Once a backup, then starter, and now a backup again after the acquisition of D'Andre Swift, Bears running back Khalil Herbert looks ahead to a contract season and change.
If any Bears player had one, it should probably be Herbert. However, Herbert says it would be there even if GM Ryan Poles hadn't brought in a running back D'Andre Swift to take away his starting job.
This is a pretty big punch. He's in a contract year, plays a position the league looks down its collective nose at in terms of cash, and now he loses the starting job given to him last year without even having the chance to win it back. "He does a good job of just raising the level of the room, so everybody is kind of going with it and bringing the levels up as well," Herbert said.Swift is a bit different type of back than Herbert. His game includes more ability as a route runner in the passing game. It's also been suggested by some he is a better pass blocker, but Pro Football Focus blocking grades say if he is it isn't by much.
One wild card in the running back competition is the actual offense they're running. It's possible they'd find a role for three backs considering how much they're asking of them. Either way, Herbert has never been a real target. His 20 catches as the starting back last year was a career high and he has averaged only 14.3 receptions a season while rushing for 1,775 yards on 364 carries.
CHI – Khalil Herbert was 1 of just 8 RB’s who forced 25+ missed tackles on less than 175 rushing attempts last year.The Bears brought in positive thinking instructor and author Jon Gordon to address the team this week but Herbert seems to be ahead of the curve on this one.
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