Devin Hester Making a Strong Case for No. 1 Receiver Status

It was a simple catch for Devin Hester to make, but critical. With two minutes remaining in a 14-14 fourth quarter tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Bears are facing a 3rd-and-4 from the Pittsburgh 39-yard line.   With one more first down, the Bears will have the ability to pound the football in the middle of the field, run the clock, and put the game on the foot of Robbie Gould, one of the most accurate and clutch field goal kickers in the game.  The Bears start out in a trips bunch formation to the left with Devin Hester, Earl Bennett, and Greg Olsen in tight to the left with Matt Forte in the backfield and Johnny Knox all alone split wide right. Olsen shifts into the backfield, ostensibly becoming a fullback, and Jay Cutler hikes the ball into a play action fake to Forte.   The Steelers bring pressure from the right side as James Harrison, the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, breaks right to cover Olsen coming out of the backfield. Bennett strea...