Anybody can be a gunner.

Not anybody can be the best returner in the history of the game.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

I'd rather have a great cover guy than a great return guy.

Hester has 19 return TDs (14 on punts) in 9 years. Say its 3 in a typical year. That's 21 points.

A great cover guy can probably mean 8-10 extra yards per series the opposing offense has to go. That's almost an extra first down per drive. I'd rather have someone who could do that even once a game, than someone who can guarantee 3 TDs per year.

And my guess is Bush is good enough that it's more like 2-3 times a game that opponents have to get an extra first down per drive. -- doesn't he cover kickoffs, too?

I'd take Bush over Hester.

Originally Posted by: Wade 

And I guess since I'm making enemies today, what about the good returns Hester has made that gives the offense a shorter field to go and makes it easier to score?

Ultimately I think this is a pointless debate. Two sides of the same coin. Hester's more historically significant. Both are mediocre outside of special teams. Both are important players.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

Nerdman, this is your sensai, STFU - you are losing this argument. Now report to the line and give me a hundred pushups on your knuckles. LOL

I have been very critical of "nine lives" Jarrett Bush making the team year after year, but he clearly belongs on this team. And he will always have that pick in the Super Bowl as the feather in his cap. Glad he's been a Packer all these years.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT