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Devin Hester to play a little offense! (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter PsychoMan
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peter griffin
Footballguy
makes sense since the guy is money with the ball in his hands. If he settles at receiver, it will be interesting to see how long it takes him to pick up some of the nuances of the position.
SeveredHorseHeads
Footballguy
Great move. He was lost as a defender and is electric with the ball in his hands.
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Instert obligatory "Can he play quarterback?" joke here.
RenegadeGM
Footballguy
This is clearly just a ploy to motivate Bernard Berrian.
I agree. Miami already tried this and Hester could not catch or catch on in college. I wish him the best but I do not see his fortunes changing at the NFL level.
Kit Fisto
Footballguy
Don't care if he does or doesn't. If he gets listed on NFL.com as a WR, ka-pow!It'll be like starting the Bears D and the Panthers D every week....
BTW: I'm talking TD leagues here.
jurb26
Footballguy
Hester was down right awful on offense at Miami. I still think had he simply stayed in college another year, he very well could have vaulted himself into the 1st round of the draft and become a much more hyped commodity. Mia did plan on using him in a similar roll to that of Bush (at USC). Shortly after they made that intention clear, Hester declared for the draft.
Even though Hester looked awful his last year in Mia on offense, that didn't seem to stop Mia from wanting to make him the focal point of it the following year. You have to remember that Hester has never really just been able to concentrate on one position or thing in his football career yet. I'm skeptical of his chances of success in Chi in this new (what appears to be similar roll), but I think it's obvious he has potential. Hester is simply one of the most explosive players in the NFL.
duaneok66
Footballguy
best post of the week . . .
-OZ-
Footballguy
I think you're right, but if Hester gets in for 5 plays a game, his mere presence will open running lanes for Benson. Make the defense overthink itself.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
ROTFLMAO!!! Berrian is the best WR on the Bears.Berrian and Moose are the starters, with Mark Bradley, Rashied Davis and Hester (replacing Justin Gage).Hester played a little WR last year and didn't do too well. Let's see how an offseason of practice at WR works for him.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
What do you think about Tatum Bell?
pigskin pimp
Footballguy
Chadstroma
Footballguy
He could not catch punts and kick offs regularly last year. He was benched one game because he kept dropping the balls on the ground. I do not know how many kicks the ball hit the ground and he picked it up and then ran with it..... so now he is suppose to run routes and catch the perfectly thrown balls of Grossman?!
Lovie.... I thought more highly of you than this!!!
Lovie.... I thought more highly of you than this!!!
RenegadeGM
Footballguy
um, it was a joke...please point out where I said Berrian sucked.I just picked any CHI WR.
SeveredHorseHeads
Footballguy
huh?
I agree he is explosive and I agree that you should attempt to get the football in the hands, assuming they can use their hands, of your best athletes more often than not. I also agree that Miami was going to attempt to do right by a player that could not play DB or WR and find a position, if possible, for him before he left. We are on the same page. At the same time, though, I place a certain amount of blame on the coaching staff. Hester, while a freakish athlete, needed to be taught and coached...in college...about playing DB or playing WR/catching footballs. Somebody...somewhere...did a huge disservice to this kid on Saturdays in the fall. Somebody...somewhere...let him slide because he is explosive and failed to make sure he had a solid foundation/fundamentals at DB or WR. Somebody...somewhere...decided his God given, Madden recognized 100 speed would supercede or blatantly hide the fact he does not have the skills necessary to play a position down in and out. And...He cannot catch. Period. He was tried at DB. He cannot cover properly. Period.Now, the Bears are going to attempt to work a miracle on Sundays in the fall. Again...I will never root against a young man to succeed. I wish him the best but I do not see it. What I do see, though, is a kid that could be this generation's Mel Gray. Mel found his niche and filled it. Hester could be the same player.Hester was down right awful on offense at Miami. I still think had he simply stayed in college another year, he very well could have vaulted himself into the 1st round of the draft and become a much more hyped commodity. Mia did plan on using him in a similar roll to that of Bush (at USC). Shortly after they made that intention clear, Hester declared for the draft.Even though Hester looked awful his last year in Mia on offense, that didn't seem to stop Mia from wanting to make him the focal point of it the following year. You have to remember that Hester has never really just been able to concentrate on one position or thing in his football career yet. I'm skeptical of his chances of success in Chi in this new (what appears to be similar roll), but I think it's obvious he has potential. Hester is simply one of the most explosive players in the NFL.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Being in Chicago I was forced to watch more Bears games than I normally care to. Almost every game there was at least one punt or kick off the kid dropped the ball, had to scoop up, and the run. He muffed a couple that ended up being turnovers in one game and Lovie benched him. So, if he can not catch a kick off or punt- he is suppose to be able to catch a thrown ball that usually is not exactly accurate?
PsychoMan
Footballguy
yeah he did scare me a bit - especially when he got in that funk of dropping punts. i remember the game you're talking about where he was benched. is it any easier to catch a pass though? i'm not sure ... either way though, it's something they probably think is worth working on (and i agree). if he can improve his hands just enough, he could be a serious threat on the offense (at the least a heck of a distraction) in just a handful of snaps per game.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Good thing the Bears have a little offense then huh?
Chadstroma
Footballguy
I always considered catching a kicked ball where all you have to do is position yourself where it is about to land vs running a route and trying to catch the ball while moving would be even harder. The kid does not have any hands- that is why he was a CB to begin with. It seems like they tried to make him a WR in college and that did not work (based off of others posts) so I fail to see how it will work in the Bears offense.
