One of the Eagles’ biggest offseason stories broke over the weekend when they traded basically nothing a conditional sixth-round pick in 2020 for Bears running back Jordan Howard, who found himself as the odd man out in Matt Nagy’s offense. Naturally, I was away in Boston for the weekend doing nerd things, and couldn’t really say much as it happened. A lot has been said about the trade since then, and there’s one thing being repeated that I disagree with and felt compelled to address: “Jordan Howard is not a 3-down back” and its counterpart, “Jordan Howard is an early-down back.
Jordan Howard can be a three-down back for the Eagles
