3. Effective run game

For a team that used to get off the bus running, the lack of a run game in Matt Nagy’s offense doomed this unit from the start — even dating back to last season. Nagy’s aversion to running the football hurt his offense’s ability to find a rhythm this year, and David Montgomery never stood a chance.

There needs to be better play from the entire offensive line group as a hole, which also includes pass protection. Cody Whitehair, Bobby Massie and Charles Leno Jr. were all paid big money — and James Daniels drafted in the second round — to be an effective unit, and they simply weren’t in 2019. With Kyle Long’s career likely over in Chicago, they’re going to need to shore up the right side of the line, be it rookie Alex Bars or someone they decide to draft.