Value of Hester and Olsen will decline

Seven months before the start of the 2010 season, someone is predicting that the addition of Mike Martz as the Chicago Bears new offensive coordinator will cause the value of Greg Olsen and Devin Hester to decline.

Martz has said that he will use Hester in the slot and reduce his offensive snaps so he can focus more on being a return specialist. As for Olsen, Martz suggested that one of Olsen’s main roles in the offense will be as a blocker.

“All tight ends, their first responsibility, they have to put their hand down on the line of scrimmage and be a successful blocker, and then they move to receiving,” Martz said. “To just skip by that and say, ‘He’s a terrific receiver,’ well, then you might as well just put another wide receiver in there.”

Well some other players in Bears jerseys could get benefit from Martz’s pass-laden system. These fortunate players include quarterback Jay Cutler, wide receivers Devin Aromashodu and Johnny Knox.