Chaser1439
Footballguy
I would like both back split carries tonight. Does anyone see this as a possibility?
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Who gets the carries tonight (1 Viewer)
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broncofan13000
Footballguy
I doubt they split, but once Chicago gets a comfortable lead, i can see Benson getting a few series.
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TitusIII
Footballguy
I was joking of course...but the only way the Cardinals win this one is with some help from the men in black...
dawgtrails
Footballguy
What would lead any of you to believe they will split carries??
Stop it. Thomas Jones is the starting running back in Chicago. Benson comes in to spell him when he is tired, or take over in a blowout. End of story.
All you Benson owners need to come to grips with this. It will make us all happier beings
Stop it. Thomas Jones is the starting running back in Chicago. Benson comes in to spell him when he is tired, or take over in a blowout. End of story.
All you Benson owners need to come to grips with this. It will make us all happier beings
gman8343
What would Lemmy do?
I don't think anyone's disputing TJones is the starter.I think they're saying Benson may end up with nearly as many carries because it could be such a blowout. If it's 31-3 at half-time, expect a heavy dose of Benson in the 2nd half.
Hellfire Snail
Footballguy
This is the night Benson takes over the load. 80 yards and two touchdowns to TJ's 55 and 0.
dawgtrails
Footballguy
Well, the original poster said 'I would liek both backs to split carries tonight'. I take that as meaning split the entire game.If he meant, 'I hope the Bears are up by 30 at halftime so Benson can get in and maybe get as many carries as Jones beacuse I really need him to get me 15 points so my team wont be 1-5'', then I apologize
glumpy
breeze
TJ owner here, and this is what I'm expecting. That suits me just fine--as long as they dont' take extended breaks during FF playoffs this year.
mistersmith
Footballguy
I'd be a little surprised if this happened unless an injury happens.
dawgtrails
Footballguy
It is not going to happen.Cedric Benson is the backup RB. He is not the starter, nor is he threatening to become the starter.Why does anyone still think otherwise????
EFD
Footballguy
Are you suggesting the Bears drafted Benson #4 overall so that he could be a backup RB?
dawgtrails
Footballguy
Are you suggesting the first place Bears supplant the starting RB for a guy who is averaging 3.1 yards per carry?Or maybe you think Benson is gonna be the starter because he has less than half the carries as Thomas Jones? Or maybe because of the 2 catches he has?They drafted him high, no doubt. But he is not going to play unless a few things happen.T Jones gets hurt orBenson actually performs when he plays
at people who think that a 5-0 team will start using a player more just because he was drafted at #4.if jones continues to be the man and their offense is clicking, there is no way benson sees the majority of the carries.
the bears' #1 priority is winning. only after that is a certainty tonight will benson see a some carries (with the exception of spelling jones).
wraith5
Footballguy
It's amazing to me that these always end up playing out exactly the same, every week. At least with the BYE in week 7 maybe we'll skip the Jones/Benson thread for once.
Jones starts, carries the load unless the game gets out of hand, which is likely, at which point Benson gets every-other series or so. See stat line from the BUF game for an indication.
Jones starts, carries the load unless the game gets out of hand, which is likely, at which point Benson gets every-other series or so. See stat line from the BUF game for an indication.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
There is no indication - not even a slight indication - that the team intends to use Benson for anything other than protecting big leads and opccasional change of pace.
Plus, so far in his career, Benson brings NOTHING to the table talent-wise that TJones doesn't already do better.
The idea of Benson supplanting Jones as the starter is garbage.
The idea of Benson having a better fantasy night is in play.
Plus, so far in his career, Benson brings NOTHING to the table talent-wise that TJones doesn't already do better.
The idea of Benson supplanting Jones as the starter is garbage.
The idea of Benson having a better fantasy night is in play.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
No way that will happen. The threads will be out in full force during the bye because people will speculate that Lovie is using the bye week to get the team acclimated to Benson as the starter. These threads are becoming as comical as the weekly Denver RB threads.
DolphinsPhan
Footballguy
I agree. Ask the Michael Turner bandwagon that was expecting him to play the entire second half b/c the Chargers would be crushing the 49ers...backup RBs are backups for a reason. Let it go.
Power Monster
The Midnight Stalker
I think that TJ will be getting most of the reps. The Bears ar clearly focused this year and have a much improved outlook for going straight to the throat when they have the lead. If it is a blowout CB will be in...
Are you suggesting that you use crack?Lets say you're Lovie Smith (having a job part will be a stretch, but play along). You have a solid starting RB. You have a young RB trying to prove himself. You're 5-0. Your D is insanely good. If Benson shows flashes, great there will be no let down when TJ takes a blow. Otherwise, there's no reason to make any drastic changes. The team is firmly behind TJ, not Benson. Why split the locker room? (by split, I mean 95/5). Backup RBs rarely take over for the starters. The starter has to be either doing poorly, or the team is doing poorly. Otherwise, why mess with it? Status quo is working nicely, Lovie will continue with this system as long as they're winning. If TJ suddenly starts sucking, or they start losing, there's simply no reason to change anything. In the offseason, who knows. Bensons draft spot/pay does hurt the Bears. It's hard to be paying Benson all that money, with little in return. I'm not sure it's Benson that will decide it, I think Peterson might be good enough for the Bears to let TJ go. But it's 2006, the Bears want to win a championship, and there's no way on earth Lovie pisses off all the vets. Even when LJ was the backup, putting up insane numbers, Dicky still stuck with Holmes as the starter. And Benson is no where near the level of production LJ was at. LJ got so good, Dicky couldn't keep him on the bench. Benson might not even be the 2nd best RB on his team. That's a far cry from a LJ type situation where the backup starts to challenge for the job. (McGahee/Henry is what you want to look at, Henry was sucking, and the Bills were also, by midseason the Bills had nothing to lose). BTW, I'm in the “Benson will be forced to start camp”. But that was preseason. I'll feel the same way next year. But during the season, it's a totally different animal.
ReallyDeadHorse
Footballguy
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
LivingTheDream
Footballguy
Tom Jones is going up against his old team tonight. He should be fired up and ready to play well.
supermark_28
Footballguy
this sounds eerily familiar to a LT-Turner post "prior" to the
san fran game. we saw how that played out.
san fran game. we saw how that played out.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Once or twice every year, I get a STRONG premonition for injuries, and I'm usually right. (Sorry, no link.) Sometimes it's a specific player, and sometimes it's a position. I'm getting a strong sense that something will go terribly wrong in Chicago's backfield tonight. That could mean Grossman, McKie, Jones or Benson. I see the player in question missing five weeks minimum... possibly the entire season.
I hope I'm wrong. :(
I hope I'm wrong. :(
Stop the madness! Just because someone is drafted high (#4), doesn't mean that they will be a good NFL player. The list is way to long of College superstars who never became anything in the NFL. He sits the bench until an opportunity presents itself. If he cant come through, then he can go into business with Ryan Leaf, Gino Torretta, Mike Rozier, Lawrence Phillips (oops, going to jail).
gorf
Footballguy
did i miss a "joke"
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I agree with this, at least for the time being.
Benson is a better power back. Period. He doesn't have the hands Jones has, and doesn't have the blocking skills, but he's learning the blocking skills and from what I can see they are incorporating the TE much more which indicates to me they are transitioning to a power running game and let the TE catch the underneath stuff.
I agree that Benson is not going to supplant Jones on a 5-0 team unless 1 of two things happens - Jones gets injured or Jones starts putting the ball on the carpet. The first is much more likely than the second. Jones has had health concerns in the past. I haven't known him to be a chronic fumbler. I will say this though. The Bears have a sports car in the garage in the form of Benson. Their current ride (Jones) is getting it done and the team is doing well. But sooner or later they are going to want to get the new ride some extended action. Benson is a guy that needs a lot of carries to get on a roll. The current ride does things that Benson does not (catches a lot of balls), but the Bears are preparing for life without that in a RB and bringing the TE into play much more this year. That will make the transition from TJones to Benson much easier. Sooner or later the switch will happen. In fact I expect it to happen this year. I don't see the Bears waiting until next year to go with Benson. But that's just me. BTW, I'm a Benson and Jones owner. I have both locked up for next year as well, so I really don't care which guy starts as long as they don't split carries......
EFD
Footballguy
I'm the one that asked whether the Bears drafted Benson #4 overall to be a backup RB. I asked that based on this:
I did not suggest that Benson would (or should) become the #1 RB for the Bears today, tomorrow or in a month. The poster asked "why does anyone think" that Benson would "threaten" to beanything other than the backup RB.The reason he will "threaten" to become something other than "the backup RB" is because the Bears invested a very high draft pick in him. When that happens none of us know, but it will likely happen at some point in time.And regardless of whether it happens or not, I've answered the question of "why does anyone think otherwise". I'm surprised this needed to be spelled out to so many of you.
supermark_28
Footballguy
You didnt miss a joke. I was just making reference to all the Turner topics andposts about how he was going to be such a good play against the Niners.Then LT comes out and gets in the endzone 4x while Turner gets 1 carry for 0 yards. Just a TJones owner hoping he can come out and get in the endzone 4x.did i miss a "joke"
" so my team wont be 1-5" HILARIOUS!!!
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