Smith Says Bears Will Still Run

So far this season, the Chicago Bears have had to rely mostly on their passing game, as their running game has gone up against some tough run defenses. Coach Lovie Smith, however, insists that the Bears are still a run-first offense. That will be good news to star running back Matt Forte, who has yet to amass the big yards he was known for last season.

Smith said, “We realize that we need to get more production from our running game, but I think our running game is what allowed us to pass the ball as well as we did. Teams come in thinking about stopping our run. We haven’t had a lot of yards. [But] I think with being a running team and continuing to run the ball-and just by knowing that we’re a running team-that’s enough in itself right there. Some days a team will gang up on the run and we’ll beat them passing the ball… We’re still a running football team. Some games, though, we may have to lean on the pass a little bit more like we did this past week. But we want to get the running game going each week.”

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Posted in General on September 24, 2009

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