Why the NFL Draft experts were so fired up about Matt Forte
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Featured Matt Forte as having tremendous size, versatilely, endurance,
strong blocking and more. Forte also drew positive reviews for being good
at catching the ball out of the backfield. His listed speed 4.46 (40) raised
concerns about him being a game-breaker.
Three Down Back
From the Chicago Sun Times reporting on Bears Running Backs Coach
Tim Spencer's evaluation of Matt Forte
Forte is something the Bears didn't have on the roster -- a three-down
back. That's one of the things running backs coach Tim Spencer kept
coming back to when evaluating him against others. Forte has the size to
run between the tackles and quickness to do all the other things inherent
to the position
Forte's is a Do-It-All
Head Coach Bob Toledo says Forte will make some people happy
''The one thing is he can do it all,'' Toledo said when asked what he liked
most about Forte's game. ''He's an all-purpose back. He runs inside with
power, he's got quickness, he's got speed, he's got balance, he can catch
the ball extremely well. He can even throw the football. He's the total
package."
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