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Third-year NFL breakout candidates for 2023: Khalil Herbert, Kadarius Toney and more | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney are among the top third-year NFL breakout candidates for 2023.
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“RB KHALIL HERBERT, CHICAGO BEARS​

A sixth-round pick in 2021 out of Virginia Tech, Herbert has posted 70.0-plus PFF grades while playing more than 300 snaps in each of his first two seasons with the Bears. A shifty player with the ball in his hands, he has forced 47 missed tackles on 232 carries and another seven on 23 receptions over the past two seasons. With David Montgomery no longer in Chicago, there’s every reason to think Herbery will see more of the ball in 2023, and he has the talent to be a 1,000-yard back with enough touches”
 
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An NFL Draft class is only as good as the players you find beyond Round 1. Which mid- to late-round picks can step in and contribute?
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“Roschon Johnson, RB, Chicago Bears​

(Round 4, No. 115)​

Chicago entered the draft on the heels of losing lead running back David Montgomery to Detroit via free agency. The Bears’ running back situation a year ago was unique in that Montgomery’s former backfield cohort, Khalil Herbert, had a very productive first two seasons — behind a not-so-great offensive line — and looked ready for a larger workload.

So, the Bears decided they didn’t have to pay Montgomery (who’s a fine player but also landed a three-year, $18 million contract this spring). Instead, they’ll get more touches for Herbert and added Johnson, one of the most dependable backs in the 2023 draft class. Johnson can handle many of the gap-based runs in Chicago’s scheme, which will free up Herbert to be more dangerous in space. These two complement each other very well and could even be on the field together. Johnson is also a legit pass protector, a rare trait in a rookie back.

This was a great pick. And for general manager Ryan Poles, it was some nice maneuvering to keep a young, cheap and talented backfield.”
 
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Sports Illustrated has the Bears as one of the ten most improved teams based on their offseason transactions. “The Bears’ lengthy list of offseason additions will likely lift them from the bottom of the NFL power rankings to a promising team during Year 2 of GM Ryan Poles’s rebuild project in Chicago,” writes SI’s Gilberto Manzano.

“The Chicago Bears bottomed out last year, but they look poised to pull themselves out of the league’s basement in 2023, writes Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay. He adds, “The future looks bright in the Windy City largely thanks to the promising development of quarterback Justin Fields.”
Here’s what NFL.com’s Marc Sessler wrote in listing the Bears as one of the most improved teams.

Pulling D.J. Moore away from the Panthers — the headliner in a massive pre-draft swap — was a masterful lever pull by general manager Ryan Poles. Justin Fields now has his alpha dog to whip passes to atop the sturdy cast of Chase Claypool, Darnell Mooney and Cole Kmet. Fourth-rounder Roschon Johnson is an intriguing addition to a backfield featuring Khalil Herbert and hammer-dropping D’Onta Foreman.
The draft bought size and might on both sides of the ball. Chicago added a massive human up front in first-round offensive tackle Darnell Wright. Poles then found a pair of front-door-shaped interior D-linemen in Gervon Dexter Sr. and Zacch Pickens. The roster is still dangerously thin at pass rusher. That’s a weird situation two years in when you’re head coach is defensive-minded Matt Eberflus. The rebuilding effort, though, is well underway.
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Canth said:
I'm not sure I buy that at all. I think they want to start winning in 2023. Sure, with 2 picks in the 1st round next year, I expect they are looking to be even better next year. But, I do not see them doing that at the expense of 2023. It's the NFL, wait too long figure out how to win and it will be someone else with your job next year doing the new figuring.

I also would not underestimate how the new stadium plans tie into all of this. It's probably a lot easier to get investors when they see a winning or at least extremely competitive product on the field and can simply transfer that vision to the new stadium vs it all still just being some long down the road dream.
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Lol at investors caring about winning. It’s an NFL team, shitty teams with losing records make as much as good teams because of the TV deals & revenue sharing.
 

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Lol at investors caring about winning. It’s an NFL team, shitty teams with losing records make as much as good teams because of the TV deals & revenue sharing.
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I didn't say it was the only thing or even the main consideration. Sure, there are going to be some investors that will be able to just buy-in on TV revenue and it being the NFL.

Maybe I am naïve, but I would think it would be an easier sell to get more money from each sponsorship/investor if you have a young, exciting football team that is winning than a shitty one that is losing. I think it's easier to get more money out of a given sponsorship/investment when you have a clear face of the franchise for ads, sales, etc, who is probably the most talented QB in team history vs going, "well damn, guess they will have to start over and see if the next guy can actually get it done".

I mean, sure, it's the Bears and they are going to their clicks and their attention because it's the Chicago Bears. But I have also heard many times over the years how the Bears could be making boatloads more money and a true powerhouse franchise if they could ever fix the front office and team/QB at the same time. I guess that is what I am thinking of. Yes, they will get money. But, they can potentially get a hell of a lot more with a team that is winning and looks to finally be building for sustained success and not just another random year of good.
 
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