Sunday afternoon the Bears will travel to Jacksonville to take on the 1-3 Jaguars who have struggled on both sides of the ball. But, offensively, it all begins with running back Maurice Jones-Drew.
Jones-Drew has been one of the league's most dominating runners over the last few years , averaging more than 1,300 yards rushing in each of the last three seasons. He has the ability to not only run between the tackles but to bounce it to the outside. His combination of speed and toughness makes him one of the hardest runners in the league to take down.
He presents a difficult task to a Bears' defense that has not faced a tough running attack with teams like Indianapolis, Green Bay, and Dallas relying heavily on throwing the ball.
Linebackers Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, and Nick Roach will be called upon to make stops in the running game and will have to do their best to get low on the 5'7" Jones-Drew to slow him down.
The Jaguars took quarterback Blaine Gabbert...
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October 07, 2012
