Blog Down, Chicago Bears

Apparently Hester, who has nine catches in his last two games, is impressing enough to warrant starting receiver talk for next season.  It would be great to get the ball in our most dynamic player’s hands as much as possible.  You hear this over and over again, but Hester REALLY does have a chance to score everytime he touches the pigskin.  Plus, too many times this season opponents have been tipped off to when Hester will get the ball.  He needs to be in every play to keep opponents on their toes.

Now, if Hester continues to improve and does get the starting nod next season, it obviously means that one of our current starters will suffer.  Bernard Berrian is in a contract year and will most likely be the highest-prized  free agent wide receiver outside of Randy Moss.  Bears GM Jerry Angelo is usually good about rewarding his players but has shown that he will not overpay for talent.  Look at the Lance Briggs situation.  Then there is Muhsin Muhammad.  He will be 35 when next season starts and the Bears may not want to pay the $3.3 million cap he will cost them.

In either scenario, having Devin Hester as a starting wideout should be a very good thing.  Having an aging Moose (Mooooooooose!) and a deep-threat wideout owed big bucks next season provides two situations in which a starting Hester could be plausible.