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2 Bears make ESPN's Best of the NFC North list

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On the ESPN NFC North Blog they listed 6 "best's" for the NFC North.  Two Chicago Bears, two Minnesota Vikings, and one each from the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions.  Take that Green Bay!  After the Jump we'll highlight the two Bears...

Best hands, Earl Bennett: The NFC North has no shortage of elite receivers who have collected Pro Bowl honors, from Greg Jennings to Calvin Johnson to Sidney Rice. None of them displayed the kind of reliability Bennett achieved last season for the Chicago Bears. He dropped only one of the 70 passes thrown his way, according to ESPN Stats & Information, and caught 46. Jennings dropped five of the 122 passes thrown his way. Johnson also had five (on 134 targets). Rice was limited to five games.

One drop according to ESPN and no drops according to Pro Football Focus, whoever is right, that's damn good.  I have a feeling we may see Bennett make an appearance on my Top 10 Most Important Bears series this year...

Best tweeter, Chris Harris: The NFC North is packed with social media mavens. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, for instance, entertains the masses with "Jack Handey" quotes whenever he's sitting in an airport. But Harris is probably the most prolific in our division, using Twitter to post serious thoughts on important NFL issues at one moment and then updating his diaper-changing failures in another. Just as important, Harris interacts with Chicago Bears fans on a near daily basis. Those of us who follow Harris feel like we know him.

Here let me fix that for you;

Just as important, Harris interacts with Chicago Bears fans on a near daily basis, including the best Chicago Bears site in the world, Windy City Gridiron, where The Hitman is a proud member, and occasional poster. Those of us who follow Harris feel like we know him.

Yeah, that's more like it...