Jordan Howard is currently the best player on the Chicago Bears offense. That’s simply a statement of fact. He’s the only player on that side of the roster who’s consistently produced. His back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and Pro Bowl nod as a rookie prove that much. It’s clear this has given him the confidence to let his voice be heard more often.
That was evident when he went on NFL Network and guaranteed the Bears would make the playoffs this season. He felt somebody had to set the level of expectation for this team and clearly felt he was in a position to do so. The question is does Howard view himself as the unquestioned leader of this new offense?
While he is a leader, the 23-year old running back made it clear that he’s not the leader. In his mind, and in the minds of everyone else on that team, there is one man who has assumed that mantle: Mitch Trubisky. He told Chicagobears.com as much.
“He asserted himself a lot last year, but I definitely feel like a lot more people are listening to him. He has a lot greater command of the locker room and stuff because he’s the quarterback for sure now.”
Clearing up any quarterback controversies is a big deal.
Mike Glennon is long gone. Nobody is left on the roster to be a direct challenge to Trubisky now. Both of his backups aren’t there for that. Chase Daniel and Tyler Bray have one job and that’s to help him assimilate the Matt Nagy offense as quickly as possible. All the while the young quarterback has grown into his role as a leader.
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Not only is he more vocal on and off the field, he’s also setting the pace in the training room and with charity activities. He’s truly a model citizen and everything the Bears could’ve hoped for from the face of their franchise. Howard believes in him. Now others are following suit. Everything is falling into place. The games can’t get here fast enough.
