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Snap judgment: What’s going on at running back for the Bears?

There’s a lot to dissect from the Bears’ season-opening thud, a 10-3 loss to the Packers on Thursday in which their defense was superb and the offense was the definition of discombobulated.

Here are a few notes based on playing time allotment:

Curious decisions with running backs

David Montgomery was the Bears’ highest draft selection this year (No. 73 overall) and they want him to become an all-purpose, every-down back. Matt Nagy has spent the past month saying he’s ready. Then he played 38 percent of the offensive snaps and got seven touches.