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Call me crazy, but it's time for Bears to trade Hester
No one, with the possible exception of Lovie Smith, appreciates the unique abilities of Devin Hester more than I do. With that in mind, if I were the Bears, today I would be calling every team in the NFL to see if they were interested in acquiring him. Thursday update: No Hester, Tillman; Williams hurt? David Haugh: Idea not ridiculous, method sure is RosenBlog: Hey Hester, time to return to spender Dan Pompei: New Favre team elusive But we'll try Top pick Williams ...
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Could Bears trade Hester?
MVN Outsider — ... With Devin Hester holding out, some Bears’ fans are starting to think the previously unthinkable: Why don’t we trade him? Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune thinks they should. ...

Dante Hall in the lead for #3 WR
Turf Show Times — ... 34 in 2005 to go with 436 yards and 3 TDs, by far his most successful season in the WR role. Hall's only 5'8" putting him at pretty severe height disadvantage  compared to the 5'11" Avery and 6'1" Keenan Burton. It also means, as a 30-year-old, the Rams compromise Hall's value as a proven returner by using his legs more on long down field routes, because his size would necessecarily put him down the field behind the physical play in the middle, and upping the risk. Here's what Dick Vermeil told the Chicago Tribune, asked about the Hester situation, about ...

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chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 7/25/2008 — With his trade value at an all-time high, the Bears would be wise to at least consider dealing Hester Dan Pompei | On the NFL July 25, 2008 No one, with the possible exception of Bears coach Lovie Smith, appreciates the abilities of Devin Hester more ...
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- First, Brian Mitchell joked that if Devin Hester holds out for a while, Mitchell's place in the NFL record book will be secure for a little while longer.
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A desperate tactic by a desperate man. That's the way some regard Devin Hester's contract holdout, which reached Day 2 on Thursday -- or $30,000 in fines for two missed practices.