The Chicago Bears get another look at the tight end they gave away in Greg Olsen on Sunday.

Traded to the Carolina Panthers for a third-round draft pick because the coaching staff at the time wanted a better blocker at the position, Olsen's 208 receptions since leaving the Bears ranks fourth in the NFL. After struggling to find a competent replacement for Olsen for two seasons, the Bears spend big in free agency on Martellus Bennett, signing him to a four-year, $20.4 million contract, including $9.215 million guaranteed before the 2013 season.

Bennett has been a reliable target with the Bears, catching 94 passes, tied for second -- with Olsen -- among tight ends since the start of the 2013 season.

Who would you rather have playing tight end for the Bears? Our panel weighs in on that and more:

Fact or Fiction: The Bears are better off at tight end with Martellus Bennett over Greg Olsen.

Jeff Dickerson, ESPNChicago.com Bears reporter: Fact. Olsen is a quality player. He led the Panthers last year with 73 receptions for 816 yards and six touchdowns, and is the only active NFL tight end with five-plus receiving touchdowns in every season since 2008. Olsen has prospered in Carolina ever since the Bears made the ill-fated decision to trade the 2007 first-round pick in 2011. Olsen is steady. On the other hand, Bennett is on pace for a career year with 29 catches for 295 yards and four touchdowns through the first quarter of the season. Bennett played last season with a torn MCL and separated shoulder and still put up impressive numbers: 65 receptions for 759 yards and five touchdowns. Imagine If Bennett stays relatively healthy over the final 12 games. He can easily top 70 catches and 800 yards in this offense. Plus, Bennett is a decent blocker, and more closely resembles a two-way tight end. This pick is based solely on upside. Bennett is slightly ahead in that category.

Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.com columnist: Fact. Bennett is certainly a better children's book author/cartoonist/futurist/run blocker than ol' G-Reg. Both can catch the ball and gain serious YAC. I like the edge Bennett brings to the offense as well. Let's be clear, the Olsen deal was a bad one when it was made, catering to the bizarre wishes of then-coordinator Mike Martz, over common sense. But one of the picks the Bears got for him helped Phil Emery make the Brandon Marshall deal. So it wasn't a total wash. Either way, the Bears have a versatile pass-catching tight end one way or another.

Fact or Fiction: Brandon Marshall is poised for a bounce-back game vs. Carolina.

Brandon Marshall returned to practice this week as he deals with a sore ankle. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Dickerson: Fact. One of the best developments of the week occurred on Wednesday when Marshall had full participation in practice. He's clearly not been the same player the past two games against the New York Jets and Green Bay, catching a combined three passes for 25 yards and one touchdown. A full week of practice means Marshall's ankle injury must be improving. Star players don't always need to practice, but there was an obvious disconnect in Week 4 between Marshall and Jay Cutler. Perhaps a full week of working together at practice can patch up the on-field relationship. Carolina's secondary is older. To be fair, the Panthers' defense is ranked No. 12 against the pass, but Marshall rarely goes three straight weeks without a big game.

Greenberg: Fact. He can't thud any louder. He had two catches last week, including an easy touchdown, and one the week before. He's gained 25 yards over the past two games. The bar is set pretty low. He's been a full participant at practice the last two days, so it's safe to assume his bum ankle is feeling better. Marshall's a tough dude, but there's no doubt he's frustrated with his play, and his numbers, the past couple weeks. I think he has a solid game in Carolina and doesn't stiff the media in the postgame locker room.

Fact or Fiction: The Bears' offense has underachieved so far.

Marc Trestman's Bears, who ranked eighth in total offense last season, are 16th through four games in 2014. Dennis Wierzbicki/USA TODAY Sports

Dickerson: Fact. A hundred percent. The Bears are tied for 17th in points scored (23.0). They rank No. 16 in total offense (349.0), No. 20 in rushing offense (106.8) and No. 14 in passing offense (242.3). A far cry from what people expected. The offense is supposed to be the strength of the team. In a perfect world, the Bears would be balanced on all three phases. But this isn't a perfect world. The offense is expected to carry the team. That's just the way it is. Follow the money. Putting up 496 total net yards against Green Bay is nice, but 17 points? That's not going to get it done against the good teams.

Greenberg: Fact. This is starting to feel like the Cubs' rebuild, long on promise, short on immediate results. The main players in the Bears' offense have more rope than most NFL teams, but unlike the Cubs, it's not a 10-year plan. In terms of yardage, the offense is ranked 20th in the NFL -- 20th in rushing and 14th in passing. Of the Bears' 13 rushing plays for 10-plus yards, eight came last week against Green Bay. The high-octane passing game has seven pass plays of more than 20 yards. Bears' opponents have 17. The Bears do rank in the top 10 in first downs per game and fourth-down efficiency. While they only went 2-for-4 scoring touchdowns in the red zone last week, they're still one of the best in converting in those situations. It's just four games, as they say in Halas Hall, but that's all we have to judge right now.

Fact or Fiction: Signed as a free agent in the offseason, defensive end Lamarr Houston is a bust.

Lamarr Houston has three tackles and no sacks in four games this season. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Dickerson: Fiction. Give it time. I've covered plenty of busts (sadly) in 10 years on the beat. One common trademark in the majority of busts: They lack a desire to be great. I don't question Houston's desire. He plays with an edge. Now Houston needs to tally some sacks to ultimately justify the contract awarded to him in the offseason (five years, $35 million). That's just life. To paint a complete picture: Houston has pressured the quarterback (seven pressures via STATS, Inc.). He just hasn't finished plays. My experience is to give players with a higher motor more leeway. Houston falls into that category.

Greenberg: Fiction. I'll give him another four games before I tag him with the bust label. But four tackles aren't a lot. His stats sheet is pretty bare all around, a few solo tackles, one pass defended. He's been invisible, basically. Given the money and attention that the front office spent on the defensive line, this is a disturbing first quarter of the season. Last week was proof positive of the defensive line's inability to create pressure on its own. Missing Jeremiah Ratliff and Jared Allen, the group barely breathed on Aaron Rodgers, and he carved up the Bears' secondary. If he doesn't make some noise the next two games, Houston, we have a problem.