Watching the Bears draft Tarik Cohen, it was hard not to feel a little giddy. Most casual fans don't know about this young man, and that's understandable. He played at North Carolina A&T after all. Still, if they were to do just a little research they'd soon find that this might quietly be one of the most exciting offensive players in the entire 2017 draft.
One thing GM Ryan Pace knew he had to do was find a way to ease the burden on running back Jordan Howard. A great way to do that is adding somebody who can relieve him of some snaps every game while also bringing new dimensions to the position at the same time. Cohen does that in every conceivable way.
After all, one doesn't get compared to Darren Sproles by accident.
Bears draft Tarik Cohen as perfect J-Howard compliment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsimHbxxFd8&t=73s Many people see the same traits. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com jumped all over it in his scouting report. It was honestly hard not to drool a little bit.
"Cohen uses a bounding, bouncing approach to the line of scrimmage reminiscent of Le'Veon Bell, but he's far less likely to finish downhill and instead looks to break it wide and out-race defenders. He's an electric playmaker who needs touches, but he's too small and unpredictable to handle much of an NFL carry count. Cohen gets easy separation as a receiver out of the backfield or from the slot and he will likely be used as an updated version of Darren Sproles 2.0."This young man is a good football player. Pace should know what he's capable of too. He saw first hand what Sproles could do for an offense when the running back played for the New Orleans Saints a few years back. This only gives Mike Glennon another versatile weapon to take advantage of. To say nothing of the likely value he'll bring to the return game as well.
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