Jordan Howard is fast becoming the best draft pick of the Ryan Pace era for the Chicago Bears. It’s hard to believe a fifth round pick from Indiana can be doing what he is, but that’s the case. He already made some history in 2016 when he posted the most rushing yards ever by a Bears rookie with 1,313. Now thanks to a big day in Cincinnati, he added another incredible notch to his growing belt.
Jordan Howard becomes the first Bear to begin their career with consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
— ChiBearsPR (@ChiBearsPR) December 10, 2017
Keep in mind this is an accomplishment that men like Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, Neal Anderson and Matt Forte couldn’t pull off. The Bears have stockpiled great running backs for decades. That none of them were able to do this and Howard was is a testament to how special the young back is. It’s also a nice feather in the cap of GM Ryan Pace, who’s last two rookie classes have really begun to show up. Injuries aside of course.
It’s a welcome sign of the future especially with Mitch Trubisky starting to play better as well. Not to mention Adam Shaheen and Tarik Cohen. They have a core of young talent that can make plays. Howard is their hammer. There is no telling what he and this offense could be capable of with a more creative coaching staff in charge.
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