Earl Bennett Is Key To Bears' Success (and The Hester Project, Too)

I've said before that I will, unlike many within the legions of Bears fans, reserve judgement about the Windy City's receiving corps. Sure, with the exception of Rashied "Brick-hands" Davis, they're young and "unproven." That is precisely why I haven't written them off, as many others have. But nowhere am I reserving judgement more than in the case of Earl Bennett. In fact, that is a lie. I may...possibly...maybe...say that I believe Earl Bennett is going to have a good year. In fact again, I think he will not only have a good year, but he will ultimately be on the keys on the Bears offense. "Earl Bennett is attacking his role as one of the lead receivers. I feel he’s really showing the things that we all saw back in college," Bears General Manager Jerry Angelo said on the team website for an article written earlier this month. The Bears are counting on the second-year pro to do just that, because what he did out of Vanderbilt was tremendous. Bennett set the SEC Conference record for ... (link)