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If you want to understand the Jenkins and Borom picks the below is a good primer.
When Nagy took over, he tried to diversify the running game with more “gap” scheme plays, which is a more downhill style of rushing where the blocking opens up one specific lane for the running back to attack.
These runs tend to involve a pulling offensive lineman to lead block in the designated hole, and they are not built for a running back to make any type of cutback.
Nagy tried to plug Howard into the gap scheme running game, and it proved to be a poor fit for his playing style.
bearswire.usatoday.com
Jordan Howard was a one cut runner in the mold of a Shanny RB. This worked with our finesse blockers because even if they were overpowered in the initial hole, the zone blocking typically opened up a hole and Howard had the vision to cut back. Nagy tried to move to more gap or power schemes because they helped disguise the RPO more but the problem was the OL sucked at winning at the point of attack and the gap blocking meant there was not as much cutback lanes for Howard to exploit.
Monty is a good RB with power and the ability to break tackles but his vision is poor. He generally likes to hit the hole as the play is designed and then break or elude tacklers. That again was not a good fit for blockers that were more zone blockers and did not possess the power and the nastiness to win at the point of attack consistently.
Now cue Jenkins and Borom who along with Kmet on the strong side can now win more matchups in a power/gap scheme and allow Monty to do what he does best ie hit the hole as intended and then break or elude tackles. The Bears aren't going to go to exclusively power and gap which is why the C and left side of the line will likely still feature guys more suited to zone but the Bears will now have a mix of OL where they can run more power and gap on the right side and zone on the left. They can also have the more nimble guys like Daniels or Whitehair pull to the right side with Jenkins and Borom capable of holding down the fort on the right side until reinforcements arrive to help lead Monty through the hole. We can also hopefully when more in short yardage on the right side.
The other element is that Nagy can run the RPO more effectively with the gap/power schemes disguising it more and with a QB that is adept at running the RPO and also can win with both his arm and his feet. In short, this draft appears to be about aligning the OL, RB, and QB with the scheme Nagy always wanted to run but didn't have the pieces to do so.
When Nagy took over, he tried to diversify the running game with more “gap” scheme plays, which is a more downhill style of rushing where the blocking opens up one specific lane for the running back to attack.
These runs tend to involve a pulling offensive lineman to lead block in the designated hole, and they are not built for a running back to make any type of cutback.
Nagy tried to plug Howard into the gap scheme running game, and it proved to be a poor fit for his playing style.
Matt Nagy rediscovered the secret to unleashing Jordan Howard
Jordan Howard has been through a lot in the 12 months since the Chicago Bears hired Matt Nagy. From the start, he was labeled a poor fit in the incoming Kansas City-style offense, and trade rumors …
bearswire.usatoday.com
Jordan Howard was a one cut runner in the mold of a Shanny RB. This worked with our finesse blockers because even if they were overpowered in the initial hole, the zone blocking typically opened up a hole and Howard had the vision to cut back. Nagy tried to move to more gap or power schemes because they helped disguise the RPO more but the problem was the OL sucked at winning at the point of attack and the gap blocking meant there was not as much cutback lanes for Howard to exploit.
Monty is a good RB with power and the ability to break tackles but his vision is poor. He generally likes to hit the hole as the play is designed and then break or elude tacklers. That again was not a good fit for blockers that were more zone blockers and did not possess the power and the nastiness to win at the point of attack consistently.
Now cue Jenkins and Borom who along with Kmet on the strong side can now win more matchups in a power/gap scheme and allow Monty to do what he does best ie hit the hole as intended and then break or elude tackles. The Bears aren't going to go to exclusively power and gap which is why the C and left side of the line will likely still feature guys more suited to zone but the Bears will now have a mix of OL where they can run more power and gap on the right side and zone on the left. They can also have the more nimble guys like Daniels or Whitehair pull to the right side with Jenkins and Borom capable of holding down the fort on the right side until reinforcements arrive to help lead Monty through the hole. We can also hopefully when more in short yardage on the right side.
The other element is that Nagy can run the RPO more effectively with the gap/power schemes disguising it more and with a QB that is adept at running the RPO and also can win with both his arm and his feet. In short, this draft appears to be about aligning the OL, RB, and QB with the scheme Nagy always wanted to run but didn't have the pieces to do so.
