The Legend of Hester

This past week Devin Hester set the record for most kickoff and punt returns. The greatest thing about it was that the kickoff before he almost ran it back and everyone was like wow he almost broke the record right there. Then the Vikings got the ball back and had to punt and then Hester broke the record. He had a great day. He only got kicked to twice and both of those runbacks were terrific. One of them was a touchdown and the other was almost a touchdown. That is just the ending of the story the beginning is much better.
Devin Hester came into the league during one of the best years the Bears have had since 1985. He actually was someone who helped the team achieve that greatness. During the "They are who we thought they were" game he was a major factor in the slick win. The whole year he was a great player and helped the team. He set the record for most returns by a rookie with no problem and then set the record for anyone in a single season. He ran back the opening kickoff of the super bowl, even though it didn't help the Bears a lot because they lost. Then he had his second year and he was slowed down because people realized they shouldn't kick to him. He still had a lot of returns, but not as many. The year after that he was taken off of the kickoff return and moved to receiver. He only returned punts after that, but he remained fantastic even though a lot of teams didn't kick to him. The year after that is this year. In a game against the Redskins Lovie threw in the surprise of him back at kickoff. He ran that one back a long way. Now Lovie has two players who return, making it almost impossible to anticipate what you are facing until the play actually starts. This probably helps Hester a little because it will catch everyone off guard. He is a factor again this year.
This year is looking a lot like the 2006 season. We are winning games and winning because of our defense and special teams. In 2006 a lot of our touchdowns and reasons why we were great was because of Hester and this year we are winning games thanks to him again. He is a major part of our team that we would be lost without. He is probably the greatest return man of all time. Usually a return man has a couple good years and then everyone figures him out and he is a goner. I don't think anyone has really figured Hester out. He just always returns well. I don't know why, but something about him makes it seem like he is superman and nobody can beat him. I don't think you can get any better than Hester. He is the Michael Jordan of returning. He came along, changed the game. He is huge for the team and is clutch. The greatest thing about Michael Jordan is that nobody will ever match what he done. The same goes for Devin Hester what he does and what he has done will never be matched. He should definitely be a Hall of Famer.