Cedric Benson (1 Viewer)

[elcohiba]

Tore this one out of todays paper. Let's file it under

"I noticed when I was out there they had the safety in the box and had eight in there. When Thomas was in there they kind of backed off a little bit watching for the deep ball." Benson said. " That gave him an opportunity to run through gaping holes and make big plays."

There is no I in me.

 

[mlball77]

Yeah, sort of pointless to make such a comment. But he might have been correct. Teams know that when Ced is in, there is a higher liklihood of a run occuring... so why not bring an extra player into the box in many cases when Ced is in? Ced needs to work on his pass catching and blocking and this will occur less.

 

[zamboni]

It's hard to figure why his teammates supposedly can't stand him.

 

[guderian]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

 

[Rounders]

Like him or not, what he said is true.

PS - I'm a Bears fan.

 

[On The Rocks]

Tore this one out of todays paper. Let's file it under "I noticed when I was out there they had the safety in the box and had eight in there. When Thomas was in there they kind of backed off a little bit watching for the deep ball." Benson said. " That gave him an opportunity to run through gaping holes and make big plays."There is no I in me.

depends on the what question he was answering.if they asked him, why he thought Jones was getting bigger runs, it makes sense.

 

[PsychoMan]

Like him or not, what he said is true.PS - I'm a Bears fan.

DITTO

 

[boubucarow]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

 

[redman]

Even if he's right it's optional to say that point blank. He doesn't have to. He can talk about he and Jones having "different roles" in the offense, etc. Instead, he opted to say something that, whether true or not, came across as self-aggrandizing and derogatory to a teammate's effort. He's an ######.

 

[guderian]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

I've been arguing the pro-Benson side of this argument all season. Feel free to check out any of the Benson threads. It's just funny to watch how fast they are jumping on his bandwagon now.

 

[428143]

Like him or not, what he said is true.PS - I'm a Bears fan.

Before he lost 18 yards on 3 carries late in the second half, Benson was headed for nice lookind day stat wise. Nevertheless, Thomas Jones had huge holes to run through, and Benson did not, it's the name of the game. I'm glad the Bears have both.

 

[boubucarow]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

I've been arguing the pro-Benson side of this argument all season. Feel free to check out any of the Benson threads. It's just funny to watch how fast they are jumping on his bandwagon now.

I don't deny you are pro-Benson. But I also do not see anything wrong with Bears fans who wanted so much from Benson to be disappointed in him the last two years. But that does not disallow them from realizing that Benson has made some strides as a person, teammate, and football player during the course of this season and that he is a important part of a Super Bowl run.

 

[redman]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

I've been arguing the pro-Benson side of this argument all season. Feel free to check out any of the Benson threads. It's just funny to watch how fast they are jumping on his bandwagon now.

I don't deny you are pro-Benson. But I also do not see anything wrong with Bears fans who wanted so much from Benson to be disappointed in him the last two years. But that does not disallow them from realizing that Benson has made some strides as a person, teammate, and football player during the course of this season and that he is a important part of a Super Bowl run.

Have you read the original post in this thread? He still sounds like the same selfish, petulant guy who began the season on the outs with his teammates, it just sounds like they're too focused on winning the Super Bowl right now to say much about him.

 

[Jackal]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

I've been arguing the pro-Benson side of this argument all season. Feel free to check out any of the Benson threads. It's just funny to watch how fast they are jumping on his bandwagon now.

I don't deny you are pro-Benson. But I also do not see anything wrong with Bears fans who wanted so much from Benson to be disappointed in him the last two years. But that does not disallow them from realizing that Benson has made some strides as a person, teammate, and football player during the course of this season and that he is a important part of a Super Bowl run.

Have you read the original post in this thread? He still sounds like the same selfish, petulant guy who began the season on the outs with his teammates, it just sounds like they're too focused on winning the Super Bowl right now to say much about him.

but why spit out the smae old line such as, " we have different roles in the offense". mhe said what he thought the reason was. maybe he is an ###, but i see nothing wrong with that statement.

 

[Rev]

Benson's flat out wrong.

The Bears had that one long TD drive that they didn't throw a single time. On a majority of those plays, the defense knew TJ was coming at them but couldn't stop him. Jones looked good running the ball in situations where the defense expected a pass, as well as in short yardage situations when a run was expected.

Benson's problem was not the safety coming into the box. He had trouble keeping his footing, while TJ did not. He had trouble bouncing runs outside. TJ did not. He had trouble making quick decisions and evading the first tackler. Jones did not.

Any way you look at it, Benson's statement was a self-indigtment. Either the defense knows he can't pass block or catch and keys on him on passing downs, or he's an idiot who doesn't understand the game and can't accept that he's the #2 RB on the team. I'd tend towards the latter.

 

[guderian]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

I've been arguing the pro-Benson side of this argument all season. Feel free to check out any of the Benson threads. It's just funny to watch how fast they are jumping on his bandwagon now.

I don't deny you are pro-Benson. But I also do not see anything wrong with Bears fans who wanted so much from Benson to be disappointed in him the last two years. But that does not disallow them from realizing that Benson has made some strides as a person, teammate, and football player during the course of this season and that he is a important part of a Super Bowl run.

I've always thought that Benson has been treated very unfairly by the Chicago media and fans. As far as on the field performance, he never did anything to show that he couldn't play. Still, they let their judgement of his talent be clouded by the media's portrayal of Benson's off-field character. During the season Grid seemed to start a thread on Benson every couple of weeks ripping on Benson about everything from jersey sales to off-field comments. If Benson had said this same thing a month ago there would be nothing but a torrent of Benson bashing, yet I see even Grid reading this thread and don't hear him chiming in with the same rips. So you can say that he made "strides as a person, teammate, and football player", but the comments above wouldn't have been received positively a month ago yet the Benson bandwagon is full.

 

[redman]

...countdown to Bears fans who have been ripping him all season now leaping to his defense...

Your team lost, get over it. During pregame discussions, you were as illogical as the Bears fans you call out.As for Benson, I don't see anything wrong with that quote if it is indeed true that they ran against different defenses. Also, Benson has made strides with the team since early this year. That said, Benson still has a bit to go to earn the full respect of his teammates.

I've been arguing the pro-Benson side of this argument all season. Feel free to check out any of the Benson threads. It's just funny to watch how fast they are jumping on his bandwagon now.

I don't deny you are pro-Benson. But I also do not see anything wrong with Bears fans who wanted so much from Benson to be disappointed in him the last two years. But that does not disallow them from realizing that Benson has made some strides as a person, teammate, and football player during the course of this season and that he is a important part of a Super Bowl run.

Have you read the original post in this thread? He still sounds like the same selfish, petulant guy who began the season on the outs with his teammates, it just sounds like they're too focused on winning the Super Bowl right now to say much about him.

but why spit out the smae old line such as, " we have different roles in the offense". mhe said what he thought the reason was. maybe he is an ###, but i see nothing wrong with that statement.

Which is more important for Benson to do, be a good game analyst for the media or be a good teammate to Thomas Jones and the Bears?

 

[GRIDIRON ASSASSIN]

Where is the 'link' to Benson's quotes. I've read four Chicago newspapers and haven't seen this quote anywhere.

 

[Raider Nation]

Where is the 'link' to Benson's quotes. I've read four Chicago newspapers and haven't seen this quote anywhere.

This is all I found, and the quote looks a lot more tame here:

After quarterback Rex Grossman connected with Bernard Berrian on a 33-yard throw to put Chicago ahead 25-14, Benson scored on a 12-yard run to salt away the outcome early in the fourth quarter.

"This is the way I was bred, running like that," he said. "They used a safety in the box when I was in there. So Thomas was able to come in and break some runs. That meant an opportunity for me to run through some gaping holes."

And into his first Super Bowl.

LINK

 

[Hamstring]

Benson has been busting his ### in the playoffs. Including yesterday when he was beating the crap out of the Saints line. Then TJ would come in and they were all sucking wind.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

So what's with everyone's obsession on the fragile feelings of these huge, rich football players? They're football players, not adolescent girls, I doubt they really care who blames who for what.

 

[buccosfan]

i was stunned to see benson had only 60 yards yesterday. i thought he looked really good when i was paying attention.

 

[Bevo]

Where is the 'link' to Benson's quotes. I've read four Chicago newspapers and haven't seen this quote anywhere.

Good question.

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

Benson's flat out wrong. The Bears had that one long TD drive that they didn't throw a single time. On a majority of those plays, the defense knew TJ was coming at them but couldn't stop him. Jones looked good running the ball in situations where the defense expected a pass, as well as in short yardage situations when a run was expected. Benson's problem was not the safety coming into the box. He had trouble keeping his footing, while TJ did not. He had trouble bouncing runs outside. TJ did not. He had trouble making quick decisions and evading the first tackler. Jones did not. Any way you look at it, Benson's statement was a self-indigtment. Either the defense knows he can't pass block or catch and keys on him on passing downs, or he's an idiot who doesn't understand the game and can't accept that he's the #2 RB on the team. I'd tend towards the latter.

No, he isn't flat out wrong. New Orleans stacked the line against Benson, just like opposing defenses have done all season. And the O-line failed to open holes for Benson, as it has failed to do most of the season. Jones had gaping holes to run through on a number of plays. Of course, Jones also made 1 great play out of nothing by cutting back and reversing field late in the game.

 

[DrJ]

I am a huge Benson supporter, but I do agree that he needs to learn to handle himself better with the media. There is nothing to be gained by making statements like this.

He also had one from last week where they were asking him about getting the bulk of the carries in the 4th and overtime and he said "I think they're figuring out where the talent lies." While that may be entirely true, why can't you just say something that you know people want to hear? Is it really that hard?

That being said, he has made huge strides in the locker room. And word is that him and Thomas Jones are actually getting along some and are accepting their roles. Lovie has just worked wonders with this team from a chemisty standpoint. How long that will last, we'll see. Jones has one year left on his deal, and we all know what that means. But, we'll see...

As far as Benson being a blocker, Thomas Jones isn't all that great. There has been a number of times that he has completely whiffed this season, and a couple of Grossman's Int's are a good part his fault. Benson had a pretty danged good block last week when he laid out that Seattle DL, and seems to be making strides there. Thomas Jones is a decent receiver, but he's not Reggie Bush or anything either. He dropped a couple of easily catchable balls this week and really hasn't been a huge factor in the passing game under Turner's offense. Benson had a few nice catches last week, and seems to be making strides there. It just seems like his all around game is really making strides. He has to do those things more consistently for teams to respect it, but he appears to be capable of being an all purpose workhorse RB.

 

[fruity pebbles]

I'm not getting all the Benson love. Don't have either on my fantasy team, so I don't care, but I thought Jones has looked at least as good if not better in every game I've watched. Benson is stronger and seems better suited to short yardage duty. He's tough to bring down and dishes out as much punishment as he receives. That said, he's not very fast and appears to have limited vision. Just never see him make that first guy miss, it's always trying to run him over. And he never seems to find that seam for the big gainer. 3-4 yards and a cloud of dust. He and Jones do seem to compliment each other well, very good RBBC.

 

[Hairy Snowman]

Like him or not, what he said is true.PS - I'm a Bears fan.

DITTO

This goes back to earlier in the year when Ceds pass blocking wasn't as good. Usually TJ would come in for passing situations or the Bears would push the run when Ced was in. Not like that now though.Hopefully teams will look at earier footage for film study, but Ced is pass blocking fine. Bensen had some great blocks in that last game. I can remember him spinning a DE upside down at some point.He's like the Bears "joker" ~ "wait 'til they get a load of me.........Muahahahaha".I also thought he did a great job on putting down the beating early on the NO D and setting the tone for the offense.

 

[elcohiba]

I do not have a valid innernet link. It was in the Star-Ledger (Newark..thats "Newerk" not "New Ark") So only another NJ ite could substantiate my tear out. Perhaps there is an anti-Benson bias in this newspaper.

Anyway, as a far away Bears fan, I would say to Cedric work on your pass blocking skills. The only reason I tore it out was that I was amazed that that is where his head was at following a Super Bowl ticket punch.

Edit to say that I also realize he's a kid. Verbally brash like Bush was athletically brash on that TD (which only lacked the Heisman stance at the end)

 

[fatness]

I can't find that quote on the Newark Star-Ledger website.

Link

 

[the_sig]

Even if he's right it's optional to say that point blank. He doesn't have to. He can talk about he and Jones having "different roles" in the offense, etc. Instead, he opted to say something that, whether true or not, came across as self-aggrandizing and derogatory to a teammate's effort. He's an ######.

Well said.

 

[comfortably numb]

So what was the question that was asked?