Put Hester back or trade him

but, I would like to see him as a full time returner (punt and kick) and as the #3 (or #4) WR. An imaginative offensive coordinator would be able to get the ball in his hands in a variety of ways. Similar to DeSean Jackson in Philly or Josh Cribbs in Cleveland

and think to myself boy we used to have one of those.

Agree with Wiltfong. A good OC should be able to mix him in at the receiver position and have him prosper, especially now that he has been given a taste of Wr and knows he position better.

Besides, when you put him in as a WR and he has that “reputation” again as a highly dangerous man (like Cribbs has this year and Hester had) it changes the defense focus and can open a big play for Knox or our true #1 (if Santa Angelo comes through this year)

Hester is by far our best option for points, whether it be on Offense or on Special Teams…Just because our current administration doesn’t know how to utilize him to his full potential(common theme this year) doesn’t mean we should get rid of him.

The Jackson and Cribbs arguement is exactly why we need to keep Hester. Use him in the “RIGHT” situations, not 2-yard screen passes. Create ways for him to get the ball in his hands more, ie slant WR, Wildcat formations, tailback, punt returns, and put him in for kickoffs with Knox/Manning. If you have Hester and Knox/Manning at the goal line where are you going to kick the ball to?

He could get us a 2nd/3rd round pick, but as our best offensive weapon to trade him away now would be like selling your neighbor a new Ferrari for $5k because you don’t know how to drive a manual transmission. If you have the Ferrari…you better damn well know how to drive stick…The Bears need to find someone who can utilize his talents…

Just look at how successfully Reggie Bush is being used in NO…at the beginning of the season there was a lot of talk about he was a bust and should be traded…NO figured out the best way to get him involved with the offense, and they have a great shot at the Super Bowl.

The Bears are tight with their nickels and Angelo cannot have a dedicated ST guy making #1 WR money. You’re right this is what Devin should be doing, but Angelo can’t allow it to happen as he’s fighting for his job.

Knox Manning and Bennet have all scored return tds so our blocking is very strong. I want hester on the field 40 or more plays as opposed to 7or 8 for returns.

I think he is very dynamic i like the point made about the way Jackson is used in philly and How Cribbs is used in cleveland get them the ball!

Exactly.

Don’t listen to that f*cktard Deion Sanders yelling “PAY DA MAN” in his bright red nose and floppy shoes. Cleveland can see what happened here and should do the exact opposite.

I don’t think putting Hester back will even fix him. The Cold Hard Football Facts put together a piece a while ago talking about how fungible return men are – if the team can even get a 3rd rounder for Hester, they should absolutely do that.

Except it would be Angelo making the decisions, so it would just be a bust anyway.

Put the best return man in NFL history back to return kicks!?!?

That’s crazy talk — let’s see if he can play D-Line, maybe Safety.

you have to realize that to this organization Gaines Adams and Dan Bazuin are 2nd rounders.

Trade Hester and just watch him break records again for a real team with a real coaching staff. And we will have the equivalent of Dan Bazuin or Gaines Adams to show for it. Bethca it won’t take his new team 4 years to design a play to get the ball in his hands. Having Hester is a blessing regardless of whether he is returning kicks or playing WR. IMHO if we had a good coaching staff Hester would be able to do both without a hitch.

I understand that we need picks, but to compound the mistakes that have caused us to have no picks by trading our most explosive player makes no sense. I do worry that his recent (true) comments may make the incompetent fools in charge, that he was calling out, want to trade him if they are allowed to remain. How dare he be the only honest person about the woeful state of this org.!!

Perhaps he can improve if he “concentrates” on returns, but for 2 years now, he has looked terrible in the return game. Knox and Manning both have looked better than he has on KR and Bennett looks good on PR’s going back to the preseason when they put him back there several times.

I have my doubts as to whether he can ever recapture the magic he had the first two years in the league. It’s rare that return men have a long period of success so when you take into consideration that Hester has regressed the last two seasons, I don’t see him going back to what he was.

I’m fine with him being the slot WR the majority of the time next season if JA can land a great possession guy. Have Hester, Knox, and Bennett rotate in/out for the other two WR positions.

We don’t need him that badly now.Seems we can put anyone at the returner spot and they will get at least 1 or 2 TDs