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Luther Burden, 130 yards and a touchdown. He had a big day on just four receptions... he is so good. And there has been fair, I think, for Luther Burden investors to complain about the usage... But I think a lot of that has to do with just Ben Johnson has sort of leaned into multi-tight end personnel this year with a lot of 12 and some 13 personnel. And I wonder now that Cole Komet, unfortunately, looks like he sustained a season-ending knee injury in that game... I just wonder if without him, they're going to be forced to play a little less 12 and 13, maybe a little more 11 personnel. And that gets Luther Burden on the field more often because, man, that guy with the ball in his hands is so, so good.
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Burden's 130-yard, 4-catch game could lead to more 11 personnel usage with Kmet out.

Burden had four targets and four catches for 130 yards and a touchdown on Thursday night. Despite fair complaints about his snap share and target share earlier in the season, the source attributes this to Ben Johnson's heavy use of multi-tight end personnel (12 and 13 personnel). With Cole Kmet sustaining a season-ending knee injury, the Bears may be forced to use less multi-tight end personnel and more 11 personnel, which could get Burden on the field more often. Derek Brown notes Burden looks fantastic and questions why he's not getting 10 targets per game given his explosiveness and wiggle after the catch.

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