The Dallas Cowboys are looking to capitalize on another team having one too many talented running backs.
That team happens to be the Chicago Bears, who have recently phased out Khalil Herbert from their offense in favor of using a one-two punch of D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson.
Chicago’s new game plan without Herbert has yielded wins, but that doesn’t mean Herbert can’t easily benefit another football team this season.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently predicted that the Cowboys will trade for Herbert before the November 5 deadline. Barnwell thinks the Bears would accept a 2025 sixth-round pick from Dallas in exchange for Herbert.
“Ezekiel Elliot has been mostly phased out of the rotation, leaving Rico Dowdle, who has generated minus-18 rush yard over expected (RYOE) in a relatively quiet start to the season,” Barnwell said.
“There’s no Derrick Henry lurking as an immediately impactful back, but what about adding another set of fresh legs to compete with Dowdle? Herbert is probably not the sort of back to shoulder a workload of 20 carries per game, but among the 46 players with 300 carries or more between 2021 and 2023, his 4.9 yards-per-carry average ranks seventh.”
Sports Mockery’s Erik Lambert also believes that a Herbert-to-Dallas deal makes a lot of sense from Chicago’s perspective, as Lambert communicated in a new report.
“(Herbert) may not rescue their entire operation down there, but he at least gives them some proven legs with plenty of juice,” Lambert said. “Getting a 6th round pick back for him would essentially mean the Bears win because they spent a 6th to select him in 2021.”
“The reality is Khalil Herbert isn’t a good fit for this new offense. Shane Waldron prefers more inside-zone running. Herbert is at his best in outside-zone concepts. If Dallas does come forward with an offer, Poles should consider it.”
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