The Bears made a reasonably sound fiscal and personnel move when they made official their intention of moving on without Matt Forte as one of the running backs. They have replacements — Jeremy Langford, Ka’Deem Carey — in place by virtue of fourth-round picks in the past two drafts.
But replacing Forte has been hugely problematic virtually since his arrival to Chicago as the Bears’ second-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Put another way: The Bears haven’t been able to find even an adequate backup for him, and now they are completely replacing him?
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Then-GM Jerry Angelo made annual forays into free agency for what appeared, at the time of each, to be sound veteran additions.