Devin Hester to start next year?
Apparently Hester, who has nine catches in his last two games, is impressing enough to warrant starting receiver talk for next season. It would be great to get the ball in our most dynamic player’s hands as much as possible. You hear this over and over again, but Hester REALLY does have a chance to score everytime he touches the pigskin. Plus, too many times this season opponents have been tipped off to when Hester will get the ball. He needs to be in every play to keep opponents on their toes.
Now, if Hester continues to improve and does get the starting nod next season, it obviously means that one of our current starters will suffer. Bernard Berrian is in a contract year and will most likely be the highest-prized free agent wide receiver outside of Randy Moss. Bears GM Jerry Angelo is usually good about rewarding his players but has shown that he will not overpay for talent. Look at the Lance Briggs situation. Then there is Muhsin Muhammad. He will be 35 when next season starts and the Bears may not want to pay the $3.3 million cap he will cost them.
In either scenario, having Devin Hester as a starting wideout should be a very good thing. Having an aging Moose (Mooooooooose!) and a deep-threat wideout owed big bucks next season provides two situations in which a starting Hester could be plausible.
Hey Shea. Man, they must start Hester on Offense, Specials, Defense and why not make him an Assistant Coach while they-re at it. He is great and does it all. He is their weaponry at this point!
No doubt about it. Hester is an explosive playmaker and a threat to score everytime he touches the ball.
Why not make him a QB while we’re at it?
Yeah. He’d be something like a player I’d create on Madden.
Good Lord, they should put Hester at quarterback. I really had the Bears pegged for 12-4 this year, thinking 2006 was not a mirage. Yeah, they had injuries…but who didn’t? Hester is one hell of a “starting point” for rebuilding themselves. I still think that in the “softer” NFC, a tweak here and there and the Bears can redeem themselves in 2008. Just came across your blog and looking forward to more Chi-Town reporting. Please check out my site at sportsattitude.wordpress.com when you get a chance.