Since the departure of Devin Hester, the Chicago Bears have been nothing but confident that they will find his replacement during their upcoming training camp.

Bears offensive coordinator Joe DeCamillis, said in an interview with the team website that Eric Weems, Michael Spurlock, Armanti Edwards, Chris Williams and Michael Ford are some of the leading candidates for the job.

“We have a lot of experience back there,” DeCamillis said in the interview. “There’s a lot of talent and that’s really what you want when you’re evaluating.”

Based upon an evaluation of statistics for the players mentioned, here is the order in which I would select a starter if I was the Bears O.C.

1. Eric Weems

2. Michael Spurlock

3. Armanti Edwards

4. Michael Ford

5. Chris Williams

Take a look at the numbers for yourselves and let us know who you think will be the starter on Week One.

Eric Weems Punts (Attempts:Yards) Kickoffs (Attempts:Yards) 2008 0: 0 1: 19 2009 27: 270 48: 1214 2010 18:230 40: 1100 2011 32: 315 24: 563 2012 1: 0 13: 231 2013 0: 0 5: 57

Punt Average: 10.448 yards per return

Kickoffs Average: 24.305 yards per return

Michael Spurlock Punts (Attempts:Yards) Kickoffs (Attempts:Yards) 2006 0: 0 3: 54 2007 4: 30 16: 444 2008 3: 90 8: 163 2009 28: 193 44: 1129 2010 6: 21 2: 33 2011 11: 188 10: 257 20122013 6: 5123: 207 6: 11818: 389

Punt Average: 9.629 yards per return

Kickoffs Average: 24.177 yards per return

Armanti Edwards Punts (Attempts: Yards) Kickoffs (Attempts: Yards) 2010 2: 0 0: 0 2011 32: 176 3: 35 2012 2: 77 12: 260 2013 4: 28 0: 0

Punt Average: 7.025 yards per return

Kickoffs Average: 19.667 yards per return

Chris Williams

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Chris Williams Punts (Attempts: Yards) Kickoffs (Attempts: Yards) 2013 0: 0 5: 37

Punt Average: 0

Kickoffs Average: 5.2 yards per return

Down and Distance Contributor AJ Rupp @ajrupp