Report: Benson has a very good chance to return against Cleveland
by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 25, 2009 2:47 PM EST
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Though it's hard to discredit what the Bengals rushing offense was able to do against the Oakland Raiders who kept bringing an eighth man in the box, recording 177 yards rushing on 43 carries for a barely-above league average 4.1 yards-per-rush, they did it without the workhorse Cedric Benson. And even though it was the quarterback that recorded them, the Bengals as a team did pick up two rushing touchdowns.
Still, things didn't work out. Miscues and penalties chief among them.
Marvin Lewis said on Wednesday that Cedric Benson has a good chance to play. However, they are being extremely cautious with him, as Joe Reedy writes "Benson will be very limited in practice today." An AP report quoted Lewis as saying that Benson "seems to be very close".
Either way, it sounds like Benson's chances of returning range from 'good' to 'seems to be very close'. Both of which are really encouraging phrases against the Browns.
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I sure hope thay are indeed careful with him! If the Bengals play “good” football then they should be able to beat the Browns and still give Benson some more healing time.
We have a lot more important games we are going to need him for. I’d use him “only” if absolutely necessary…..like players not doing their jobs again.
I do hope we see a much more open offense.
Bob Brat just doesnt get it.
If they play 8 in the box , what does that tell you? ou should throw the ball more and get the defenders backed out of there. I know everyone is sick of hearing that coaching cost us that game. But Dammit it did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If we had a balls to to the wall OC, we would score 40 points a game. Palmer will go down in history as another QB with all the talent in the world, but winds up with coaches that dont know how to use him.
by James Schmid the great on Nov 25, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions
Injury report
Who else is injured on the Bengals and may not play this week?
Peko missed a lot of the Raiders game with a knee injury
the team website said he didn’t practice today. Neither did Coles and Maualuga, apparently.
So we pick up LJ
and Kansas City works out Chris Perry. Could make for a fun grudge match in Week 16.
except that Perry won't make it to week 16..
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Nov 26, 2009 1:34 AM EST up reply actions
He'll make it
because the chiefs won’t run him between the tackles like Brat did.
What I want to know is when Andre Smith is going to debut
It has been 3-4 weeks since Andre has been deemed healed. If he is we need him to get in the game so he can iron out the wrinkles and be ready for some of the tough games we play in an effort to get in and thru the playoffs. He has too much talent to be on the sideline watching. If Benson gained a lot of yards before imagine what he can do with the addition of probably the best run blocker to come out of college in the last year. I like Roland and he has done a pretty god job but he is not Andre Smith. It seems to me that the Browns and Lions would be pretty good games for him to get a few snaps in.
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