Devin Hester: Is He Going To Be Ridicilous this Season?

Every Bears fan knows that Devin Hester is "ridiculous", but will he continue his dominating ways as a receiver? Jake Perper can answer that.

by Jake Perper (Senior Writer)

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June 22, 2008

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I have heard Chicago Bears announcer Jeff Joniak of WBBM 780 say, "Devin Hester, you are ridiculous" over the years, but will he being saying that more this season?

We all know his nicknames: " Ridiculous", "Anytime", and "Windy-City Flyer". We all have seen his amazing seven punt returns, four kick returns, and two offensive scores, so we obviously know his ability.

Super Bowl XLI marked the first time that a player returned the opening kickoff in a Super Bowl for a touchdown. He will up his workload as a wide receiver as much as 300 percent more than last season.

Is it a good idea to put him on the field as a receiver? You bet it is. He improves every quarterback's chance to throw a TD. But did you ever think that it would ruin his kick/punt returning ability?

That is something that must be answered.

You don't want to put him on the field too long, then he won't be able to return kick/punt on each kickoff. I can see Hester replacing Bernard Berrian and becoming the Bears' No. 1 deep threat, which they are in dying need of.

I think they don't want to give him too much now, because they have not seen him play a whole season as a wide receiver. I hope he does very well next season, and I can see him scoring about seven or eight touchdowns on offense.

He won't be the Bears' No. 1 target because the other receivers on the team will battle for his spot. Those receivers are Marty Booker, who is a solid veteran, Brandon Lloyd, who has said to have been the best in minicamp so far, Mark Bradley, who has shown some ability, but is injury prone, and Rashied Davis, who has stepped up his game.

If Hester explodes this season, he could turn into Steve Smith, another receiver who also has blazing speed.

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  1. You don't need to write in bold, and you should spell check before you publish. Don't worry, I'll fix it.

  2. I've heard ESPN's John Clayton compare to Hester to Steve Smith, and with the opportunity to be the number one guy in camp, maybe he can be. Hester is just such a fun guy to watch and I hope the Bears give him a contract extension soon

    1. Well John Clayton is wrong; hester dosen't having the receiving skills or blocking skills that steve smith has. On the other end of the spectrum steve smith nor anyone in the league for that matter has the combined speed and elusiveness of devin hester.

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