Khalil Herbert explains why he believes the running game will thrive this season
RB Khalil Herbert is entering his second season with the Chicago Bears, and his role in Year 2 is expected to be a bigger one.
The Bears selected Herbert in the sixth round (217th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft and he became one of the more pleasant surprises of what was a pretty disappointing 6-11 season for Chicago.
With David Montgomery and Herbert expected to be the featured running backs, the running game is expected to be a foundational peice of the Bears' offense.
"I feel like we're going to excel in this system especially," Herbert said. "The whole thing and how we operate and you know with Justin in the backfield with us too is just, I'm excited. I'm excited to see how we're able to run the ball."
QB Justin Fields' presence alone is beneficial for the entire offense when game-planning each week. Having an athletic player as a QB can be such an advantage for a running game.
"It helps us a lot," Herbert said. "Just the threat of him [Fields]pulling it, the D-end and the linebackers gotta account for him pulling that ball and running around them too, so just having them have to account for that, and pause for a split second here or there, that's all we need. So just having that little pause helps us a lot, because they pause for a split second, we're able to crease, and off and running. So it helps us a lot."
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