5 Chicago Bears who can benefit big from Justin Fields in 2021

2. David Montgomery

This correlates similarly to why Germain Ifedi may be excited to see Justin Fields. As noted, it is not just that Fields is young and the Chicago Bears will want to run. It is that Justin Fields improves the run game himself. That is not just raw stats either, it is the presence of him, and the threat of him.

When he holds the ball and may take off, defenders have to freeze, They cannot let Fields explode for a huge run. However, when defenders freeze, and he puts the ball in David Montgomery’s stomach, Montgomery is going to run through flat footed players, and is going to have more wide open rushing lanes than he has ever seen.

Through two seasons it is fair to say that while he has not been an elite running back, David Montgomery is still on a strong trajectory to have a successful prime of his career, and that could start in year three.

Adding Montgomery at his best to a young Fields read to take off and scare defense and fans could be surprised how big of a year David Montgomery has.