The Chicago Bears (5-1) are six games into the 2020 season, and after another disappointing effort running the ball in their 23-16 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, coach Matt Nagy said he’s still trying to figure out why the ground game isn’t working.
“At some point we have to figure out what those answers are,” he said. “I know in these type of games, I guess the one thing is I don’t want to take away the excitement from our team that we’re 5-1. Sometimes in this world it’s really easy to say, ‘Man, we’re just looking for 50 points a game and get the run game going,’ and we need to, trust me.
“It’s hard right now and we’re trying to figure out that ‘why’ part. With that said, I’ll never question our guys on offense — coaches and players — in regards to their effort and what they’re trying to do, never. We’ve got to fix it and we’ve just got to keep working.”
David Montgomery finished Week 6 averaging just 3.1 yards per carry, a number that will drop his already concerning season average of 3.7 yards per run. Still, it felt like he made the most out of very little room to work with, and he chipped in as a receiver with four catches for 39 yards.
“Right now we have a lot of areas to improve offensively, but we are figuring out ways to score and get points and move the ball and do those things,” Nick Foles said. “We can fix what we’re doing. It doesn’t happen overnight.”