Earl Bennett News

The Bears kept it close but couldna t put away the Eagles. The offense played conservatively and even showed some spark in the running game with the addition of Kahlil Bell, who looks like hea s going to make the most of his opportunity.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett fights for yards against the San Francisco 49ers last week.

Even if Rex Grossman's dad is wrong, does that make the Bears right? Whether or not the Bears failed Rex Grossman or Rex Grossman failed the Bears, the point is still the same: the Bears haven't had a "franchise" quarterback since Sid Luckman.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett pushes off San Francisco 49ers safety Michael Lewis as he runs after a reception in the third quarter in San Francisco Thursday.

Much of this Bears mess is on Jerry Angelo-the Hester-Bennett-Knox-Davis receiving corps; Frank Omiyale and Orlando Pace on the left side of the offensive line; Zack Bowman and Josh Bullocks starting at safety.

The Bears look to find some consistency against Hall of Famer and beloved Bear Mike Singletary and his San Francisco 49ers.

You could say that the Bears left their season right here, in San Francisco, but that would ignore the failings by this team that have been spread across the country.

When asked if he would have any limitations coming off a sprained right ankle , Bears receiver Devin Hester responded, "none whatsoever." So that means Hester should have little trouble zipping by the Cardinals cornerbacks come Sunday, right? "They do bite on double moves," Hester said.

The Bears show fire but not in time to stop the Cardinals. It seems like the inconsistent play that plagued the Bears last season is alive and well this season.

Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin give the Cardinals one of the NFL's top receiving tandems.

Terrell Owens . T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Laveranues Coles . Marvin Harrison . Plaxico Burress .

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert There was some buzz among Chicago fans Tuesday about the possibility of picking up receiver Chris Chambers, whom San Diego unexpectedly waived Monday.

The Cleveland Browns head to Chicago to take on a Bears team that is licking its wounds after a 45-10 beat down from the Cincinnati Bengals last week.

After doing a run through of the tape and the call of Fox's Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan, here are the grades from Sunday's 45-10 Bengals' victory over the Bears: Carson Palmer had a career best 146.7 rating and threw for 233 yards and five touchdowns in what was his best game since the 2007 Week 2 shootout against Cleveland.

I've been wondering since 4:15 Sunday afternoon how precipitously the Bears have to tumble for the right changes to be made.

Fittingly it was Bengals running back Cedric Benson punctuating the Benson Bowl with a two-yard touchdown run three seconds into the fourth quarter behind defensive tackle turned fullback Domata Peko to get to 45, a bruising reminder to the Bears just how much theya ve missed since they cut Benson last summer.

When the defense allows the opponent to go up and down the field and score on the first seven possessions, it's hard to focus too much on the offense.

Revenge was sweet for Cedric Benson . Carson Palmer seemed to enjoy it, too. No, Palmer didn't have any agenda against the Bears, but he played like he did, throwing for 233 yards and five TDs in Cincinnati's 45-10 victory.

Devin Hester, Johnny Knox and Earl Bennett wanted to escape the wet and cold after practice Friday afternoon, but they couldn't. Special-teams coordinator Dave Toub was bellowing at them to line up from across the Halas Hall practice field.

Chicago's Jay Cutler completed 27 of 43 passes for 300 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against Atlanta on Sunday.