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He's had dumps bigger than Tarik Cohen.
He's had dumps bigger than Tarik Cohen.
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Before we pick in 3. I don't see us moving up in this draft and think guys like Montgomery, Anderson or Hill are more likely targets.
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Would rather not use a mid on a RB this year. There has to be someone out in free agency better than Cunningham right?
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Agreed.
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It's actually a good year to draft a RB in the mid rounds because there are a lot of promising RBs who should be there in the 3rd and 4th rounds. As it stands, the Bears have no depth behind Howard as a work horse type back. If he's injured, the team is in trouble.
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I watch a lot of Gators football and Jordan Scarlett could be a nice late round pick. He has size, wiggle and a top gear. Very little catch history to go by, and was suspended in 2017 with 8 others for using stolen identities at the book store. Was among 4 to do everything asked to get reinstated for 2018. Will likely drop due to the incident and lack of eye popping #'s because of sharing RB snaps in college due to Florida's embarrassment of riches at the position.
5-10 213 sub 4.4 40 at The Openning a pre-college event.
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5-10 213 sub 4.4 40 at The Openning a pre-college event.
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With his injury history in which round would Anderson go?
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I love Henderson but Devin Singletary should be on that list too.
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Too short for my liking, not explosive enough, really elusive tho which is good, plus I think he'll be gone by the time the bears pick. I like him a lot more than all the david montgomery love on here. I don't really get that one...
I think Anderson will for sure be there even in the 4th round, Henderson might be gone by our 3rd round pick but he might not be also.
So many mid level backs in this draft that are similar or do similar things, I very much doubt there is a heavy run on RB's in rounds 1-2.
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Devine Ozigbo 6-0 220.
1,082 yds on155 carries with 12 tds.
23 receptions 203 yds.
yards after contact 634.
TD pct 7.7
Yards per attempt 7.0
2018 99% of attempts came out of shotgun.
from 2015-2017 underused in pro set offense.
Looks to be a quicker, faster version of Jorden Howard.
1,082 yds on155 carries with 12 tds.
23 receptions 203 yds.
yards after contact 634.
TD pct 7.7
Yards per attempt 7.0
2018 99% of attempts came out of shotgun.
from 2015-2017 underused in pro set offense.
Looks to be a quicker, faster version of Jorden Howard.
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Henderson and Singletary are both 5’ 9”, 200 pounds.
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Why did Jordan Howard lose a step? He’s not that old. Can he come back to being a top-notch back? I don’t understand what happened to him. — @tshooks26
That’s a good question. Weight has always been an issue for Howard, and it’s not like he was chiseled last season or in his first two seasons. I don’t believe Howard has ever been a top-notch back. He had a super productive rookie season, but Howard isn’t a dynamic running back and he always has had limitations. Now he has some mileage on him too. It’s possible he was rather overrated by many observers.
What is the most likely scenario for the Bears to improve the running back position? — @kevinodriscol18
The draft seems like the best route to me. Get a young player with some juice and see what he can do.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...ld-salary-cap-space-biggs-20190219-story.html
Why did Jordan Howard lose a step? He’s not that old. Can he come back to being a top-notch back? I don’t understand what happened to him. — @tshooks26
That’s a good question. Weight has always been an issue for Howard, and it’s not like he was chiseled last season or in his first two seasons. I don’t believe Howard has ever been a top-notch back. He had a super productive rookie season, but Howard isn’t a dynamic running back and he always has had limitations. Now he has some mileage on him too. It’s possible he was rather overrated by many observers.
What is the most likely scenario for the Bears to improve the running back position? — @kevinodriscol18
The draft seems like the best route to me. Get a young player with some juice and see what he can do.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...ld-salary-cap-space-biggs-20190219-story.html
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Good stuff. Biggs definitely #calledit with Howard. Guys who get 1300+ yards at a 5.2 clip running between the tackles are a dime a dozen.
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This is dumb man. I don’t care what happens to howard but those first couple of season were phenomenal.
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Absolutely, 15 touches for someone else means 15 less for Howard and Cohen. I dont think Nagy even wants them to have 15 run plays.
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sounds like maybe Howard does not give interviews to biggs.
Last year there was NO WAY he was gonna be one of the only backs in history with his first three seasons over 1000 yards. He missed it by 60 when he hardly carried the ball.
Mileage? he was parked alot last year. Should be decimating in the fourth quarter against a tired d but they continue to throw the ball.
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As I dig a little deeper on running backs that would fit the Bears, I really like James Williams from Washington State. He is an excellent receiver out of the backfield.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/james-williams-13.html
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I take it you quoted Biggs there.
Howard in 2018 had 26 targets with 20 catches for a 76.9 % catch rating.
I think Biggs might be too anti-Howard for a unbiased opinion based on his quotes. Nagy cannot NEED a Kareem Hunt for his offensive system to work properly. That would be stupid. Almost as stupid as Martz needing HOF O-linemen for his vertical playbook to function correctly.
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I just assumed 76.9% was good, but I wanted to really understand it so I looked up nextgen stats on it.
Leage leaders in catch rate:
M. Thomas (NO) 85%
R. Switzer (PIT) 82%
Lockett (SEA) 81%
Hooper (ATL) 80.6%
Rudolph (MIN) 78%
B. Watson (NO) 76.1%
Every other receiver is below. Caveat is it takes 43 targets to be considered for the list. Howard was on trajectory for decent catch rate but would probably fall more towards the mean but still be above average or more considering he is a dumpoff option.
(Cohen had 78% percentage but I think next gen doesn't put RBs even if over 43 targets).
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