Ideal Replacements For Every Lost Chicago Bears Assistant Coach

Running Backs:  Deland McCullough

Now that the Bears have established Jordan Howard as the focal point of their offense, it’s imperative they keep him in peak form. Often a great strategy by teams to help ensure this is by bringing in a coach he might be familiar with. Pretty much nobody outside of college football nerds will know the name Deland McCullough, and that’s a shame. He’s quietly become one of the best running back coaches in the NCAA.

The 44-year old played five years of professional ball in the NFL, CFL and even the XFL. He entered coaching in 2000 at the high school level. Ten years later he got his first big shot at his alma mater Miami of Ohio. His ability to identify and develop quality running backs was quickly noticed at Indiana and he was hired by them in 2011, a position he’s held since.

During the span from then to present day, the Hoosier have produced some of the best rushing attacks in the nation. Tevin Coleman became a third round pick in 2015 after working with McCullough. Then a young transfer named Jordan Howard came under his guidance. Howard turned in a standout year and became the fifth round pick of the Bears in the 2016 draft. The rest is history.