Hester has been a topic of debate lately between MJH. Usually I hardly ever agree with harry's idiotic statements, and I think he definitely overestimates Hester's abaility to transform the offense, but i think mac and Jurko are even more so underestimating his potential impact. JD or somebody was reporting that they are using a formation with two TE, Berrian and Hester on the outside, and Benson in the backfield. Now that seems like a very intriguing formation if used at the right time against the right defense. I agree with harry that Hester will make about 1-2 plays on offense that contribute greatly to the offense, but the idea that he will somehow score 10-12 offensive TD's is kind of ridiculous. I definitely see him contributing way more than Mac implies he will though.

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Harry's a clown, but Clayton is a HOF writer.
I don't think he was drinking the Bears cool aid when he wrote this.



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Yeah i read that too, was surprised to hear a geeky looking dude like clayton reference Jimi, but it was cool nonetheless. Clayton may not be drinking the cool aid but i still think that article was a bit generous to Hester. Nevertheless, he's one of the most interesting players/storylines coming into the season imo

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my only worry about hester is that i wonder if he has enough experience to get off line if he's jammed. is he strong enough?

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I would think that alot of teams might worry about jamming him, because if the O line holds up protection long enough, thats almost asking for Hester to burn you deep because they might jam him intiailly, but once he breaks free he can outrun most cornersbacks and probably every safety in the league

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

The big question for hester is how well can he read a defense or will you just send him on posts, zeroes and fly routes?

What happens the first time he makes a catch, gets drilled, and fumbles (or even worse, gets injured)?

Everyone will come out and say that they knew it was a bad idea from the start.

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Not everyone.
Just Harry.

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I'm with Killer V on this one. To take it a step further, it's not as if Hester was flawless on kick-offs, but all those touchdowns tend to make you forget the bad plays. How many dropped passes, screwed up routes or fumbles is it worth for the occasional "wow" moment? For now we only have glowing practice reports & (IMO) overly-optimistic projections. We've all heard that Ben Wallace regularly drains free throws during practice, but real games are another story. Finally, ask yourself why Miami didn't convert him to receiver since he was clearly a below average DB?

What Nas said and the fact that Dion Sanders was in his ear telling him he would make him a great DB.

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“Those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it.”

And in college you can have 85 men on scholarship.

So this juggernaut who is projected by many to single-handedly revitalize the Bears offense was not used in this capacity at Miami because they already had another recruit at that position?

The juggernaut has ridiculous athetlic ability and if he's half as good as those reports coming out of camp, I think what position he played at Miami won't matter much. It's all about him staying healthy though.

Parody Song for Devin. Gary Wright's Dream Weaver

Youtube link for accompanying music.
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The Bears are back in Bourbonnais again
Climbed aboard the dream receiver train
Devin will make the spectacular plays
And leave Superbowl 41 behind

Ooh dream receiver
Lovie believes you can get them to Glendale
Ooh dream receiver
Harry believes Hester will not fail

When Rex throws to 23 he flies
Every play is a 30 yard gain
The Windy City Flyer is Clayton’s fantasy
McNeill is pouring his Kool-Aid down the drain

Ooh dream receiver
Lovie believes you can get them to Glendale
Ooh dream receiver
Harry believes Hester will not fail

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another concern would be the guy throwing him the ball...would it be an accurate pass...

longer than you know.