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PFF ranks Montgomery as its third-highest-graded running back behind all-world performer Derrick Henry and stud rusher Dalvin Cook. When you’re running well enough to be put into a category with those two guys, you’re doing something right. The best part is that it doesn’t take advanced analytics to show us that Montgomery is at the core of the offense’s improvement. Montgomery is averaging 108.5 rushing yards per game over the last four games. He has flashed some playmaking skills as a receiver out of the backfield, too with 14 catches for 137 yards. Altogether, Montgomery has scored...

•   At the risk of getting way-too-ahead of myself, a Matt Nagy-Ron Rivera matchup would be ridiculously juicy. Two former Andy Reid assistants going against each other would be a treat. As would a potential game in which Nagy faces off against Alex Smith. Oh, and maybe we could dust off the 2017 NFL Draft weekend comps of Smith and Mitchell Trubisky? OK, I’ve traveled too far down that rabbit hole. •   Andrew Dannehy (Da Bears Blog) digs up how the Bears are finding answers to what ailed them earlier in the season. Better late than never, I suppose. What’s wild about Chicago’s ne...

Basketball is better when the Egyptian Hunting Dawgs of Carbondale are barking and ballin’. Here’s to some more signature wins moving forward in the Bryan Mullins era. •   Sure, I’m happy for Khalil Mack and Cordarrelle Patterson making the Pro Bowl. Both of those players deserve the recognition they received for their excellent play. HOWEVER, I’m still miffed about the snubs. More on that later today. •   The Pro Bowl is a nice reward for players. But let’s be honest with each other for a moment. The “bowl” game these players care most about is the Super Bowl. And because...

•   The Chicago Bears’ six-game season in September and October was fueled by a defense playing with its hair on fire and an offense scraping by with a healthy bit of good fortune. A six-game season from the end of October through early December followed. That football season featured a bad offense, failure in executing fundamentals, and every red flag that called for change imaginable. Now we’re in a stretch where the offense looks good, the defense appears to be reeling, and a push for change has taken a backseat to a plausible postseason run. The writers who scripted the 2020 Bears ...

Bears focused on avoiding letdown against Jaguars By GENE CHAMBERLAINDecember 21, 2020 GMT LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Forget about draft position and postseason chances. Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy is expecting a challenge when his team visits lowly Jacksonville. Chicago stayed in the playoff race with a 33-27 victory at Minnesota on Sunday, evening its record at 7-7. The Bears have won two in a row since a six-game losing streak, while the Jaguars (1-13) are in the lead in the race for the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft after the New York Jets’ 23-20 victory at the Los Angeles Rams.