BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – After seeing him every year beginning in 2008, a Bears training camp without familiar No. 22 – Matt Forte – still doesn’t feel quite right. But viewing the departure of the franchise’s No. 2 all-time rusher based solely on lost experience and all-around excellence, and concluding that the Bears will inevitably be a poorer running team, may be premature and far from complete.
Forte averaged 4.2 yards on his 2,035 Bears carries. Langford netted 3.6 (Forte’s career-low, set in his second year) on his 148 last season. But simple side-by-side comparisons are incomplete.
The Bears have stated the plan to build their run game on more than one back.