Bears roster comparison: 2019 vs. 2020 offense

Let’s take a look, position by position, at how the Bears offense in 2020 compares to 2019.

Running Backs

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2019 2020
David Montgomery David Montgomery
Tarik Cohen Tarik Cohen
Mike Davis Ryan Nall
Ryan Nall Artavis Pierce
Kerrith Whyte Jr. Napoleon Maxwell

Remember what could’ve been with Run DMC — the trio of David Montgomery, Tarik Cohen and Mike Davis? That’s when we were under the impression that the Bears would have some semblance of a run game, which we now realize was asking too much from Matt Nagy.

This year, the Bears didn’t do much in the offseason to upgrade at running back. They’re putting a lot of faith in the guys already on the roster — specifically preseason darling Ryan Nall — to serve as a complement for Montgomery. The Bears did add two undrafted free agents to the running backs room, and we’ll see whether Artavis Pierce or Napoleon Maxwell can surprise in camp.

Advantage: 2019

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