Discussions as to whether Jordan Howard fits the Matt Nagy offense have centered chiefly around the running back’s pass-catching, specifically his drops and catch-rate. But that’s not the chief reason Howard is laboring in a majorly reduced role in this offense vs. previous seasons, and why it is very, very difficult to envision Howard in a Bears uniform after this season, maybe sooner than that.
The problem is not so much Howard getting the ball into his hands. It’s what happens when the football does get into his hands. Indications are that he is simply not sufficiently explosive for the offense as envisioned by Nagy.