Running again David Montgomery as a great are compatible for Matt Nagy’s offense gave the look of simply some other miscalculation symptomatic of a wayward offense that had despatched the Bears’ season drifting into oblivion.
But now not anymore. With a made over offensive line and a re-tooled offensive scheme, Montgomery has turn out to be the productive, environment friendly working again the Bears’ envisioned after they traded up 14 spots to get him within the 3rd spherical of the 2019 draft.
For the fourth consecutive sport, the Bears’ offensive resurgence with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback used to be spearheaded by means of Montgomery. The second-year again rushed for a career-high 146 yards on a career-high 32 carries and scored two touchdowns within the Bears’ 33-27 victory over the Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
“He runs with such great passion and will when he has the ball in his hands,” Trubisky mentioned. “He and I both know it all starts up front with this offensive line. The way they’re playing together, coming off the line and creating those seams for him … you get David in the open field, he’s special back. He runs harder than anyone I’ve seen in person.”
Montgomery has been a tone-setter since coming back from a concussion that compelled him to pass over the former sport towards the Vikings — a 19-13 loss by which the Bears rushed for 41 yards on 17 carries (2.Four avg.). Against the Packers, he won 57 yards on his first elevate. Against the Texans, he went 80 yards for a landing on his first elevate. This time, he won 19 yards on his moment elevate to spark a five-play, 58-yard landing power that gave the Bears a 7-Zero lead.
“Yeah, it sucked [to miss the first game against the Vikings],” Montgomery mentioned. “I wanted to be sure and give those guys [teammates] everything I have because I felt like I fell them short by missing a game. Just needed to show those guys I love them, they get everything out of me.”
But Montgomery and the offensive line added a brand new component to this one — dressed in down the Vikings protection with one run after some other. It used to be by no means extra obvious than on back-to-back runs past due within the 3rd quarter after the Vikings had lower the Bears’ result in 20-17.
After an 11-yard acquire via a large hollow created by means of guards Cody Whitehair and Alex Bars and heart Sam Mustipher to the Vikings’ 14-yard line, Montgomery ran via a good larger entire created by means of Whitehair, Bars, Mustipher and take on Germain Ifedi, broke a take on on the 5-yard-line and dragged rookie cornerback Jeff Gladney and veteran protection Harrison Smith into the tip zone for a landing that gave the Bears a 27-17 lead.
“That run was awesome, because he runs so hard,” Nagy mentioned. “He’s really, really hard to bring down with one guy. He runs with extreme passion. The guys love that. We’re feeding off him.”
In all, Montgomery had 4 carries of 10 or extra yards and 11 of six or extra yards. In 4 video games since coming back from the concussion, he’s averaging 108.Five speeding yards consistent with sport and six.1 yards consistent with elevate, with 5 touchdowns.
With Trubisky speeding for 34 yards on 8 carries and vast receiver Darnell Mooney including a 16-yard acquire on a jet sweep, the Bears rushed for 199 yards on 42 carries (4.7 avg.). The 199 yards are essentially the most in Nagy’s 3 seasons. The 42 carries are tied for essentially the most since 2010.
After a six-game stretch with Nick Foles by which the Bears rushed for 61.three yards consistent with sport and a couple of.eight yards consistent with elevate, the Bears are averaging 157.Five yards consistent with sport and 5.6 yards consistent with elevate with Trubisky and the rebuilt offensive line.
“Just one word, really — it’s trust,” Montgomery mentioned when requested concerning the distinction. “Me trusting in them. Them trusting in me. And the guys around us — the wide receivers … trusting each other from the first snap to the last.”