The Bears offense didn’t have much to brag about in 2019. They ranked near the bottom of most statistical categories. Simply put, Chicago’s offense was terrible.
And yet, the Bears have three players that landed on ESPN analyst Eric Karabell’s top 100 fantasy football players list for the upcoming 2020 season. Perhaps Karabell sees the Bears offense turning things around, although not necessarily for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.
Receiver Allen Robinson landed the highest ranking at No. 22, while running backs David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen were ranked No. 41 and No. 91, respectively.
Robinson was the lone bright spot on Chicago’s inept offense. He had 98 receptions for 1,147 yards and seven touchdowns. Robinson notched the first 1,000-yard season for a Bears receiver since 2014, and that was in a struggling offense with questionable quarterback play.
There was a lot of hype surrounding the selection of third-round draft pick Montgomery, but he underwhelmed for the most part. Montgomery finished his rookie season with 889 rushing yards (which ranked 19th in the NFL) and six touchdowns. A lot of that comes from the Bears’ inability to get the run game going, which is no doubt a major focus this offseason.
Then there’s Cohen, who was expected to light it up in Nagy’s offense this season. That didn’t happen. Cohen rushed for 213 yards on 64 carries and caught a career-high 79 passes for 456 yards and three touchdowns. Nagy needs to decide how to best utilize Cohen, and perhaps he’ll see a similar impact that he had in 2018.
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