Pursuant to David Montgomery, it's just worth noting that even when Herbert was clearly the more efficient runner, Monty got the lion's share of the carries, as was the case his entire career with the Bears and we had a bad offense. I'm not suggesting it was all his fault at all because at times he looked like the only guy who belonged on an NFL field, but there's no track record of him being able to carry the load on a good offense.
Then the Lions go draft a RB at 12. Tells you all you need to know about whether or not his own team sees him as a guy who's capable of leading a backfield.
I'd also point out to Dave that during the course of his own career, here's the two teams' records:
Lions:
- 3-12-1
- 5-11
- 3-13-1
- 9-8
- Total: 20-44-2
Bears:
- 8-8
- 8-8
- 6-11
- 3-14
- Total: 27-41
Enjoy Detroit and your backup spot there dude.