of the league in rushing offense. The onus is on Nagy to better utilize Montgomery and GM Ryan Pace believes Montgomery can be the team's featured running back and carry a heavier load if the Bears opt to run more in 2020. Even though the team brought in Nick Foles to compete with Mitchell Trubisky and a pair of new TEs (veteran Jimmy Graham and rookie Cole Kmet), this still remains a team with an underwhelming cadre of wide receivers. For the Bears to have success, they need to run the ball. As Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport put it, "If the Bears are going to even sniff a playoff spot this season, it's going to take 1,200 yards on the ground from Montgomery -- a number that would make fantasy football enthusiasts elated.'
David Montgomery 2019 Outlook
The Bears shipped Jordan Howard out of town, then found his replacement in the third round of April's draft, scooping up Montgomery, the Iowa State workhorse. As NFL.com noted, where the Bears saw Howard as a one-note runner who didn't put much stress on opposing defenses in the passing game and couldn’t create many yards on his own, HC Matt Nagy describes Montgomery as a "three-down" player who can do it all. The rookie brings flexibility to the Bears' offense as a back who can pound between the tackles, create yards on his own and be a threat in the passing game -- an area where Howard obviously struggled. Nagy gushed about Montgomery's abilities in making defenders miss in close quarters, using power to bowl over defenders, and anticipating hits to avoid crushing blows. In fact, Nagy didn't shy away from comparing Montgomery to Kareem Hunt, who Nagy coached for a season in Kansas City. Montgomery pairs well with Bears jitterbug Tarik Cohen, and if the rookie beats out free-agent addition Mike Davis, he could secure the early-down role in Chicago. While his pass-catching ability isn't what he does best, Nagy's repeated insistence that the rookie can be a three-down player suggests there might be untapped potential.
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