Whether or not you’re a bears fan, Sunday’s game against the Bronco’s would have captured anyone’s attention. With a 34-31 win in overtime, the Bear’s took it much to my excitement. Although, games like this come around only so often, this wasn’t the best part of the win.
The Bear’s never would have pulled it off if it weren’t for Devin Hester and his two kick returns for touchdowns. The first one, Hester ran almost untouched and hurdled a Bronco’s player to get them back in the game with the Bronco’s. The second one tied the game for the Bear’s but it was short lived. An early injury to Cedric Benson had him benched for the game as well as the rest of the season. This didn’t make the Bear’s shot any better. But they ended up pulling through. The real question is why the Bronco’s continued to kick to Hester. There were a couple of punts that were bounced to the Bears, but for the most part the Bronco’s kicked it to him. Friday, Bronco’s kicker Todd Sauerbrun, told the Denver Post that he was kicking the ball to Hester. He believed that his special team’s defense could hold off Hester. Clearly, he was wrong. Hester now has 10 touchdown kick returns under his belt and 3 this season. As a Bear’s fan, I hope he sticks with the team for quite a while.
The Bear’s never would have pulled it off if it weren’t for Devin Hester and his two kick returns for touchdowns. The first one, Hester ran almost untouched and hurdled a Bronco’s player to get them back in the game with the Bronco’s. The second one tied the game for the Bear’s but it was short lived. An early injury to Cedric Benson had him benched for the game as well as the rest of the season. This didn’t make the Bear’s shot any better. But they ended up pulling through. The real question is why the Bronco’s continued to kick to Hester. There were a couple of punts that were bounced to the Bears, but for the most part the Bronco’s kicked it to him. Friday, Bronco’s kicker Todd Sauerbrun, told the Denver Post that he was kicking the ball to Hester. He believed that his special team’s defense could hold off Hester. Clearly, he was wrong. Hester now has 10 touchdown kick returns under his belt and 3 this season. As a Bear’s fan, I hope he sticks with the team for quite a while.
1 comment:
While I personally don't like the Bears (Go Colts), Devin Hester is the man. This weekend he went into a tie for the most CAREER kick returns for a touchdown in only his second year. I think that this could possibly even change the way people look at kick returners, with as many points he scores for the Bears. Teams may now search in the draft for someone who only returns kicks, rather than pick up an extra position player who will never get in the game.
Post a Comment