[CBFF] Bears Kool Aid from Don Pierson

[Nat Mara]

Who the heck is covering him?  If he is split out, then I am not as
concerned about picking up the blitz.  IF he goes in motion in the
backfield, he will be able to create space.  IF turner is worth his salt, he
can create mismatch problems with this guy .. Be it a fly down the sideline
or a bubble screen.  An end around a game, would not bug me either.  Why
don't we wait and see it in action before questioning the move.  We now have
the speed dimension we have lacked since Gault, we have Dez Clark and
probably the best TE prospect since Ditka and hopefully we have an improved
mature Rex.  Hopefully, if Benson stays healthy, we have too many options
for teams to adjust to.

Nat 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Tom Shannon
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [CBFF] Bears Kool Aid from Don Pierson

I respect Don Pierson a lot.  But I have to say that I'll believe in Hester
on offense when I see what other teams do to stop it.  The first thing that
occurs to me is an automatic blitz any time he's in the game.  That would
likely mean he would either have to block or read the blitz and adjust his
route.  I, personally, doubt he can do either.  But maybe they can work
around it by surrounding him with the right personnel.  We'll see.

Then there's also the fact that he won't have anywhere near the room to work
in space that he does as a returner.  Again, we'll see.

Tom S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff- 
> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Victor Waldron (CBFF)
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:48 AM
> To: CBFF
> Subject: [CBFF] Bears Kool Aid from Don Pierson
> 
> (one key element he doesn't mention here is improvement by young Bears 
> players. My list of key guys who should be better in '07 include 
> Grossman, DManning, MAnderson, Berrian, Bradley, Benson)
> 
> 
> Hester's flip tightens grip on weak NFC His move to receiver gives 
> Bears leg up in lagging conference Don Pierson On Pro Football
> 
> May 20, 2007
> 
> Super Bowl losers usually have a difficult time recovering. The Bears 
> have three advantages: They play in the wide-open NFC, are in the weak 
> NFC North and have the new and improved *Devin Hester*.
> 
> Like the Seattle Seahawks last year, the Bears might have a hard time 
> avoiding success.
> 
> Despite problems and potential problems, the Bears can find plenty of 
> miserable company around them in the NFC. As the Bears contemplate 
> what to do without *Lance Briggs*,for example, the Atlanta Falcons are 
> contemplating what to do with *Michael Vick*.
> 
> Last year, injuries to nine offensive starters cost the defending NFC 
> champion Seahawks a total of 48 starts. The Seahawks lost two games to 
> rival San Francisco, and won four games with last- minute field goals, 
> yet still won the NFC West with a 9-7 record.
> 
> The Seahawks became the first Super Bowl loser since the 1999 Titans 
> to return to the playoffs the next year.
> 
> The Bears will find out it's never easy. For one thing, they have to 
> play the second-easiest schedule in the league instead of last year's 
> easiest.
> 
> The Bears are going to find out about life with *Cedric Benson *and 
> without *Thomas Jones*.They only can hope to play with Briggs, *Tank 
> Johnson *and *Mike Brown *and have to prepare to play without them.
> 
> But the Bears still have Hester, their favorite memory of the Super 
> Bowl, who they convinced to play receiver.
> 
> After his spectacular mini-camp debut at his new position Friday, when 
> he sped through all kinds of routes, didn't drop a pass, drew oohs and 
> aahs from teammates and at least one low-five from coach *Lovie 
> Smith*,Hester has upgraded the Bears at a position that is a concern 
> on many teams.
> 
> Consider some of the Bears' NFC competition:
> 
> .Green Bay: As the Packers open Year 3 of the transition from *Brett 
> Favre *to *Aaron Rodgers*-or maybe it's *Ingle Martin*-Favre has 
> expressed disappointment the Packers were unable to sign receiver 
> *Randy Moss*. Favre is frustrated the Packers' rebuilding program may 
> be moving slower than his body clock. The question is how much the 
> Packers really care about what Favre thinks.
> 
> Favre had to decide between attending mini-camp while recovering from 
> ankle surgery or staying in Mississippi where a daughter is graduating 
> from high school. He picked mini-camp.
> 
> .Minnesota: The Vikings just hired their 23rd assistant for *Brad 
> Childress' *staff. That means they might have more coaches than 
> players.
> They have no established veteran quarterbacks or receivers.
> 
> Their quarterback is *Tarvaris Jackson *of Alabama State backed by 
> *Brooks Bollinger * and *Drew Henson*.Their top receiver is *Bobby 
> Wade*.
> 
> The team that has been trying to get along without Moss and *Daunte 
> Culpepper *now appears to be trying to get along without their 
> positions.
> 
> To underscore their shift in philosophy, they drafted the best running 
> back, *Adrian Peterson*.
> 
> .Detroit: Lions coach *Rod Marinelli *said he doesn't care that he's 
> the eighth Detroit coach in 20 years to express optimism. Sooner or 
> later, the law of averages is going to justify one of them.
> 
> Likewise, the Lions keep collecting wide receivers in the hope they 
> will prove useful someday. Their latest, *Calvin Johnson, *joins *Roy 
> Williams*,who led the NFC in receiving yardage, and *Mike Furrey*,who 
> led the NFC in catches.
> 
> What do they do with Johnson? Well, Williams had to leave a recent 
> practice with a slight muscle pull.
> 
> .New Orleans: The team the Bears beat for the NFC title also made a 
> wide receiver their top pick. *Robert Meachem *reported to mini-camp 
> out of shape and went to the training room with an ankle injury.
> 
> The Saints also made a high-profile free-agent signing when they took 
> a chance on wide-profile defensive tackle *Walter Thomas*,a 6-5, 375- 
> pound project from Northwest Mississippi Community College.
> 
> Thomas lasted 12 minutes into mini-camp before needing an intravenous 
> solution. The Saints took him into the training room and said goodbye.
> 
> "He had a brief career," coach *Sean Payton *said.
> 
> .Seattle: The team the Bears succeeded and also defeated in the 
> playoffs in overtime made the unusual move of trading leading receiver 
> *Darrell
> Jackson* to the 49ers.
> 
> It's not so much the Seahawks needed a receiver. They have *Deion 
> Branch *and had grown weary of all the practices and games Jackson was 
> missing.
> It's just that the 49ers were in dire need of a receiver and Seattle 
> coach *Mike Holmgren *really didn't want to get rid of Jackson because 
> he likes to collect receivers almost as much as the Lions do.
> 
> .Carolina: The 2003 NFC champs gave the Bears their best receiver, 
> *Muhsin Muhammad*,and still are trying to get back to the Super Bowl 
> without him. They signed *Keyshawn Johnson *last year and just cut him 
> after drafting his USC clone, *Dwayne Jarrett*.
> 
> The Panthers also signed ex-Texans QB *D**avid Carr*, revealing second 
> thoughts about *Jake Delhomme*.
> 
> .Philadelphia: Quarterback *Donovan McNabb *led the 2004 Eagles to the 
> Super Bowl and started only 19 games in the next two seasons. So it 
> was a surprise when he expressed "shock" coach *Andy Reid *made 
> quarterback *Kevin Kolb *his first draft pick.
> 
> Last year, the Eagles discovered they didn't really need receiver 
> *Terrell Owens *after they signed ex-Saint *Donte' Stallworth*.Now 
> they're going to find out if they need Stallworth, who signed with New 
> England. The Eagles added ex-Rams backup *Kevin Curtis*.
> 
> .St. Louis: Another NFC Super Bowl loser that hasn't returned, the 
> Rams added Tennessee's top receiver, *Drew Bennett*,and now will boast 
> a formidable trio of Bennett, *Torry Holt *and *Isaac Bruce*.
> 
> .New York Giants: To help replace their best player, retired running 
> back *Tiki Barber*,the Giants traded their underachieving third 
> receiver, *Tim Carter*,to Cleveland for journeyman running back 
> *Reuben Droughns*.
> 
> Also Super Bowl losers who haven't returned, the Giants hope 32-year- 
> old receiver * Amani Toomer *comes back from a knee injury and that 
> their second draft choice, USC wide receiver *Steve Smith*,gives them 
> something.
> 
> .Atlanta: In 2001, Vick was drafted to get the Falcons back to the 
> Super Bowl they lost after the 1998 season. Now Vick is embroiled in a 
> dog-fighting probe. Part of Vick's inability to get his team beyond a 
> conference title game is blamed on a lack of wide receivers, so the 
> Falcons added 35-year-old ex-Saint *Joe Horn*.
> 
> .Dallas: New Cowboys coach *Wade Phillips *called Terrell Owens by 
> name in his first news conference, which means Owens should pose no 
> problems at all for his fifth head coach in the last six seasons.
> 
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