Hester Agrees: Bears Receivers Nonexistent

It’s refreshing to see an honest comment from one player get taken the right way from another player. That was the case when Donald Driver from the Green Bay Packers said that the (division rival) Bears had no “true receivers.” Driver is not a malicious guy, in fact, every time I’ve heard him speak he sounds incredibly refreshing and nice. He also knows Devin Hester of the Bears well and isn’t saying this to start up trouble.

What surprised me about this comment was the fact that Hester got it and agreed. He understood that Driver wasn’t mouthing off, and really gave an honest assessment of the Bears receiving staff.

I’ve commented on this myself. Hester was a fabulous return man but has remained a modest receiver. He had not impressed anyone. It’s disappointing as a football fan to go from watching greatness in the form of a return game, to a blah performance as a receiver. I’ve said before, I like Hester a lot. I just haven’t been impressed by him.

I was impressed with his response to Driver’s comment however.

“[Driver] had a point. We have a quarterback, running back, offensive line, defense. Now it’s about what the receivers are going to do. We have to prove ourselves, and we’re going to have fun doing it. Then we’re going to have some people who will try to jump on the bandwagon.”

I’ve no doubt they will have people on the bandwagon. (Not me, of course, since I’m still a Packer fan. :) But now that Jay Cutler is around, perhaps there will be a reason to smile at the talent on the team.

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