Bears 2020 RB Corps

The Cooler King · Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:27 am

Yea, I'd be all for a RB pick in day 3. Failing that, several UDFA and other vet signings for camp are warranted.

Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:31 am

I think you all can rest assured that the Bears will draft a RB. They’ve drafted one every year except one since Pace has been here. The year they didn’t, they brought Nall in.

AZ_Bearfan · Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:50 am

Obligatory Kerrith Whyte mention.

Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:57 am

AZ_Bearfan wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:50 am Obligatory Kerrith Whyte mention.

Thanks to all the goddamn TE injuries.

Bears Whiskey Nut · Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:54 pm

I would love to see the Bears use Nall more. Every time he's gotten a chance to play, he always breaks at least one decent run.

Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:26 pm

Bears Whiskey Nut wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:54 pm I would love to see the Bears use Nall more. Every time he's gotten a chance to play, he always breaks at least one decent run.

I’d like to see him in an H-back role due to his size, but I don’t know how enough about his hands or blocking.

spudbear · Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:22 am

Looks like Pace did not draft a RB but has at least one UDFA. Wondering if they wait until the end of the preseason to see who is available for cheap.

And yeah, like Yogi I'm a big Nall fan and would like to see him used more. The way he was underutilized at the end of last season makes me wonder if the coaches don't trust him. He's a football player and should get more PT.

IE · Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:01 pm

I remain concerned about the RB depth chart. OK fine with the UDFA. And hopefully Nall can play and have some upside (but if he can.. isn't that a bit of an indictment of Nagy for not playing him?).

Regardless... I'm wanting and expecting a vet FA signing, and not a nobody. Someone with a year or two of part-time gas in the tank... someone like Gore, McCoy, Ware or Miller.

Moriarty · Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:32 pm

IE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:01 pm I remain concerned about the RB depth chart. OK fine with the UDFA. And hopefully Nall can play and have some upside (but if he can.. isn't that a bit of an indictment of Nagy for not playing him?).

Regardless... I'm wanting and expecting a vet FA signing, and not a nobody. Someone with a year or two of part-time gas in the tank... someone like Gore, McCoy, Ware or Miller.

Maybe.

But last year they had a very respectable vet and didn't use him at all.
Then they promoted a young unknown and didn't use him at all (despite mathematical elimination).
If you're not going to use it at all, you might as well have a doorstop.

Pierce seems really not bad for a UDFA, though.

IE · Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:01 am

Moriarty wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:32 pm
IE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:01 pm I remain concerned about the RB depth chart. OK fine with the UDFA. And hopefully Nall can play and have some upside (but if he can.. isn't that a bit of an indictment of Nagy for not playing him?).

Regardless... I'm wanting and expecting a vet FA signing, and not a nobody. Someone with a year or two of part-time gas in the tank... someone like Gore, McCoy, Ware or Miller.
Maybe.

But last year they had a very respectable vet and didn't use him at all.
Then they promoted a young unknown and didn't use him at all (despite mathematical elimination).
If you're not going to use it at all, you might as well have a doorstop.

Pierce seems really not bad for a UDFA, though.

You're right and oh my god I hope Nagy learned his lesson or got over whatever he was trying to do (e.g. 10 "trial by fire"). It was so weird what they did last year. I wonder if there was something about the guy they just really didn't like.

And then Whyte ... WTF were they thinking to stack and not use all those TEs and lose him as well. Not cutting that dope Shaheen mid-season was a huge mistake.

Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:27 am

I like Nall. I don't think he's anything special, but he's not some glorified wide receiver playing running back. He can bring it on special teams and I'm guessing he'd do okay if he played behind the ones.

Montgomery needs to be, well, anything in year two. Cohen's on a contract year, so we'll find out if he's a difference maker or if it was all a facade.