With the acquisitions of receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, and a creative new role for returning veteran Devin Hester, the Chicago Bears are trying to adopt a new personality on offense that will be “explosive,” offensive coordinator Mike Tice told Sports TV Chicago on Friday.
“We want to play fast,” Tice told reporters at the team’s rookie minicamp at Halas Hall. “We do not want to be out on the field and have the kids thinking too much. … We have to put them in a position to show us and show the fans, and show the people that love the Bears, their athleticism and explosiveness. We want to be explosive.”
According to Sports TV Chicago, second-round draft choice Alshon Jeffery will wear Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys and play the “Z” receiver spot in the slot, while Marshall, who was picked up in a trade from the Miami Dolphins, and Hester will wear Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys and play on the outside.
Hester is also expected to be deployed creatively in a variety of places, and play a larger role in the offense.
Comments by Bears general manager Phil Emery had recently led NFL Network’s Gregg Rosenthal to speculate that Hester’s days as an every-down receiver might be over. Tice countered that notion.
“Devin is going to be on the field,” Tice told the Chicago Newspaper on Friday. “If he is not on the field, then they should fire me.”
An NFL source told Sports TV Chicago that the Bears’ will run a passing offense that is very similar to that run by the Denver Broncos in 2008, when Marshall, current Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and current quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates were with the Broncos. The source also told Sports TV Chicago that Cutler “really likes Hester in the new system.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Devin Hester Jersey Nike and Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Devin Hester and Chicago Bears.
According to Sports TV Chicago, second-round draft choice Alshon Jeffery will wear Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys and play the “Z” receiver spot in the slot, while Marshall, who was picked up in a trade from the Miami Dolphins, and Hester will wear Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys and play on the outside. Hester is also expected to be deployed creatively in a variety of places, and play a larger role in the offense.
Comments by Bears general manager Phil Emery had recently led NFL Network’s Gregg Rosenthal to speculate that Hester’s days as an every-down receiver might be over. Tice countered that notion.
“Devin is going to be on the field,” Tice told the Chicago Newspaper on Friday. “If he is not on the field, then they should fire me.”
An NFL source told Sports TV Chicago that the Bears’ will run a passing offense that is very similar to that run by the Denver Broncos in 2008, when Marshall, current Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and current quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates were with the Broncos. The source also told Sports TV Chicago that Cutler “really likes Hester in the new system.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Devin Hester Jersey Nike and Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Devin Hester and Chicago Bears.
