The End Of The Devin Hester That Made You Spill Your Beer
He is already the greatest kick/punt returner to ever play the game, but the one thing that is most disappointing about the Devin Hester saga is that thanks to a franchise incapable of finding a true number one wide receiver, us fans will forever be jipped of more moments like this (Warning: loud).
The sad truth is that Hester is slowly being removed from any return responsibilities. Danieal Manning has already claimed kick return duties and Hester plans to share his decreasing punt return workload with rookies Johnny Knox and maybe Derek Kinder, given he makes the team.
As we move into 2009, Hester is, for the first time, the undisputed number one, and will easily see the most playing time of his four-year career. There is every reason to believe he is primed to tear shit up–see: Cutler trade–but even a one-thousand yard season can never be as exhilarating as the four seconds it takes for him to juke the entire motherfucking Vikings defense (Warning: small).
It’s hard not to think that if the Bears’ prowess for drafting receivers wasn’t limited to the David Terrells and Mark Bradleys of the world, Hester might not be forced to give up his natural skill for the offchance that the team could exploit his athleticism to cover up this positional incompetence.
This isn’t to say that Hester’s take-it-to-the-house days are over with, but with dwindling opportunities to do his thang, the countless Year One and Two highlight videos that appear on YouTube showcasing his returns (Warning: fucking awesome) may never need to be updated.
Newbie Matt Phillip has the reins here–all by himself!–for the next couple of days, so be nice. I’m out until next Tuesday, so… errr, see you next Tuesday I guess. What?
I’m not sure, but didn’t Hester (and his agent) push the Bears into giving him more WR time? A bigger paycheck, no doubt. Given this ownership’s legendary, shall we say, “frugality”, they might be thinking they don’t have to lay out cash for a top wideout and top returner when they think they have both in one guy.
This is all true, but the thing is, they can’t have both; One takes away from the other. Like… like…
Will someone more witty than I am please finish the sentence?
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Yes I also touch myself to those youtube Hester highlights from time to time, but don’t worry there’s going to be some, “fresh material” added to the reel this year. Remeber Hester did juke the entire Motherfucking Vikings secondary last year to take it to the house on a five yard slant route. If Orton hadn’t been such a panzie about throwing the deep ball last year, hester would’ve had an extra 5 tds last year easy. Good luck Denver, I think you’re going to be pleaseantly surprised at the new QB’s ability to zip the ball into tight windows downfield, throw the ball 20 yards and farther, and grow a neck beard suitable for a serial killer.