This season it started out slowly because of a severe hamstring slowed Earl Bennett. Bennett missed most of training camp and pre-season and finally got into the mix in week 2 against Dallas.

Bennett quickly got into the mix taking away minutes from Devin Aromashodu. He is second on the team this season with 39 receptions and 457 yards. In his last two games, Bennett has 11 receptions for 160 yards and two touchdowns.

Bennett has been a great possession receiver and he seems to always to get the first down when the Bears need one. Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox are arguably the top two receivers on the team. Devin Hester gets time on offense, but the Bears are using him correctly by letting him return  kickoffs and punts.

Bennett has picked up as of late and will be needed against the Patriots this Sunday look for him to be a big part of the game plan for the Bears.

Here is what Bennett had to say about his production lately:

“Great plays are being called by Coach Martz,” Bennett said. “Jay is just finding me, and I’m just making plays and helping us extend drives and get points.

“Jay has been great, outstanding, he’s been doing a great job of leading us and staying composed. He makes sure everything is run [properly] on offense, so hats off to him.”

Final Breakdown:

It’s great seeing the potential of Earl Bennett finally come out. Look for him to reel in some passes against the Patriots defense on Sunday. Bennett could be in line for another big day.

all quotes from ESPNChicago.com

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To top it all off, there is the juicy back-and-forth (or sometimes, lack thereof) between the team and star cornerback Darrelle Revis about a reworked contract.  The drama surrounding Revis is only escalated by the mysterious, no-cameras-allowed meetings at shady diners during “Hard Knocks.”  It’s a sports story that has everything – a star (Ryan), comic relief (Ryan) and a team that many believe can be a Super Bowl contender, if only the contract dispute could be resolved.

But is it a game changer for cornerbacks in general?  Some are openly wondering whether corners are becoming the new glamour position in the NFL – and if they are, that means teams will begin to pay these new essential players more and more money.

Taking a cue from an upcoming Peter King article in Sports Illustrated’s NFL Preview issue, Darren Rovell of CNBC seems to believe in the overall business aspects of the new phenomenon.  He declares:

But instead of teaching your son how to block the quarterback (and eat a lot), maybe you should be spending your time teaching him how to backpedal.

To back up the assertion, King and Rovell produce a chart that show wide receivers have gotten the biggest increase in money, followed by cornerbacks. For the period between 2001 and 2009, salaries for corners increased 138%. This is even more than quarterbacks.

Of course, the evolution of the Revis situation has a lot to do with just how sexy things get for conerbacks in 2010.

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