David Montgomery took the handoff on the Bears’ first offensive play of the second half Sunday. Rather than run between the left guard and tackle, though, the Bears rookie bounced the ball outside. By the time he got to the numbers, he’d fumbled.
“I’m big on taking accountability on myself,” he said Thursday. “I didn’t have the best game. I was trying to do too much and trying to play outside of the offense as opposed to doing what I was coached to do. That was a mistake that I made.”
He could be forgiven for trying to do too much — the Bears were losing and not running the ball often, or well.