If Lovie Smith truly made his decision to start quarterback Kyle Orton based on preseason games, then he needs to name Rashied Davis a starting receiver this week just as quickly as he named Orton.
Following the Bears loss to Seattle last week, Smith removed the forward slash (or is it backward slash?) that linked Kyle Orton/Rex Grossman to the first-string quarterback slot. He should take the same action with Davis and (rather, slash) Devin Hester today.
Davis caught two touchdown passes in a loss to the 49ers on Thursday while Hester caught one pass for negative two yards. Here's the deal: Hester's nothing more than a hype machine for the Bears offense. Sure, he'll figure prominently at times this season, but his consistent presence should be on special teams where he has yet to impress this pre season.
"He's made all the plays. He's had an outstanding training camp," Smith said of Davis, the fourth-year Bears receiver out of the Arena Football League. "He just became a new dad, so a lot of good things are happening in his life."
Smith can continue that trend with one simple keystroke.
Go Pack (and Jets)...
White Sox and Cards too...
Oh yeah, and Brew Crew.
Lovie should call Kittner, he is still in Chicago