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Loggains isn't a moron...he's a genius!!!!!
Please educate me on why Howard looks so much better than Langford. I don't want just opinion either, I want stats and actual results.
He didn't. He "burst" through a truck sized hole for 36 yards which was the extent of his rushing output, then picked up about 40 yards of literal garbage time receiving in the last couple minutes of the game. Langford is nothing to write home about, but then again neither is Howard. They are two completely different backs with different strengths/weaknesses, both stuck on a ####ty ### team. This "Howard is great, here he comes I told ya" talk is nonsense. Mediocre. End of discussion.
Thank God someone else sees this. It's like everyone is blinded by hatred for Langford. They are both RBs that have some skills but are playing behind a bad OL. When they have a nice hole to run through they put up great yards otherwise they get zero. They can both catch passes well too. I haven't seen Howard add much more than what Langford offered other than Howard hits harder when going into defenders.
That's not even close to being true. Howard is having the same exact problems that Langford is being criticized for.
Are you stuck with Langford on your fantasy roster?
No. I don't have him on any teams right now. I had him on one and just dropped him for Howard. I just don't know what people are missing. It's like they are stuck on that article written by Clay this Spring.
I'm not so sure I'm hearing the same problems from Fox. What Fox seemed to be unhappy about Langford is that he left a lot of yards on the field. Clearly as coaches they see things that we don't - seemingly the reason Howard was given more and more carries (and now most likely the lead gig).
The only reason Howard has gotten more and more carries is because Carey got hurt and now Langford is hurt. I still think he deserved more carries but that's usually not Fox's thing to use rookies a lot.
not to pile on u hawk, but this in ur own words is huge imo. everyone can see the o-line is a big factor in their run game failure, so it's even bigger when u consider they won't have many holes to run through.
this is pretty much all there is to the optimism on howard for now. and thanks to the injury howard will have a chance to show whether he's another langford or not. opportunity established = fantasy board funtime.
Howard was getting work last week, so it wasn't just after Langford got hurt. Clearly Fox saw things on the field about Langford that we can't/didn't.
I didn't say he wasn't getting any work. The first week he didn't even play. Last week he got carries because Carey was out. This week he got even more because Langford got hurt. That's the reason for the increase. He got 3 carries last week and 9 this week.
Sees what? What are you talking about? No one is saying Howard is the next great rb. What we do know is Langford has been mostly terrible and it's time to try another guy. Low and behold, they did and he already put up better numbers than Langford. It's not that hard to see. I'm sorry you got burned by drafting Langford but it's smart to cut your losses and move on. The Bears can't do that completely, though.
This is a very strange argument to me. Langford has looked like total garbage for most of his time with the Bears, except for a few plays. We know he's not very good by now. Howard has looked better than Langford in his limited carries so Howard should get more carries to see how he does. It's simple as that.
You've had a hard on for Langford ever since last season when he came in for an injured Forte and performed just as well. I told you all season that the Bears were going to let Forte walk and you argued tooth and nail with me. Turns out you were wrong and that just made your hate for Langford grow worse. You should really calm down and give it a rest. It's two years of you acting like Langford ran out on your sister or something. Very weird, actually.
I was very wrong on the Bears not keeping Forte. I didn't think there was any way they would let him walk. But they did. And what a great decision it appears to have been. What exactly should I "give it a rest" on? You're making yourself look insane with that post. Langford blows. Almost everyone sees it. Deal with it or keep your head in the sand. Move along
He 'blew' all last season too. Yet he kept his job and they let Forte walk. I don't think his limited touches this season are enough to draw the concrete conclusion that he sucks. I thought he looked good last night. Since you're a Bears fan, perhaps you noticed that the line isn't exactly the 93 Cowboys. No one is, or ever has, said that he's the next Adrian Peterson. You just seem to have this very strange obsession for talking crap about Langford. Two years now. It's weird.
Flap is pretty straight forward, but yea he's got a hard spot for the Lanford guy. Really don't know how much of the Chicago RB situation I want. That O line sucks. Cutler was getting killed, thus injured. Cutler is tough though, IMO.
My first post in this thread. Yeah, I've really been hating on Langford for two years! What's wrong with me?!
Look, just keep the play calling terrible until after the Vikings have played both games. We don't need the Bears putting up a fight.
Hahahahaha!!! You can't seriously be worried about the Bears as a Vikings fan? The Bears can make some major improvements and still not have much of a chance. That Vikings defense is great this year. I would be happy to see the them just make it a close game.
You should listen to Hawkeye... I don't think any of the Bears backs look great but the offense is a mess. Lost center in the pres-season. Guys hit still in the backfield. Kevin White (more like Kevin Green) learning on the fly. 3 and out for the offense. Defense can't get off the field. They must be close to the worst time of possession in the league.
Not true. Howard gets more yards after contact.any graded h as the best pure runner in this class or at least top tier as a pure runner. His biggest question mark was catching passes.
Don't think anyone said howard is faster than lanford. That is the one category Langford is better than howard. But in most all other rb categories howard is better. Size, power especially.
What about the Bears team makes you think this won't be the case for most weeks going fwd? I made a small fortune riding Gordon in CLE during garbage time. Brees is a monster because he has no defense. Perfect opp for a pass catching rb in chi.
Nothing makes me think this wont continue to be the case for the Bears. The only reason I mention this is because if we are comparing the two players efficiency, the yards per reception or yards per target are being inflated somewhat due to the situation of the opposing defense laying off.
