DEVIN HESTER?? question for the sports geeks...

pjl44 wrote:

Great posts by EvilMerlin and eddievedder1977 (who doesn't love Cold Hard Football Facts?). I would just like to reiterate the point on how fleeting this sort of thing is these days. Guys like Desmond Howard, Chad Morton, and Dante Hall tend to flame out pretty quickly. They seem to have a season or two where it all comes together and then shoot right back down to Earth. Huge mistake for the Bears if they sign Hester to a big deal based solely on his kick return prowess.

Thanks for reading, before I knew it the post was pretty long haha.

Yeah, I don't see them giving him a big contract. Unless they figure out things with him offensively, there's just no reason to waste money on it. It'd be a huge gamble if they did. Or maybe fit back into the defense with all the injuries they've had. His original plans were to be a CB. But now they're just trying to figure out how to get his big play ability into the offense. So unless they settle on something, his window of opportunity might close because of constant shifting and he'll never get to settle into an impact position. Still, he's a ton of fun to watch he has the ball.

drtyfrnk29 wrote:

I think you're talking about Oakland. They did a really good job of boxing him in and preventing and returns for touchdowns. He did get about a 68 yard return but it was nullified by a penalty

Teams are still going to kick to him. There is a lot of pride at stake for those special teams players. They dont want to hear from their coordinator he doesn't trust them to stop #23. Eventually a team will find a way to contain him and everyone else will follow suit.

I thought Dallas shut him down as well? I kind of remember them kicking to him, and Hester not even bringing kickoffs out past the 10-15yrd line.

I was at the Bears-Cowboys game. Honestly, I don't remember what Hester did. It's not that I was drunk, I just tried my hardest to block out any memort of the game as it was an utter embarrasment.

They guy is fucking unbelievable.

chopitdown wrote:

my favorite jacked up moment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PULVwe73LM

Yeah, I love that hit, just awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1vCZ6zt4Es&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzL0piLtwJ8&feature=related

Poncier wrote:

Actually a guy who returns both kickoffs and punts will touch the ball more in an average game than a baseball player will bat.

not a bad point but I'd argue that for a punt or kickoff return to be successful, the entire return team, as well as Hester, has to execute. Baseball is just you vs. the pitcher. also, so many punts are fair caught and Hester in particular isn't kicked to as often as average returners.

i will risk all of my message pit posts that he WILL NOT score a touchdown vs the GGGGGG MEN on sunday....punt, kickoff, or receiving

and he will touch the ball

ReleaseMe... wrote:

i will risk all of my message pit posts that he WILL NOT score a touchdown vs the GGGGGG MEN on sunday....punt, kickoff, or receiving

and he will touch the ball

quoting myself here....is this legal?

feagles did the best job of punting today i have ever seen, not too happy about those kicks going out of bounds though....what the hell tynes

AND HOW ABOUT THAT DROPPED PASS....Chi would have won if he caught that ball. he should have backpeddled and called a fair catch