Bernard Scott suffered "mild turf toe injury"; Cedric Benson is ready to retake his job... because it's HIS job

by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 29, 2009 8:23 PM EST in Injury

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported during SportsCenter (aka, NFL Primetime), that rookie running back suffered a mild case of turf toe during the game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. As a result of the injury, Scott ended up sharing work with newest Bengal running back Larry Johnson -- who only became the third different running back to record a 100-yard game. And in the interest in fairness, C Trent (at least from what we observed), was the first to report about Scott's "turf toe injury in the first quarter."

In other news, Benson, who sat out Sunday, vows to return saying he'll "absolutely" return for the final installment of the Trap Game Trilogy against the Detroit Lions.

“They want me to be fresh going into these last five games and the postseason; it’s a good plan,” Benson said. “Seeing those guys get in there and perform the way they did is a great sign knowing we’ve got a good backup in B-Scott and Larry provided a great hand. But it’s really exciting to see the offensive line move guys around. Both those guys almost had 100 yards today. That was the biggest thrill of the day.”

While happy seeing the team's production on the ground, Benson only foresees a Benson-only act in the weeks to come when he returns.

“That’s a weird question,” he said. “I didn’t know I was going to share time. Is that what you’re implying? If it wasn’t like that before I don’t know why it’d be like that.”

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Definitely HIS job

by Pastor Allen on Nov 29, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions

Nope, the torch is passed to LJ

or so most fans are saying now, especially that one guy.

by St. Esiason on Nov 29, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions

It's definately Ced's job

The thing is, I think LJ has a lot more talent than Ced. He has ridiculous upside, but he hasn’t proved anything yet, and Ced has so it’s definately Ced’s job. But I could see LJ outplaying Ced down the stretch and earning the job

by pedro_oliveira on Nov 29, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

at 31 or so

I think it’s incorrect to say LJ has ridiculous upside.

by cokane on Nov 29, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed. Let’s not get carried away because we had a guy rush for 100 yards against the Browns who give up on average 170 yards per game. I’d be more impressed if it came against the Ravens or the Steelers.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Nov 29, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions

Correction

160 yards per game, or 4th worst in the league.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Nov 29, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions

more important to me is when evan mathis returns to the starting lineup at left guard. anybody else notice our offense starting sputtering again once livings filled in?

and it is ced’s job to lose. he’s earned that over the last two seasons. it’s easy to try hard when your team is 8-3, but ced delivered for us when this team was 1-10 (or whatever our record was at this point last year), so until he proves to be ineffective, he’s the man.

i'm going to go america all over your ass!

by Raging Clue on Nov 29, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions

I think it's ced's job, but

He should just continue to be happy as long as we’re winning. Look at Chad. In the past, he was the quintessential me first player and now he doesn’t care because we’re winning.

by brandone on Nov 29, 2009 9:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions

You fans and Ced have to understand that

when we carry the ball 41 times or 43 times that ONE back will only carry the ball 25-28 times at the most. That means that LJ will get his share of carries too. Sorry Ced, it’s time to share b/c Marvin Lewis said we are a running team now. If this happens, we could have two 100 yard rushers each game.

by WHYUS!! on Nov 29, 2009 11:11 PM EST reply actions

and when did we see that before?

brown and woods i believe were their names. i’m pretty sure we had a good d and a franchise qb back then too. hmmmm… what team was that?

oh yeah, super bowl.

by brandone on Nov 30, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions

wooo!!!

Pitt loses in OT to Baltimore, now giving Cincy a 3 game lead over both teams. This virtually guarantees the division for Cincy. Even if either Pit or Bal went 5-0, Cincy would have to go 1-4 to lose it!

Now Lewis needs to keep his eyes on the prize. Getting that bye week is much more important than taking a virtual bye in the last games of the season. Who knows? If the team beats SDG and New England loses tomorrow night, we could have the #2 seed locked up before the last week!

Go Bengals

by cokane on Nov 29, 2009 11:51 PM EST reply actions

2 home games

against teams that are combined 5-17, seperate us from the play-offs, the road games are for the bye. Lets find a way to sell them out.

by jim0ijk on Nov 29, 2009 11:59 PM EST up reply actions

que?

If Cinci went 1-4, they would be 9-7. If Pit or Baltimore went 5-0, they would be 11-5.

I guess a winning record brings out freaks.

by supergrover on Nov 30, 2009 12:02 AM EST up reply actions

you are right

the magic number is 3 for each team

by jim0ijk on Nov 30, 2009 12:29 AM EST up reply actions

In other news

PITT loses to Baltimore. Dixon looked GREAT! But they lost so… CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION!

by WhoDeyDerek on Nov 30, 2009 12:06 AM EST reply actions

Depth At RB Is Awesome

There will be enough carries for all the guys and Ced is still the man. Depth is truly a luxury and a strength for us. If we can ever get our passing game back on track, watch out !

by laibach on Nov 30, 2009 2:46 AM EST reply actions

We have a 2 game lead - not 3

With the Steeler loss last night we can now afford to lose 2 game and still win the division. The tie breaker only is only of use in a tie. One of the two, Ravens of Steelers, will drop back an additional game since they play one another again. One of the two, probably the Steelers IMO could realistically win out. What this really means is that we need to win 3 of the next 5 remaining games. We do have 3 winnable games against lesser opponents in the Lions, Chiefs and maybe the Jets. We will have a hard time against the Chargers and Vikings but winning one of those two games will show me that we can, not just be in the playoffs, but also win games there. This is not over by any means.

This whole thing is making many of us a little silly. Hell I found myself actually rooting for the unrealistic possibility of a tie in the Ravens Steeler game last night. This would be essentially a loss for both teams. I am just rooting for a win next week with the Lions.

" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran

by JUNGLEJOHN on Nov 30, 2009 9:00 AM EST reply actions

And now we realize just how much we needed that Raiders Win.

Still not happy with that loss. Good grief, Charlie Brown.

by UpStateMike on Nov 30, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions

I do agree, however.....

The loss served a positive purpose as well. It did drive home to a team that has out performed expectations that we need to play hard to the end every time…. not just most times. Everytime. I hope the costly lesson was well received and internalized.

Our expectations as fans continue to grow. Making the playoffs was a mere hope, now it is the division title. Soon it will be winning the Conference and then the SB.. This is not bad but it does set us up to view a very successful season as a disappointment. Frankly I think the trend is favorable if we continue to lay the way we do. We have not lost a game where we were underdogs and have struggled or lost every game in which were the favorites. This bodes well for us in the playoffs as we will probably be underdogs in every game because the whole nation expects us to fold and return to being the same old Bengals.

We need to worry about the Lions, Chiefs and Jets. I think we will play the Vikings hard and the Chargers as well even though it is a west coast game. We need 3 of the next 5 t insure the division and 4 of those 5 to pretty well insure a bye and home field advantage. There is still a lot of work to do.

" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran

by JUNGLEJOHN on Dec 1, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions

C'mon Ced

don’t act a fool. no need to grumble about playing time. “I don’t know why it would be like that” Gee, maybe because LJ is in the fold now, one of the NFL’s all-time leading rushers? Don’t get grumbly on us Cedric. Remember when we gave you a chance when no one else wanted you? Chill out.

by NewYorkDT on Nov 30, 2009 1:38 PM EST reply actions

You all are going to wear out defenses here at the end of the season and playoffs

Benson and LJ will keep each other fresh and pair of fresh RBs against tired defenses is perfect. I wouldn’t worry about LJ complaining, he is here for his next job and will be on best behavior, Benson I believe you all already paid and would like to have a breakout season I am sure but Marvin needs to keep these guys in line. If they both get somewhere between 14-23 carries and 70+ yards a piece the team will win. A 4th quarter lead with 2 pro bowl capable backs fresh and ready to get theirs….. and you can ice that baby.

Predictions for 2009:

The Chiefs will regret cutting LJ

Bowe's numbers regress due to lack of decent QB play.

The D gets better in the second half but still is plagued by big plays

Cassel looks more like the guy Pioli almost cut in the '08 preseason instead of the franchise QB he hoped he would be when he traded him for