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Matt Forte

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12 carries 121 yds and a TD
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Matt broke off a 61-yard run that set up Chicago's first TD and had a 37-yard TD in the 4th quarter.
He needs more than 12 carries IMO to reach his potential.
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It pains me to have to pull for Matt while he wears that uniform. :evil2:
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TPSTulane wrote:Matt broke off a 61-yard run that set up Chicago's first TD and had a 37-yard TD in the 4th quarter.
He needs more than 12 carries IMO to reach his potential.

You do realize the Bears won 48-24 right? That's why Matt had 12 carries. If the game is close, Matt is getting 20-25.
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FW wrote:
TPSTulane wrote:Matt broke off a 61-yard run that set up Chicago's first TD and had a 37-yard TD in the 4th quarter.
He needs more than 12 carries IMO to reach his potential.

You do realize the Bears won 48-24 right? That's why Matt had 12 carries. If the game is close, Matt is getting 20-25.
He had 13 carries in the 17-14 win over Pitt two weeks ago.
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Re: Matt Forte

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TPSTulane wrote:
FW wrote:
TPSTulane wrote:Matt broke off a 61-yard run that set up Chicago's first TD and had a 37-yard TD in the 4th quarter.
He needs more than 12 carries IMO to reach his potential.

You do realize the Bears won 48-24 right? That's why Matt had 12 carries. If the game is close, Matt is getting 20-25.
He had 13 carries in the 17-14 win over Pitt two weeks ago.
Problem is that everyone is keying in on Forte' for obvious reasons. But that being said he should still get 20-25 carries a game.
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A couple moronic blogs had Forte compared to one season wonders Saalam and Curtis Enis. That even set me off....
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He had 13 of the Bears' 18 carries. Their OL sucks and they have a pro bowl QB. Matt's going to be more effective if the Bears pass to set up the run with their OL.
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Matt's a Pro-Bowl runner if he gets 20-25 carries a game. Yep Cutler went to one Pro Bowl but I wouldn't call him a Pro-Bowl QB.
Had Toledo given Matt just 13 carries a game at Tulane he would have gone undrafted.
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Re: Matt Forte

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With the Bears OL, they are going to be more productive with Cutler throwing more than Matt running. I agree he should get more than 12 carries but I don't see them using him the same way they did last year. I also don't think he's 100% healthy.
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