Hunter Hillenmeyer

It's obvious Chris' natural position is on the left side. Now we can keep him there.

-Hunter Hillenmeyer is no Brian Urlacher, be knows how to play the game. His strip of Adrian Peterson in overtime won Chicago the game. (That missed facemask call didn't hurt either.) While Urlacher was definitely missed after being injured in week one, it wasn't the reason the defense suffered. Hillenmeyer's football intelligence and reliability make up for his lack of athleticism and speed.

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ow the line backers to make plays on the running backs and the secondary to make plays on the ball. Hunter Hillenmeyer will be sliding back over to the middle linebacker spot to help their play-calling and Nick Roach will move back to the strong side. Expect to see more Gaines Adams at defensive end and Nathan Vasher filling in at times at the free safety spot.  

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Jim Mora is a good coach, I'm convinced.  

Hunter Hillenmeyer left the game with a rib injury, leaving Nick Roach to slide over from the strong side spot (where he was filling in for Pisa Tinoisamoa) to the middle. Jamar Williams came in behind him on the strong side. Pisa may be healthy enough to play next week against the Lions and Hunter didn’t seem to be too worse for wear, so we shouldn’t panic about the depth at linebacker yet.  

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led the team, breaking the typical “rookie receivers can’t make an impact” rule. Hunter Hillenmeyer filled in admirably for the injured Urlacher, perhaps lessening the need to sign a bigger name free agent.

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