5 reasons the Chicago Bears can win with Nick Foles as QB
By Sean Sears
The rushing attack should be better in 2020
The Bears rushing attack fell off immensely from 2018 to 2019, as the Bears dropped from 11th to 27th in total rushing yards last season. Despite trading running-back Jordan Howard last offseason to avoid more predictable formations, rookie running-back David Montgomery and the shifty Tarik Cohen were not enough on their own to replace the production lost when Howard was traded.
On top of that, the Bears offensive line regressed in 2019 with all five starters struggling heavily to not only run the ball to protect quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. And while the group did start to come together soon towards the end of the season, but the entire right side of the Bears offensive line was hit with injuries and the team never found any momentum on the ground.
The results caused the Bears to replace former offensive line coach Harry Hiestand and replaced him with veteran coaching assistant Juan Castillo. Long-time Bears’ guard Kyle Long also retired and was replaced by former Seahawks first-round pick Germain Ifedi who had struggled mightily at tackle but there is optimism with Ifedi switching to guard.
The hope is with a new coach and a healthy season to mesh, this group should find themselves closer to the numbers they posted in 2018, which should hopefully provide better balance for an unsuccessful pass-happy offense.