The explosion of the Eagles rushing attack in 2019 has been well documented. It took a few weeks to get going, but once the identity had been established, the rest fell into place. While Miles Sanders may be the more versatile back and a rookie drafted by the Eagles, there’s no lightning without Thunder…and there’s a violent storm unfolding.
A lot of people saw this coming. The Eagles acquired Howard in exchange for a conditional 2020 draft pick. It felt lopsided then and it feels lopsided now. The Bears knew Howard was entering the final year of his rookie contract and the breakout of Tarik Cohen partnered with a rookie class of similarly-built backs pushed Chicago to cash in while they could.