Back by bodacious demand: When Bears fans react to Cedric Benson, who-dey?

by UnoCinco on Oct 22, 2008 11:03 PM EDT Comment 8 comments

I found this, pretty hilarious reaction from a Bears fan following Beezy's cut from da' Bears this summer...

Bears will regret cutting Benson

The Chicago Bears offensive line was terrible in 2007. It was not Bears running back Cedric Benson's fault. Now Benson is slimmer and the offensive line is better, but the Bears cut Benson before he could get a fair chance to show off his skills. Don't believe me that the O-line was holding Benson back?

Watch this video:

Oh....and here is Benson before the Bears offensive line started to suck:

What happened to this guy? (via 94SupraTT)

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Indeed I do _______________________________ .

Love Cedric Benson

27 votes

Love Chris Perry

5 votes

Love Corey Dillon

13 votes

Love Javon Ringer

15 votes

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if we re-sign Benson:

guaranteed Pro-Bowler (as long as we draft Michael Oher and Alex Mack, e.g., top OT and C with first two picks)

Who-Dey

by UnoCinco on Oct 22, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agreed

With a decent line- and his head straight- Benson could really be a quality feature back.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Oct 23, 2008 12:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Do you see the bengals resigning him next year, or him even wanting to stay in Cincy after this year?

by ch331206 on Oct 23, 2008 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I see the Bengals re-signing him and him wanting to stay

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by UnoCinco on Oct 23, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

if he has a good year and gets offers from other teams there is no way he stays with the bengals

by ch331206 on Oct 23, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I have reservations about building a running game around Benson.
From what I’ve heard, Benson’s two ‘run-ins with the law’ were bogus, but the Chancellor seems to count arrests, not convictions. If Benson does anything questionable again, I bet he would receive a lengthly suspension.
On top of that, I think that the Bears cut him due to his attitude. It sounds like that has changed, but if he gets a new contract, he could turn back into his old self.

There is a reason that a top 5 pick was available in the middle of the season. If Brownie had a better track record of picking up these ‘bargain’ type players, then I would trust his judgment
But he doesn’t.
Benson is a shortcut to making a good team. He is a fine stop-gap player for this season, but I don’t know if we sound make him the back of the future.

by R.F. Mehl on Oct 24, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Also...

He’ll be in demand with a weak FA market, inflating his contract, likely knocking the Bengals out of the chance to score on him.

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by Kirkendall on Oct 24, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Remember when the Bengals rejuvenated Garrison Hearst's career?

That asshole left the next year to cash in.

I hope Benson’s “Off the Field Issues” scare other teams away from breaking the bank on him. If he shows some flashes of brilliance, the Bengals might want to try to sign him before the end of the season.

The elephant in the room, however, is Chris Perry – what does Mike Brown do with his sorry ass? I think he should go hang out with Tyrone Wheatley, Tshimanaga Biakabatuka, Leroy Hoard, and Anthony Thomas and get the hell out of Cincinnati.

"Ryan, Things in here don't react too well to bullets." - Marko Ramius

by TarZander on Oct 25, 2008 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs