Cedric Benson Struggling In Passing Situations (1 Viewer)

[packersfan]

From RotoWorld:

First-team RB Cedric Benson has struggled in passing situations during minicamp.

Already not known for his receiving ability, the 2005 No. 4 pick has dropped several passes in early practices. Incumbent starter Thomas Jones excels as both a pass catcher and a blocker, which could give him the upper hand into training camp. If Jones skips part of the season or is traded, Benson would likely surrender third-down duties to Adrian Peterson. Jun. 8 - 2:38 pm et

Source: bears.scout.com

 

[perry147]

From RotoWorld:

First-team RB Cedric Benson has struggled in passing situations during minicamp.

Already not known for his receiving ability, the 2005 No. 4 pick has dropped several passes in early practices. Incumbent starter Thomas Jones excels as both a pass catcher and a blocker, which could give him the upper hand into training camp. If Jones skips part of the season or is traded, Benson would likely surrender third-down duties to Adrian Peterson. Jun. 8 - 2:38 pm et

Source: bears.scout.com

His pass blocking is what kept him on the bench last year; you would think he would be working on that. With injury prone Rex Grossman at QB the bears need their RB to be able to pass block.

 

[diesel7982]

I hope this isnt surprising to the Bears.

 

[Rounders]

I hope this isnt surprising to the Bears.

I think that it might be since he was supposedly working very hard on this in the off-season. Not a good sign for Benson, but I bet TJ is chuckling right now.

 

[RBM]

He does have plenty of time left to work that out, but honestly, he wasnt drafted to be Mr All Purpose back

 

[perry147]

He does have plenty of time left to work that out, but honestly, he wasnt drafted to be Mr All Purpose back

4th Overall pick in the draft -yes he was.I hope that was

 

[FBGPoker]

He does have plenty of time left to work that out, but honestly, he wasnt drafted to be Mr All Purpose back

4th Overall pick in the draft -yes he was.I hope that was

Benson was never known as a good reciever. I don't think the Bears drafted him thinking he would be playing in 3rd down back situations. They drafted him as a workhorse to carry the ball 20+ times a game, not necessarily to catch passes.Same as Jamal Lewis, coming out of college he was drafted very high but was never thought of as a guy who was going to play in 3rd and long situations.

 

[Noahs Troopers]

A leaguemate of mine drafted benson with the 17th overall dynasty pick and keeps talking about how much of a steal he got. :11:

 

[Neo]

A leaguemate of mine drafted benson with the 17th overall dynasty pick and keeps talking about how much of a steal he got. :11:

Very early to have that type of opinion no? I understand 17 is early but you never know.....

 

[Noahs Troopers]

A leaguemate of mine drafted benson with the 17th overall dynasty pick and keeps talking about how much of a steal he got.    :11:

Very early to have that type of opinion no? I understand 17 is early but you never know.....

Just saying If i took him at 17, I'd shut my hole and hope he does well, I wouldn't run around naked in the living room screaming how much of a genius I was. But hey, that's just me...

 

[softball]

If they were so concerned with his pass catching abilities, why would they have drafted him as a replacement for Jones?

I'll answer. Because they aren't....

He was drafted to be a power back, T. Jones HAD to be involved in 2005. Kyle Freakin Orton was the QB. Dumpoffs were his specialty....

This is a case of early info being VERY harmful.

Jones will be the 3rd down back if he's on the Bears, is that news?

 

[Da Flyin Lion]

I really think it's going to be a complete RBBC in Chicago this year. Think about it from a non fantasy football perspective for a minute. What team wouldn't be thrilled to be able to have these two guys in the backfield. A young raw workhorse who can pound and pound and pound the ball, and a Vet who is great at blocking and catching and not to bad a pounding the ball either. Both guys have had some injuries the past two years so having both helps the team even more. Think of the Hearst/Barlow RBBC at it's best. I could see both of these guys getting 1000 yards.

 

[Rev]

The success of Adrian Peterson last year means that even if Jones holds out or is traded, the Bears have a 3rd down back. If they cound on Benson for non-passing situations, Jones could be a "non-essential employee."

 

[RBM]

He does have plenty of time left to work that out, but honestly, he wasnt drafted to be Mr All Purpose back

4th Overall pick in the draft -yes he was.I hope that was

You are completey wrong. He was drafted to run, run and run some more, down defenses throats

 

[nygiants56]

It's 'mini camp' we're talking about here, folks!

give the guy a break..I'm sure even Gary Sheffield has a hard time in the outfield in his first few practices at the Yankees spring training camp...

for anyone here who plays softball, you know that in your first few practices you're a bit rusty..

its probably the same with Benson...lets see what training camp brings..check back in August..

 

[perry147]

He does have plenty of time left to work that out, but honestly, he wasnt drafted to be Mr All Purpose back

4th Overall pick in the draft -yes he was.I hope that was

You are completey wrong. He was drafted to run, run and run some more, down defenses throats

How am I wrong? I think Chicago expected him to be able to block on passing downs when they drafted him. I am not says he has to be the next Faulk but with that high a draft pick I think they wanted him in the game during passing downs also.

 

[Neo]

A leaguemate of mine drafted benson with the 17th overall dynasty pick and keeps talking about how much of a steal he got. :11:

Very early to have that type of opinion no? I understand 17 is early but you never know.....

Just saying If i took him at 17, I'd shut my hole and hope he does well, I wouldn't run around naked in the living room screaming how much of a genius I was. But hey, that's just me...

Good point. He can just as easily be eating crow down the road.

 

[Neo]

According to this quote from Tim Spencer, runningbacks coach, catching the ball is one of his strengths.......go figure:

Chicago Bears Running Game

What are his strengths and weaknesses?

His strengths are obviously running the football and coming out of the backfield catching the football. His weaknesses would be being exposed to a lot of different fronts and making changes on the run. But a lot of that will come. Our defense does a lot of things where things aren't as they seem. They change on the run, and that's one of the things that he hasn't seen a lot of. Sometimes, it's not only knowing your position. You've got to know what the other guy's doing, so that you can mesh it together. If somebody takes your guy, you've got to be able to switch.

 

[TheFanatic]

From RotoWorld:

First-team RB Cedric Benson has struggled in passing situations during minicamp.

Already not known for his receiving ability, the 2005 No. 4 pick has dropped several passes in early practices. Incumbent starter Thomas Jones excels as both a pass catcher and a blocker, which could give him the upper hand into training camp. If Jones skips part of the season or is traded, Benson would likely surrender third-down duties to Adrian Peterson. Jun. 8 - 2:38 pm et

Source: bears.scout.com

I don't see anywhere in there that Benson has not improved his pass blocking. It just says that he has dropped a couple of balls and that Thomas Jones is a good pass catcher and blocker. It does not say that Cedric is not able to pass block. HE could very well be failing in that as well, but this article does not say that. I will say this now. Look for the Bears TE to tear it up this year. The dump passes will be to him. Cedric will be lucky to get 20 balls this year in the air. The TE will get a ton of yards....

 

[mbuehner]

The success of Adrian Peterson last year means that even if Jones holds out or is traded, the Bears have a 3rd down back. If they cound on Benson for non-passing situations, Jones could be a "non-essential employee."

Peterson is a fine 3rd down back and has the organizations confidence. Jones is the best back of the three at the moment, but Benson + Peterson is expected to be pretty close.

 

[mbuehner]

The TE will get a ton of yards....

Been hearing that for years. Last year the Bears were the #28 team in TE receiving yardage, 30th in receptions, and 27th in FPs.Logically they should go to the tight end a lot with this offense. But they dont. No clue why. Its been perplexing Bears fans for years.

 

[TheFanatic]

The TE will get a ton of yards....

Been hearing that for years. Last year the Bears were the #28 team in TE receiving yardage, 30th in receptions, and 27th in FPs.Logically they should go to the tight end a lot with this offense. But they dont. No clue why. Its been perplexing Bears fans for years.

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

 

[mbuehner]

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

Jones was targetted 39 times for 26 receptions last year. Benson will get a handful of those looks, and Peterson will pick up a bunch. Fullbacks get a lot of looks as well. That doesnt leave much room for improvemnet for the TEs.Lets put it this way, even if you handed every one of Jones's receptions to the TEs the Bears would still be 19th in the league in TE receptions.

 

[Tau837]

The TE will get a ton of yards....

Been hearing that for years. Last year the Bears were the #28 team in TE receiving yardage, 30th in receptions, and 27th in FPs.Logically they should go to the tight end a lot with this offense. But they dont. No clue why. Its been perplexing Bears fans for years.

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

This is true in a limited passing offense but not in a good passing offense. Gates, Gonzalez, Shockey, and L.J. Smith are examples of TEs who excelled alongside all around backs. Or maybe the discriminating factor is just the talent of the TE in question. Either way, I'm not convinced the Bears' TEs good enough to get significant numbers, Jones or no Jones.

 

[Tau837]

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

Jones was targetted 39 times for 26 receptions last year. Benson will get a handful of those looks, and Peterson will pick up a bunch. Fullbacks get a lot of looks as well. That doesnt leave much room for improvemnet for the TEs.Lets put it this way, even if you handed every one of Jones's receptions to the TEs the Bears would still be 19th in the league in TE receptions.

 

[MLBrandow]

I hope this isnt surprising to the Bears.

I'm not exactly sure why this is news for anyone either

 

[Z-Dog]

The TE will get a ton of yards....

Been hearing that for years. Last year the Bears were the #28 team in TE receiving yardage, 30th in receptions, and 27th in FPs.Logically they should go to the tight end a lot with this offense. But they dont. No clue why. Its been perplexing Bears fans for years.

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

Then how do you explain LTS+Gates or Priest Holmes+Gonzalez? Or Warrick Dunn+Crumpler?

 

[TheFanatic]

The TE will get a ton of yards....

Been hearing that for years. Last year the Bears were the #28 team in TE receiving yardage, 30th in receptions, and 27th in FPs.Logically they should go to the tight end a lot with this offense. But they dont. No clue why. Its been perplexing Bears fans for years.

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

Then how do you explain LTS+Gates or Priest Holmes+Gonzalez? Or Warrick Dunn+Crumpler?

In all of those situations there were no WR's worth a crap on the rosters. Kennison? Price? Vincent JAckson? Those guys get WR's type receiving numbers.....Look at teams like the Colts and Rams when Edge and Faulk were tearing it up. Both had great WR's on the teams and the TE didn't do squat.

 

[Tau837]

The TE will get a ton of yards....

Been hearing that for years. Last year the Bears were the #28 team in TE receiving yardage, 30th in receptions, and 27th in FPs.Logically they should go to the tight end a lot with this offense. But they dont. No clue why. Its been perplexing Bears fans for years.

Generally when you have an all around back the TE gets no love. TJones is that kind of guy. Benson is not. ALL the underneath stuff will be going to the TE this year. Bank on it....

Then how do you explain LTS+Gates or Priest Holmes+Gonzalez? Or Warrick Dunn+Crumpler?

In all of those situations there were no WR's worth a crap on the rosters. Kennison? Price? Vincent JAckson? Those guys get WR's type receiving numbers.....Look at teams like the Colts and Rams when Edge and Faulk were tearing it up. Both had great WR's on the teams and the TE didn't do squat.

How about L.J. Smith with Westbrook & TO last year? Shockey with Tiki & Burress last year? You're using a very small sample set, and you're drawing a correlation that may not be valid.

 

[Banger]

The only Chicago player that I may have on my team this year (besides the defense) would be TJ (if he's cheap). Other than that they are a fantasy black hole....

 

[diesel7982]

The only Chicago player that I may have on my team this year (besides the defense) would be TJ (if he's cheap). Other than that they are a fantasy black hole....

Mushin Muhammad is definitely rosterable. As is Robbie Gould. And obviously, their defense.

 

[Banger]

He is but I'm not really excited about their passing offense. Mush had a great career year two years ago but he's not an elite wr and their passing attack leaves much to be desired. Ya, I could see where Mush would have some value but chances are someone would grab him before I would. I'll probably end up drafting Bruce, Bryant, Keyshawn, Koren Robinson, McCardell later and get the same production.