Chicago Bears Position Review: Running Backs

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Ka’Deem Carey — 159 yards rushing, 19 yards receiving, 3 total touchdowns

I sure wish Carey gets more touches. The second-year man has not gotten the number of touches that could showcase his talent. He has only had 79 career carries, and nine passes targeted to him.

Carey shows the toughness he needs to play well as a running back. All three of his touchdowns have come in short-yardage situations.

With all the talk of the Chicago Bears drafting Jeremy Langford, and bringing in other veteran running backs, Carey saw himself fighting for a spot on the roster. He won that battle, but saw how low he was on the depth chart. He felt down, but kept grinding, and in the end he was a part of the game plan.

“I was down, man,” Carey said. “For a good two days. But then a switch flipped. I was like, ‘You need to snap out of this. You need to get better. You need to go to practice like this is your everything. And you need to find your energetic spirit again.'”

Now, with Matt Forte probably on his way out, Carey has an opportunity to be the main backup. That would give him a more touches and a chance to show his abilities.

Like Forte and Langford ahead of him, Carey shows an ability to be dependable both on the ground and catching out of the backfield. He could thrive in this system with more touches.

Since the Chicago Bears under John Fox like to use a rotation of backs, each back in the rotation will not get the beating that having one main back would receive. That would benefit Carey, as hard as he runs.

I am expecting good things from Ka’Deem Carey in 2016. He may never be a Pro Bowl-type runner, but he will become a dependable part of th Chicago Bears offense.

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