Published 12/9/2008
by T.W. Krems
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Welcome to the Week 14 edition of the Chicago Bears roundtable. This is actually the first roundtable for the Bears this year and we hope to bring it back week after week. For this week's discussion we will have the following talented Chicago Bears writers; Ian Sheppard , Max Kienzler , and T.W. Krems , who will also moderating this discussion. Let's get to it.
Alright Ian and Max, on to our topics.
Of this list of backs (having the highest percentage of team's scrimmage yards), who do you think Forte is most like: Marshall Faulk, Erik Dickerson, or Edgerrin James?
IS- First off, Bears fans, isn't it awesome that Matt Forte is being named in this company? I certainly think it is. As far as answering this question, though, statistics can only take me as far as to say that Forte is on pace to finish with 1330 yards rushing, which would be more than Faulk but less than Dickerson and James in their rookie seasons.
That's why I will answer this question from a physical standpoint. ...
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