Devin Hester apparently is making a case to start for the Chicago Bears at wide receiver this fall.

Umm, I think I could make a case to start for the Chicago Bears at wide receiver this fall.

Okay, maybe that’s a stretch. And Hester did apparently beat both Nathan Vashar and Charles Tillman, two solid cornerbacks, in practice, according to the Chicago Daily Herald. But it’d still be more surprising if he didn’t make a case for a starting role given that he is competing with Mark Bradley (injury prone), Marty Booker (aging) and Brandon Lloyd (crappy).

They might not have a choice but to give him significant minutes on offense. But my biggest worries if I were the Bears would be A) Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton throwing him the ball and B) whether a regular role in the wide receiver rotation would have an adverse effect on his skills as a return man.

If the answer to the latter question is yes I’d be hesitant to put him out on offense every down. As a receiver he is unproven. As a return man he is a game changer and by scoring four or five touchdowns on punts and kickoffs could easily steal a game or two that the otherwise offensively undertalented Bears don’t deserve to win.