Recent content by Shufflin'Crew

Is Colin Dowling ever going to chime in? I seem to recall him saying that Benson would be a top 5 RB the next 3 seasons before last year started...probably just a homer view seen through burnt orange glasses.

From today's Sun Times... Benson pulled off the extraordinary feat of failing to run the ball successfully against the Raiders, a team that's a friend to all downtrodden running backs. Benson came into the game averaging 3.12 yards per carry and managed just 2.57 on 28 carries, a 17.6 percent...

If you're Cedric Benson's travel agent, tell him he's gonna need a ticket for the game.

Yeah, 90% is a little steep. But I think the "luck %" is somewhat a function of roster size and number of teams in the league. Generally speaking, I think the increased number of roster spots and teams in the league - say 20 roster spots and 12 teams - the lesser percentage luck plays in the...

Bears fan. Hated Benson from day 1 of his holdout. Just curious what the Benson lovers think about this nugget from today's Chicago Sun Times...The great myth about Benson that has been debunked this season is that he's a power runner who wears down defenses the more carries he gets.''That's...

I'm really not sure how anyone who has actually watched every down of Chicago Bear football the past 2 seasons cannot...1) have the utmost of respect for Thomas Jones as a football player. 2) wonder how miserable the offensive output would have been had he NOT been there. 3) honestly think...

That is absolutely correct...he's making the decision for Angelo and Lovie easy.

1985...by a landslide...even the nicknames are FAR better1985 - Samurai Mike (Singletary), Danimal (Hampton), Mongo (Steve) McMichael, Hitman (Gary Fencik), Refrigerator Perry 2005 - ???Peanut??? Tillman, nobody else even has a catchy nickname.

What has Benson done other than hold out an entire training camp and pull up lame when the team needed him most last season? On the other hand, all Jones did was essentially provide every bit of offense the Bears mustered the last two years. I'm not happy about his stance with the OTA's, and if...

I think you're right that Lovie is pretty disgusted with TJ. I think the only reason he hasn't been even more condemning of the situation is that Benson is still an unproven entity...they don't know if he's gonna live up to his paycheck - they'd love him to, they want him to, but they've been...

Entirely situational. If he stays with the Bears it all depends how well Benson does or doesn't perform. If Benson stinks it up or gets hurt...T.Jones value is pretty high and I would expect his production to be similar to last year (depending how early Benson either gets hurt or is deemed...

It shouldn't at all. Most of the metal getting shoved in patients these days are MRI safe. Furthermore, the artifact (picture disortion that is technical in nature) that implanted metal can give you is only relevent when that metal is in the same snapshot as the item/anatomy you're wanting to...

Every year the Chi haters rain on our parade. Just looking at the division, how can anyone NOT see the Bears as the favorite? Det - c'mon...this is the LIONS, for crying out loud. Have NEVER won anything. But for concrete reasons as to why they are NOT the favorite....A new coaching staff, a...