Devin Hester says offense ready to go full-speed

Count Devin Hester among those unconcerned about the Bears struggles on offense.

Prepping for Sunday’s regular-season opener against Detroit, the Bears plan to streamline some of the offense and formulate a concentrated plan of attack. Hester says observers now will finally get a chance to see the full potential of Mike Martz’s offense.

“You can’t judge what we did in the preseason because we weren’t showing everything. That’s the way offenses are made,” Hester told ESPNChicago.com. “We can’t risk showing all our new stuff and show people what we’re capable of doing, because then, you have teams preparing for you. We want to show it when it’s time to play for real. So we’ve gone out with the basic plays in the preseason, and let them see that.”

Perhaps that’s the correct approach given the fact that scouts from NFC North squads attended each of the Bears’ preseason games to glean information. Hester said he’s excited to finally show the full range of plays in Martz’s offense. While the Bears weren’t wildly successful in the preseason, Hester said he’s confident in what the offense can accomplish this season.

“We’ve seen this offense work several times in practice against our defense. We’ve seen what we’re capable of doing,” Hester said. “Now it’s just a matter of us just opening it up. That’s what it is. We were conservative. We didn’t want to show everyone what we could do.”

But now, it’s time. Hester caught five passes for 64 yards and didn’t score a touchdown in the preseason, but the receiver insists that production isn’t indicative of what he’ll do once the games actually count.

“I’m gonna do my thing this year, man,” Hester said, smiling. “I’m focused and ready to play within myself. I’ve worked harder than I ever have before. I plan to stand out.”

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(espn.com)