27-year old Devin Hester is starting to improve as a WR right before our very eyes.  He has played in 9 games this season for the Bears and he has caught 48 passes for 596 yards (12.4 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  Hester was a cornerback when he came into the NFL but he wasn’t getting much P.T. which caused him to want to try WR and the results have been pretty good.  Hester also has returned 17 punts for 169 yards (10.0 avg) this season and 1 kickoff for 26 yards.  The Bears really need Hester to keep up the good work at WR.

Earl Bennett had the look of a bust for the Chicago Bears after a rookie season in which he played 10 games and didn’t catch any passes.  He did return 1 punt for 17 yards and he had 2 tackles which was the extent of his production as a rookie.  He has been revived by the fact that his old college buddy at Vanderbilt (Jay Cutler) has come to the Bears as the starting QB.  Bennett has caught 15 passes for 200 yards (13.3 avg) this season and he has also returned 4 punts for 63 yards (15.8 avg).  Now that is the player the Bears thought they were getting when they drafted Bennett and they need him to keep up the good work.

Cornerback Charles Tillman was a little gimpy coming into this season but he is playing very well right now.  He has made 12 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, has defensed 2 passes, forced 2 fumbles and he has 1 interception.  Tillman will likely make some big plays against rookie QB Matt Stafford in the game on Sunday.

DE Alex Brown has really stepped up this season as he is living in the opposing backfield so far this year.  Brown has made 9 tackles, has 2 sacks and he has 3 tackles for a loss already this season.  He looks to have another big game Sunday against a Seahawks team that is having huge problems with injuries on the O-Line.

When the Bears selected Johnny Knox in the 5th round out of Abilene Christian they weren’t expecting much.  But he is proving to be a steal as he is turning into Jay Cutler’s favorite WR.  Knox has caught 8 passes for 152 yards (19.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  If Knox continues to play well he could establish himself as a legit #1 WR because the Bears don’t have one right now.