Thread: After seeing MN give up the long return TD, I hope they kick to Hester

Originally Posted by Dagan81

The thing is that if they kick the ball out of bounds on kickoffs, we get the ball on our 40 yard line. If they punt the ball out of bounds after we've pinned them deep in their own territory, most likely, we get good field position. It's a win-win situation, really.

Is it the 40? I was thinking the 45 for some reason. Either way, I think Hester should be there on both Kickoffs and Punts with limited time as reciever. He was replaced a few times (in the redzone I think) already. We have knox... put Bennet and Aromashodu in as receiver and see how the extra field position helps us. Just my .02.

Originally Posted by blinddeafmute

Is it the 40? I was thinking the 45 for some reason. Either way, I think Hester should be there on both Kickoffs and Punts with limited time as reciever. He was replaced a few times (in the redzone I think) already. We have knox... put Bennet and Aromashodu in as receiver and see how the extra field position helps us. Just my .02.

Yeah, it's the 40. As far as having Devin Hester returning kickoffs, I think that would be a good idea, but I don't know if that will ever happen because the word I've heard is that the coaches want to keep him as fresh as possible since they have him playing offense (WR) as well.

I think Bennet's showing us he's our dude...Hester hasn't.

Wow! 6isSaviour!!! You actually called that Favre wouldn't have the same kind of outstanding year that he had last year. How in the hell did you ever make that prediction? You should play the lottery.

Originally Posted by GlobeOfFrogs

Knox returned 3 kickoffs on Sunday. Do they not want to keep Knox fresh as possible? He's on the field more than Hester.

You would think that. Johnny Knox is apparently on pace to amass 1000+ yards receiving this season. Hester is, at best, a slot receiver, and is thus used on mostly situational plays such as post routes and for the occasional bomb/Hail Mary type of pass due to his speed and athleticism. Am I right when I say that? I don't get to watch many Bears games since I live in Tennessee and don't have NFL Sunday Ticket.

Originally Posted by GlobeOfFrogs

LOL. I see every Bears game and quite frankly your guess is as good as mine when it comes to Hesters role on offense.

I think that Hester should be used in the slot and on the occasional deep vertical routes. Anything else is totally pointless because I don't think he's smart enough to be able to cover the playbook like he needs to be capable of doing.