Comments on: BENSON IS STILL THE BEARS’ STARTER http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/ The Best Pro Football Scoop on the Internet Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: go screw http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31602 go screw Sun, 18 May 2008 18:29:46 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31602 Benson is a bust. He may not be on the roster if he does not take a pay cut. Benson is a bust. He may not be on the roster if he does not take a pay cut.

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]]> By: Satanic Hell Creature http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31507 Satanic Hell Creature Sun, 18 May 2008 05:58:02 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31507 "that guy we know he is"...more proof that Lovie knows nothing about offensive football. Yep, get him back to that 3 yard per carry guy everybody loves. “that guy we know he is”…more proof that Lovie knows nothing about offensive football. Yep, get him back to that 3 yard per carry guy everybody loves.

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]]> By: wingnut http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31485 wingnut Sun, 18 May 2008 01:49:07 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31485 Its all Bad. Its all Bad.

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]]> By: iamthorny http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31464 iamthorny Sun, 18 May 2008 00:14:45 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31464 Remember, when "Cedric the No-ground-gainer" cried when he was selected by the Bears? Bears fans should've been the ones crying. Remember, when “Cedric the No-ground-gainer” cried when he was selected by the Bears?

Bears fans should’ve been the ones crying.

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]]> By: bcmcknight77 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31437 bcmcknight77 Sat, 17 May 2008 22:27:02 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31437 I was pissed when the drafted him, and I've had the unfortunate satisfaction of being right. CedBen is nothing more than a serviceable backup at the NFL level. Kudos to anyone who said Lovie is just playing politics, and the best RB will start. Thorns to the twit who ACTUALLY thinks it's Benson's job to lose. He lost it, like, a year ago. I was pissed when the drafted him, and I’ve had the unfortunate satisfaction of being right. CedBen is nothing more than a serviceable backup at the NFL level. Kudos to anyone who said Lovie is just playing politics, and the best RB will start. Thorns to the twit who ACTUALLY thinks it’s Benson’s job to lose. He lost it, like, a year ago.

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]]> By: krisj51 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31427 krisj51 Sat, 17 May 2008 21:37:09 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31427 what is it with this coach and ridiculous decision making. Rex is our quarterback, benson is our running back, Mike Brown is going to be healthy. They must live on another planet. Rex is to short and too wild to play any better then he has. Benson is as clear a bust at running back as there has ever been. Brown is hurt more than 10 games almost every year. How do the bears respond to these issues? They sit tight at QB, believing that threatning the bench to a career back-up will make him perform at a higher level. They draft a running back, instead of QB, hoping to make up for the bust that is Benson. Benson goes on to get arrested, after being a total pompious ass in every public situation, and they still stand behind him as the starter (to the public). Come on! Its time for Rex and Benson to go the way of Tank Johnson. what is it with this coach and ridiculous decision making. Rex is our quarterback, benson is our running back, Mike Brown is going to be healthy. They must live on another planet. Rex is to short and too wild to play any better then he has. Benson is as clear a bust at running back as there has ever been. Brown is hurt more than 10 games almost every year. How do the bears respond to these issues? They sit tight at QB, believing that threatning the bench to a career back-up will make him perform at a higher level. They draft a running back, instead of QB, hoping to make up for the bust that is Benson. Benson goes on to get arrested, after being a total pompious ass in every public situation, and they still stand behind him as the starter (to the public). Come on! Its time for Rex and Benson to go the way of Tank Johnson.

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]]> By: iamthorny http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31423 iamthorny Sat, 17 May 2008 21:27:41 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31423 Man, get me a job with the Bears! I'd never lose it... I can suck on the field like Grossman and Benson, and embarrass my employer off of it like Benson and still be a "starter". Oh, I could also talk trash about my employer like Briggs and still get a huge fat raise and then ditch my car on the tollway (because I'm well over the legal limit) with no repercussions. I thought being a member of the "Skulls" had perqs. Honestly, can I get job like that, please! Man, get me a job with the Bears!

I’d never lose it… I can suck on the field like Grossman and Benson, and embarrass my employer off of it like Benson and still be a “starter”. Oh, I could also talk trash about my employer like Briggs and still get a huge fat raise and then ditch my car on the tollway (because I’m well over the legal limit) with no repercussions. I thought being a member of the “Skulls” had perqs.

Honestly, can I get job like that, please!

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]]> By: crichton08 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31382 crichton08 Sat, 17 May 2008 18:32:59 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31382 all legal issues aside, benson isn't the answer at rb for chicago or anyone for that matter all legal issues aside, benson isn’t the answer at rb for chicago or anyone for that matter

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]]> By: DozenDeuce http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31373 DozenDeuce Sat, 17 May 2008 17:49:08 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31373 Relax Bears fans, Lovie and Angelo are ardent followers of the things-will-work-themselves-out approach. They're just saying the right things now in case Mr. Forte has the misfortune of sploding a rather important (aren't they all?) bone, tendon and/or ligament. Lovie has a proven track record of starting rookies very early in the season, even the first game, if they've earned it. To me, it's simply up to Forte to prove that he's learned enough of the protection schemes that he won't be a liability out there. Thankfully, that's exactly where Matt says his focus is. Relax Bears fans, Lovie and Angelo are ardent followers of the things-will-work-themselves-out approach. They’re just saying the right things now in case Mr. Forte has the misfortune of sploding a rather important (aren’t they all?) bone, tendon and/or ligament.

Lovie has a proven track record of starting rookies very early in the season, even the first game, if they’ve earned it. To me, it’s simply up to Forte to prove that he’s learned enough of the protection schemes that he won’t be a liability out there. Thankfully, that’s exactly where Matt says his focus is.

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]]> By: drboyer5191 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31325 drboyer5191 Sat, 17 May 2008 16:28:24 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31325 "But Cedric Benson has looked good in workouts out here. I’m hoping that Cedric will get back to form and we see that guy that we know he is.” Wake up - your dreaming again. I am sure he has "looked good" during workouts the last 3 years, too. Where is the production? “But Cedric Benson has looked good in workouts out here. I’m hoping that Cedric will get back to form and we see that guy that we know he is.”

Wake up - your dreaming again. I am sure he has “looked good” during workouts the last 3 years, too. Where is the production?

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]]> By: CountSnail http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31313 CountSnail Sat, 17 May 2008 16:06:14 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31313 Benson is another Curtis Enis, and the Bears know it. They wouldn't have taken Matt Forte if they had confidence in him. Forte will be the starter in week 1 P.S. I can't wait to see if anyone says " But I thought that Adrian Peterson was a Viking!" Benson is another Curtis Enis, and the Bears know it. They wouldn’t have taken Matt Forte if they had confidence in him. Forte will be the starter in week 1

P.S. I can’t wait to see if anyone says ” But I thought that Adrian Peterson was a Viking!”

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]]> By: JayPhilly http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31312 JayPhilly Sat, 17 May 2008 16:03:45 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31312 I feel bad for Cedric Benson as an NFLer. For starters, he was a tandem back because jones and the o-line were playing great. Then jones leaves and the O-Line looks old. I'm not commenting on how likable or talented he is or is not. The Bears took him in the top 5, and he hasn't panned out. Yes he's a bust, but an influx of youth and talent in the O-Line would help him, as would a receiving threat or a QB to take the pressure of the aging line. I'm not saying none of this is Benson's fault, but I feel like if he were on a different team he would be more productive. I feel bad for Cedric Benson as an NFLer. For starters, he was a tandem back because jones and the o-line were playing great. Then jones leaves and the O-Line looks old. I’m not commenting on how likable or talented he is or is not. The Bears took him in the top 5, and he hasn’t panned out. Yes he’s a bust, but an influx of youth and talent in the O-Line would help him, as would a receiving threat or a QB to take the pressure of the aging line. I’m not saying none of this is Benson’s fault, but I feel like if he were on a different team he would be more productive.

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]]> By: skaybaltimore http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31309 skaybaltimore Sat, 17 May 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31309 Your logic is really unbelievable. You post something that clearly indicates that the door is NOT open -- it's Benson's spot, and only if/when someone is able to OPEN the CLOSED door will it be anything other than closed. It's that way in ALL training camps. There are the established players, and the new kids on the block. Yet your agenda-driven mind says: "Well, Benson was arrested. The door should now be open". So your final parting shot says, erroneously, the door is open. Why? Not because it is, but because Mike thinks it should be. Your logic is really unbelievable. You post something that clearly indicates that the door is NOT open — it’s Benson’s spot, and only if/when someone is able to OPEN the CLOSED door will it be anything other than closed. It’s that way in ALL training camps. There are the established players, and the new kids on the block. Yet your agenda-driven mind says: “Well, Benson was arrested. The door should now be open”. So your final parting shot says, erroneously, the door is open. Why? Not because it is, but because Mike thinks it should be.

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]]> By: Nos20 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31308 Nos20 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:45:55 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31308 NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

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]]> By: brian_21 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31307 brian_21 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:44:21 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/17/benson-is-still-the-bears-starter/#comment-31307 Cedric Benson is our starter (C'mon Matt Forte, beat him out.) Just like Rex Grossman is our quarterback. Cedric Benson is our starter (C’mon Matt Forte, beat him out.)

Just like

Rex Grossman is our quarterback.

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