Well, the Chase Brown bell-cow usage era was fun while it lasted – all three days of it. On the heels of Brown’s 32-touch, 157-yard performance this past weekend against the Raiders, the Bengals picked up the odd man out in Chicago’s backfield: Khalil Herbert. From a real-life management perspective, adding some proven depth behind Chase Brown makes a ton of sense for Cincinnati; the only other remotely meaningful name on the depth chart was Trayveon Henderson before the deal. And the truth is, from a fantasy perspective, the move isn’t as bad as it might have seemed originally. As much as we’d like to see Chase Brown continue to rack up 30 touches a game, that type of workload just isn’t sustainable over a 17-game season. Herbert can be the change of pace back to keep Brown fresh for the stretch run while not usurping his workload to the point where Brown gets a significant downgrade. Herbert profiles more as a between-the-tackles runner without a whole lot to offer in pass protection, which should help keep Brown on the fields in situations like 3rd down, two-minute, etc. The other good news for Brown: his role was already trending up in recent weeks, peaking at 67% of the rushing attempts in the backfield even with Zack Moss healthy before his injury. Even if Herbert works into the offense quickly, Brown should continue to be the primary running back for the Bengals in most situations – barring an epic collapse, of course.