The Bears signed running back Mike Davis to a two-year, $6 million contract this offseason. That has not gone well, and if General Manager Ryan Pace is smart, he’ll admit his mistake and cut Davis this week.

Related players: Tarik Cohen, David Montgomery

The Bears can get a fourth-round pick if they cut ties with Davis before Week 10. Davis has just 11 carries for 25 yards and that doesn't figure to go up much with the emergence of Montgomery in the backfield.

David Montgomery deserves some of the blame for the running game's struggles. He ranks 71st among running backs on Pro Football Focus this season with a 58.6 grade. He's looked very much like a rookie runner at times, lacking patience and making one move (usually a spin move) too many.

Related players: Tarik Cohen, Mike Davis

The story said Monty is averaging just 3.3 yards per carry but it's not all his fault. The O-line hasn't been good at all. The story suggested the Bears could go to Cohen more, thanks to his ability to get more out of a play at times, something they did early against the Raiders but that was likely because they fell behind early. The story also seems to think Davis isn't much of an upgrade and Monty will continue to get his chances. The hope for owners is the bye week allows the Bears to figure some things out in the run game. Montgomery is hopefully a better RB option coming out of the bye for Week 7.

Offensively, the Bears are in love with RB David Montgomery, who brings a professional approach that is rare for a rookie.

Related players: Mike Davis, Tarik Cohen

Paylor went on to say Monty is a no-nonsense guy who takes football very seriously. The Bears love that, plus his receiving skills and make-you-miss skills. He will help this team immediately, Paylor added. We had a story about Monty's receiving skills Monday, and it may be something potential fantasy owners weren't aware of.

Third-round pick David Montgomery has opened eyes in camp with the way he caught the ball out of the backfield, something his predecessor, Jordan Howard, struggled to do.

Montgomery flashed more than any other newcomer, the story said. Monty is expected to have a decent role in Chicago's offense and his strength in college was his tackle-breaking ability.

The Bears opened up space alongside Tarik Cohen in their backfield by trading Jordan Howard this offseason and third-round pick David Montgomery joins free agent acquisition Mike Davis as the likeliest candidates to fill it.

Early signs about the rookie’s chances of doing that have been positive. Montgomery’s skills in the passing game got a thumbs up from head coach Matt Nagy and running backs coach Charles London said his ability as a runner was also evident right off the bat.

London said Montgomery has “pretty rare contact balance,” which gives him the chance to gain yards even when there’s a lot of traffic ahead of him on the field.

The story added London said Montgomery was focused on learning the offense and his role this spring, but that he can see the running back taking on a leadership role as time goes on. If the offseason praise turns into regular season results, that may happen sooner rather than later. In standard leagues, we have Montgomery ranked as the highest Bears back at 26th.