I don’t think it will make any difference. He hasn’t really been a contributor, but he wasn’t awful to the extent that losing him is a plus.
Once again, very little distinction one way or the other.
Hester will make an impact. I fear, however, that involving him in so many more plays will greatly detract from his peerless abilities in the return game. We saw it happen with Dante Hall, for one.
8 games. If that defense is healthy, they will carry the team.
A fairly decent GM. The Bears seem to have taken some absolute franchise cornerstones, but squandered some premium picks like Benson and to a lesser level Columbo.

- I think losing Benson will hurt them only from the aspect that he’s decent when he’s not a number one. If they’re rookie RB took some pressure off, I could see him having as good of a year as he had during their SB run
- Six, one way, half a dozen the other. Neither would scare me at all.
- Hester will only be a factor if he’s able to develop some other route than a go. I could be wrong but it seems like all he did was streak down the field. I also agree with Budlight that it’ll take something away from his return game.
- 6-8. I think it’ll depend on how good or bad Aaron Rogers and Tavaris Jackson. If those QB are decent the Bears could go 1-4 against them or if they stink the Bears could go 3-1.
- Decent GM. I question his refusal to find even an average QB, but that’s my only beef about him.

I love Forte so if he’s as good as I think getting Capt. Cedric out of his way immediately is a good thing.

“Sometimes good, sometimes spectacularly awful” vs “consistently very bad” pick your poison

Any good returnman scares me as a Colts fan, Hester especially. My first though on the superbowl after the Colts won that great AFC Championship Game was “I really hope they don’t kick to Hester.” As a WR I’m not worried about Hester much, maybe on some screens since Darren Sproles killed them as a returner/speedy 3rd down back last year.
They have to find the balance where they get the most out of him, without hurting his return game.

6 wins, but that’s where I had the Packers last year (the team furthest I was off on obviously)

Built a great D and an offense good enough to take them to a SB, so average to good.

I spend a lot of time talking to fans of my team who are usually very pessimistic or very optimistic and this really helps to get a more realistic view.

I’m surprised that many think our GM, Jerry Angelo, is a decent GM. He gets so much crap and deservedly on the Thomas Jones trade and drafting Benson and Rex that I wasn’t sure. I like him personally. Some of his risks have not worked out like the moves mentioned above, but if they had he’d been a genius, that is kind of how it goes. I like how he has done in the mid to late rounds, how he has handled contracts negotiations, not over paying FA’s, etc. I’m really upset that he didn’t sign a FA lineman this year though. Some may also point to us loosing Berrian, but he is not worth the money the Vikings game him. I’m positive we gave a nice offer to him, but let’s be real. Berrian isn’t worth 8 million a year. That’s nuts.

great pick. Him and Wolfe should make a nice tandem. (Notice how I left Benson out of the equation)

Hester has yet to prove he can play well at the WR position. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Orton just sucks pure and simple. At least Rex can have good games from time to time.

Bears are in a relatively tough division. I see them going 7-9.

- Losing Benson won’t make a difference the not so famous A.P. isn’t that bad
- Sexy Rexy is a disaster you never really know what is going to happen, but Kyle is nothing but a step sideways, you don’t get any better or worse.
- I think Hester expected to be a great WR because he is a great athlete. Now that he knows it will take some adjustments and work I would expect him to make a difference.
- The bears are playing a lot of teams with question marks even in there own division. I would see 7-9 but could be better if the real Bears Defense comes to play.
- The only think I can fault your GM for is sticking with Rex, let’s get one thing straight your Defense took you to the superbowl not Rex, he should have been dumped or at least a better backup than Kyle Orton should have been acquired.