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What’d we learn in Bears’ preseason opener? David Montgomery is for real, and more.

While much about the Bears will remain hidden during the preseason, there were some important offensive developments in the opener against the Panthers on Thursday.

Several starters sat out and Mitch Trubisky was done after three handoffs, but rookie running back David Montgomery, kicker Elliott Fry and backup quarterback Chase Daniel showed they’re on track with the regular season less than a month away.

Matt Nagy will likely try to get more of his core offensive personnel together next week against the Giants, but here are three telling observations from the 23-13 loss to the Panthers:

Montgomery says hello

[Brian O’Mahoney/For the Sun-Times]
Montgomery had three catches for 30 yards, three carries for 16 yards and a touchdown run.