Hester to no longer return kicks

[Rush]

http://www.chicitysports.com/2009/08/07/hester-to-concentrate-on-wr/

Devin Hester isn't going to be returning kicks any longer (kicks) so he can concentrate on WR. How do you think that's going to turn out? He had 51 catches, 650 yards+, 3 TD's in his first season at WR with Orton. I expect him to do better with Cutler.

 

[Yawkey Way]

i thought he was still going to be taking Punts?

 

[~Chance~]

That sucks. He better put up some amazing numbers at Wideout.

 

[RainboUnicorn]

He will put up better numbers this year. Cutler can actually deliver the deep ball. Cutler will also make the WR's look good. Remember Royal was a return specialist who the Broncos put at wideout and he looked pretty good last year.

 

[Macken]

did he buy hands ?

 

[1ke]

^^^ lol

This started last season when D Manning started to return kicks the way Hester use to return them. Hell still be on punts, but so far I think its Manning on KO's

 

[Senser81]

About 1 year too late on that "no longer returning kicks" thing.

 

[KillaK]

He should look better this year. When they go for a big pass play they wont have to rely on a pass interference call.

 

[SHOGUN]

If Hester can't put up better numbers with Cutler at QB, then he needs to go back to returning full-time.

 

[Bmore]

Smart, Move the most dynamic returner in football to Wideout and don't use him where he is best.

 

[Saluki]

This is the only logical move if he's going to have to be the #1 WR on the team. He'll need to save his legs for offense, and PR. Doesn't mean he's gunna be a good WR, be he's the best on THIS shitty WR core.

 

[Saluki]

Hester as a returner >>>>>>>>>>> Hester as a receiver...

RIP Devin Hester's career...

True, but when your as thin at WR as the Bears are it pretty much leaves him with no choice.

 

[chubbz]

who is the bears' gm??? how is he gonna improve this wr corp with no 1st rounders for the next two years?? he/they shoulda just got torry holt. at least hester wouldnt have all this pressure on him. god theyre dumb.

 

[f16harm]

Devin Hester just kissed goodbye any fame/popularity/notoriety he had in the league. Only reason anyone knew him was because of his return abilities. Now he'll be lumped into the pile of average NFL WRs.

 

[NAHSTE]

LOL at people saying his career or his fame/popularity is over when his career was never really that noteworthy to begin with.

Punt returning aside, he really has no football ability other than running straight. And he didn't return kickoffs last season either, so really, he's the same thing he was last year. A deep-threat WR with questionable hands and no knowledge of how to get open who also returns punts.

If he didn't return kicks last year, then how will this be any different?

 

[f16harm]

LOL at people saying his career or his fame/popularity is over when his career was never really that noteworthy to begin with.

Punt returning aside, he really has no football ability other than running straight. And he didn't return kickoffs last season either, so really, he's the same thing he was last year. A deep-threat WR with questionable hands and no knowledge of how to get open who also returns punts.

If he didn't return kicks last year, then how will this be any different?

LOL at another horrendous reply by NAHSTE ("Mr. Know-it-All") about football.

I'm not a Hester fan, but he WAS very noteworthy to the game. He was one of the most remarkable return men to play in the NFL when he was doing it. He's one return shy of the NFL record and he accomplished that in what, 2 or 3 seasons returning???

....he's been in the NFL for this many years and at least contributing, but NAHSTE knows more than the Bears and other 31 teams

 

[NAHSTE]

LOL at another horrendous reply by NAHSTE ("Mr. Know-it-All") about football.

I'm not a Hester fan, but he WAS very noteworthy to the game. He was one of the most remarkable return men to play in the NFL when he was doing it. He's one return shy of the NFL record and he accomplished that in what, 2 or 3 seasons returning???

....he's been in the NFL for this many years and at least contributing, but NAHSTE knows more than the Bears and other 31 teams

He is still returning punts, he stopped returning kicks sometime last season. And he only averaged 6.2 yards per punt return last year, so I'd argue he is not really noteworthy at all these days.

Sure, his past achievements as a return man are "noteworthy", but as a player, he's pretty average aside from one elite skill.

 

[f16harm]

He is still just as noteworthy......he is still returning punts, he stopped returning kicks last season.

Thanks Phil Savage.

 

[NAHSTE]

Thanks Phil Savage.

LOL

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

You dont weaken one position to mildly improve another.
Great return men are more valuable then avg WRs. Theres only 1 maybe 2 truly elite return men in the game at a time. The field position and plays Hester has the potential to provide effect both sides of the ball.

If they were that concerned they should have just gone out and signed one of the 985729348574958 WRs available this off season.

Hester FT return man and 3WR will get your more big plays than , Hester Primary WR PT return man.