Cedric Benson Guesses He Should Do A Better Job Securing The Football
by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 24, 2011 5:56 PM EST
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Bengals running back Cedric Benson fumbled the football twice on Saturday, largely fueling Arizona's fourth quarter comeback at Paul Brown Stadium. When it's all said and done, Cedric Benson has fumbled the football five times in the previous two games. Though the Bengals recovered his three fumbles against the Rams, Cincinnati lost both fumbles against the Cardinals and Benson turned a comfortable lead into another heart-stopping win.
With 9:27 remaining in the game and the Bengals leading 23-7, Cedric Benson bounces outside around the right edge when Arizona safety Adrian Wilson forces the fumble that the Cardinals recovered. Four plays later and the Cardinals scored a touchdown, reducing their deficit to 10 points following a failed two-point conversion with 7:45 remaining in the game.
Cincinnati went three and out on the following offensive possession, where Arizona went on a 68-yard drive on eight plays, converting a 29-yard field goal and the game was suddenly 23-16.
On the very first play of the ensuing possession with 3:16 remaining, Benson fumbles the football again, giving Arizona the football at Cincinnati's 22-yard line. After three plays that picked up three yards, the Cardinals nearly tied the game following an incomplete pass to a wide open Eddie Doucet, who slipped on the turf, unable to haul in the would-be easy reception. Cardinals turnover the football on downs.
Marvin Lewis and Jay Gruden elected to keep Cedric Benson on the sidelines, bringing Bernard Scott into the game in clock-killing mode.
By the time the Cardinals got the football back, they had no time outs with only 48 seconds remaining in the game and five plays later the Bengals won the football game.
Following the game Benson seemed unworried about the trends of fumbles, confused that defensive players behind him could actually be talented enough to strip the football.
"A lot of it is defenders I can’t really see or don't see; some of it is from behind," he said. "I have to do a better job of, I guess, protecting it when I am in the crowd."
Benson very nearly single-handedly gift wrapped Arizona's fourth quarter comeback and he guesses that he should do a better job securing the football?
Benson did surpass 1,000 yards rushing on the season against the Cardinals after a mediocre 57-yard effort against the Cardinals. Benson has surpassed 100 yards rushing only once in his previous ten games.
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I can't wait until he's gone. He has been horrible for us all year and is one of the big reasons our running game is crap
The fumbles today is just icing on the cake.
I guess its time he left.
Dont even use him next week. Use peerman and Scott.
by OBlock85 on Dec 24, 2011 11:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
MAKES YOU WONDER HOW MUCH MONEY HE HAD ON ARIZONA
run the preacher…
I thought the same thing
A pro fumbling twice in the fourth quarter in a crucial game? Come on. I think he did this in 2009 too towards the end of the season, or maybe it was last year.
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by BonnieBengal on Dec 25, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
I honestly don't want to see him running next game
If he fumbles even once it could cost us the game
I have no problem with letting him go next season
Obviously he IS doing something right since he once again has a 1000 yard season but he always seems to come up short when we really need him to show up. If we lost this game, all the blame could be placed on his shoulders.
1000 yards at this point is 67 yards/game. That is not impressive
Peerman or Scott could do that easily. That’s more on the offensive line than the running back.
by Mexal on Dec 24, 2011 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
thats BC he gets morry Carries than any rb.
In the entire nfl. Give any servicable rb that many tiucjes and they all get 1000 yards.
by OBlock85 on Dec 24, 2011 11:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No, definitely do NOT give him more tiucjes. That would be terrible.
;-)
by emeybee on Dec 25, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
touches sorry this auto corrector sucks
by OBlock85 on Dec 25, 2011 5:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
touches sorry this auto corrector sucks
by OBlock85 on Dec 25, 2011 5:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yep, I'm done with him.
Richardson, David Wilson, Lamar Miller even. There’s some decent talent in next year’s draft.
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Don’t forget Chris Polk
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by Joe Goodberry on Dec 24, 2011 11:11 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Michael Bush
get your ass out there and pop em in the mouth, and if that don't work knee em in the nuts
Sealed it
I used to pull for Benson thinking a better O line would let him run wild. Well the line doesn’t fumble! Good bye Ced and don’t let the door hit you in the ass.
by Bigcatdaddy on Dec 24, 2011 6:10 PM EST via Android app reply actions
He seems very reluctant to take resposibility
just not a team player. This needs to be his last season with us.
Now watch as he has a 200yd game against the Ravens.
"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker
I didn't like being right this time
I have been pointing out Benson’s inadequacies sense the end of last year
I couldn’t convince or persuade opinion all season
Seems Benson done that all on his own
"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"
Must be blind
"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"
your mother must be so proud.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
by supergrover on Dec 24, 2011 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't Hate
"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"
He's excessively average
Not great, not horrible. If he were a quarterback, he’d be Joe Flacco or Mark Sanchez. It’s a lot easier to replace an average running back than it is to replace an average quarterback, though.
He's not even average.
A pro doesn’t fumble twice in the 4th quarter in a crucial game.
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by BonnieBengal on Dec 25, 2011 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
I’d say JF and MS are above average, but below elite
average to me is somebody like…Kyle Orton?
by Rocket_Man_G on Dec 25, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
It is time to let Ced go..
Turning it over made the game way closer than it really was. 2 fumbles 2 touchdowns.. time to go buddy!
by Adrk1178 on Dec 24, 2011 6:47 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This needs to be his last season in Cincy.
Not because of the fumbles the last couple games. This is a young team and we need people who are willing to be accountable. I have said it all year and I still feel Benson is not a team player.
Like Ocho and Palmer, there comes a time when you have to look forward and not just stick with the status quo because they did something 2 or 3 seasons ago. We have had that mentality way to long around this team. It should be a priviledge to play for the Bengals and not the other way around.
We have a young team and no matter the outcome of next weeks game I already feel rejuvinated about our near future.
Who Dey!!!
"Next season will be better" circa 1990
Well said "should be a privilege,not the other way around"
"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"
5 fumbles in the last 2 games.
we recovered 3 of them last week,this week it nearly cost us the game, i would have concerns next week. I remember last year those fumbles came in bunches.
Actually, last week was the first time he's ever had multiple fumbles in a game
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
could have sworn he had a couple in the Atlanta game? maybe not
I do remember fumbles were an issue last year,especialy earlier in the season. It was a surprise at the time as he had a rep for good ball security, last year I put it down to trying to hard to make things happen, this years fumbles are coming as the ball is held out there a bit.
that was kind of my recollection too.
was actually going to look and see if it was an end of season issue and was surprised that I didn’t really see a cluster. Then I looked through his career. Hell, he had a year with 0 fumbles even.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
Yes he's done this before. Just cant remember when.
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by BonnieBengal on Dec 25, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
He had multiple fumbles last week against the Rams.
Although they were not turn overs, they very well could have been..
wasnt a ced supporter
But atleast wasn’t calling for his head until now. I can deal with a back who only gets what the line let’s him, but you better not fumble if that’s all you are.
by JCompton41 on Dec 24, 2011 7:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
and then not owning up is just crap
What he should have said was along the lines of sorry, I almost blew the game, thank the defense for bailing me out, I will work on this and get better from it. But saying a lot of times I can’t see defenders or whatever the hell he said is just bullshit, and he should be cut for that reason alone.
by JCompton41 on Dec 24, 2011 7:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Two 4th quarter fumbles are inexcusable.
Lets go with Peerman. He seems impressive in very limited playing time.
Something about Peerman that just makes me think he's a player.
Whether that translates to a solid backup or more, I don’t know. What I do know is that Benson’s time in Cincy is over and Peerman is a Football player. I’d like to find out if Peerman is a starting RB in the NFL though.
Ced Peerman reminds me of...
a young Rudi Johnson in the very beginning of his tenure here. Rudi was a baller on special teams, and a beast between the hashes (until he killed his speed by adding more bulk.) I see the same thing in Peerman every time he’s out there…He’s a wrecking ball (or at least a bit like buckshot…) like a miniature version of another back that once wore the same number, Ickey Woods.
by TrivialPsychic on Dec 25, 2011 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Think about how exciting
This team will be with a great 2nd year qb, a stud 2nd year wide receiver, a star rookie cb (i hope, draft) and a promising rookie rb (hope again)
by SCbengalsfan on Dec 24, 2011 8:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I think we're good on CB
Clements has been on point, Leon will be coming back, and Pacman has done well since his injury
What about Boom Haren? Wouldn't have to be a first rounder
Has some mobility. Not a bruiser, but not tiny either.
... I still say it was a touchdown, got tammit.
His nickname is BOOM for a reason
He runs hard and isn’t afraid to lower his shoulder into the defender on his way down. Has speed, elusiveness, and power. Could definitely be an every down back in the NFL.
I’m partial being an Alumnus of The Ohio State University, but having seen 99% of his snaps I’d welcome him to this team in particular with open arms.
Would love to get him in the 2nd or 3rd if he falls that far, and use our 2 first rounders on a safety and corner. What about Tyronn Mathieu out of LSU…the Honey Badger is a ball hawk from the safety spot and is an ace punt returner. He’s a little small though at 5’10, but it hasn’t hurt him in the SEC.
by WhoDeyEveryDay on Dec 25, 2011 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
would rather have Pead
that kids gonna be special
get your ass out there and pop em in the mouth, and if that don't work knee em in the nuts
At this point I would be willing to do anything to trade up and get Trent Richardson.
I am normally against that, but I think he is the type of back we need in the AFC north. We need a dump truck hitting those holes, and that is what Richardson is.
by D-Day77 on Dec 24, 2011 9:13 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Michael Bush?
get your ass out there and pop em in the mouth, and if that don't work knee em in the nuts
It's too bad we don't have an actual backup to Benson.
Scott is probably not an every drive back, doesn’t have that kind of stamina built up at this point in the year.
Plus, if you bench Benson he pretty much becomes the biggest cancer ever.
Either have to cut him or play him, I’d say there’s a 100% chance they choose “play him,” which sucks. Maybe he can talk his way out of town this week by bitching about Scott being in on the last drive.
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Lamar miller
Watched a lot of his highlights after seeing him go in the first round of 3 mock drafts….kid would be an ideal back for us ( since there’s not shot we get Trent)
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by TruWhoDey on Dec 24, 2011 9:34 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Trent could easily fall.
Cleveland is really the only team in front of the Bengals that have a glaring need for a RB. They had bigger needs at QB and WR. Ingram, while not nearly at Trent’s level, dropped to 28th. Trent could be laying around in the late teens.
Spend 2012 draft pick on RB
Had a terrible pick in the first round on Irons (?) that was injured most of the time. In this division, you need tough runners with bursting speed in the open. Check out those Big Ten runners at Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.
SEC players
Seem to be much more promising lately…
by SCbengalsfan on Dec 24, 2011 9:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We should use 2 picks on RB
Scott hasn’t shown enough to at least see some competition in camp
It must be inordinately taxing to be such a boob. ~ The Brain
Hey, Matt Forte
How does Carson Palmer’s old salary sound to you?
I agree with Ced on this one
It must be inordinately taxing to be such a boob. ~ The Brain
Ced
i know we are all die hard bengal fans….i’ve been one since 1970….i was so pissed today…seems every game we are ahead we end up with it being a nail biter!! it’s almost like the players stop playing and the coaches stop coaching!!! come on…i want to be a winner…don’t u????
I agree
We get way too conservative with the lead. We can’t seem to get a 1st down if we are up by 10 or more
It must be inordinately taxing to be such a boob. ~ The Brain
And the other team knows we're going to get super conservative which makes it even worse
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by BonnieBengal on Dec 25, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
send benson to oakland with palmer!!!
done with him!
Looked like great defensive plays to me
one a strip and the other a good poke from behind, nothing Ced could have done
by James Schmid the great on Dec 24, 2011 10:33 PM EST reply actions
Um he could have held onto the damn football
by Diesel2405 on Dec 24, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
right?what else did you expect him to do?
Actually win the game? Lol
by DEWITT330 on Dec 25, 2011 12:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
He could do what I've seen a lot of power backs at the end of a game.
They hold the ball with BOTH hands against their chest, making absolutely SURE they hold onto the ball, not swinging the ball out in space under his arm.
where's embcht or however you spell his name?
he needs to come defends benson by saying it’s everybody else’s fault that benson sucks.
A few thoughts
Brennaman and Billick kept talking the whole game about how great Benson was and how he doesn’t get the credit. I still remember Brennaman saying how there “aren’t 10 backs in the league I would take over Benson”. Really??
I’m still not a Benson hater, as I think he is still a strong back but he needs an O-line that opens huge holes and holds them open. This O-line doesn’t do that. He is too slow to the hole and it turns what should be 6-7 yard gains into 1-2 yard gains. Peerman and Scott both hit the hole fast and that is why they seem more promising.
The reaction Benson had to the fumbles and his comments after the game are why he needs to go. The attitude on this team has changed and right now he seems to be the only one not buying into it. That is reason enough to move on.
I think I echo everyone else here when I say that there is just something about Peerman that makes us want to see what he can do with 20-25 carries. He got a couple yesterday and looked really strong. He hits the hole hard, fast and runs with a lot of authority.
Despite what people think I believe Scott can be an every down back. He was for his entire high school and college career so why has that changed?
Bottom line is that Benson doesn’t seem motivated. We have all seen Benson run when he is motivated. He is a beast that can’t be stopped. As was mentioned above, this might motivate him, and we could see 200 yards against the Ravens. I just don’t know. I think the coaches have spent 3 years trying to motivate this guy on a consistent basis. We all know the coaches will not bench him for the fumbles so, for sake of the Bengals playoff hopes, I pray he is motivated come Sunday verses the Ravens.
Benson is turrible, scott dances too much then tries to bounce it and peerman is incomplete
bottom line is we need a new back, forte, bush, richardson, polk or miller
get your ass out there and pop em in the mouth, and if that don't work knee em in the nuts
Benson is pretty solid!
OK, so he coughed it up! only the second one is suspect. The first one – he had it secured and they just dislodged it.
Right now he will be running next week, and if we make the playoffs he will be running it then too!
Next year, he will likely be gone. But for now, he “STILL IS” our feature back.
I represent the Bengals of Cincinnati with extreme passion and prejudice and make no apologies for it!
5 fumbles in 2 weeks.
that isn’t solid, regardless of circumstances causing the fumbles. you have to be able to figure out a way to keep possession
I cannot disagree but...
For the rest of this season “we got, what we got”! I have to have confidence in him even though I know his numbers over the past few seasons.
But I honestly do not believe CED is the only reason we can lose a ball game so I’m not ready to castrate him.
Two weeks ago we collasped in the 4th QTR. Ced did not have a funble in that game yet as a team, we fouind a way to lose!!
That loss, will haunt me a long time cause were it not for it, we would have already been in the playoffs damnit!
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One more thing....
Are you ready to castrate Mike Nugent for his missed field goals in the game? he was only 3 for 5! Or is this just a "BEAT UP CEDRIC BENSON " thing!!!!
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missed fg=3pts
Fumbling on your own 20 twice= quick 14 points for the other team. Luckily someone tripped (doucet).
by OBlock85 on Dec 25, 2011 5:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
how Leonard doing
if he’s good to go, start him
get your ass out there and pop em in the mouth, and if that don't work knee em in the nuts
I am with you Law. The RBs lost two fumbles this season.
Both in the same game – where we won.Benson has been solid with the rock for most all of the season. I think he deserves more respect than he is getting here. I predict a very pissed off Benson who will be playing for pride this week. Give him the rock. Scott hasn’t impressed me at all and Leonard, who is one of my two favorite Bengals along with Shipley, is not an every down back. I would like to see him used 7-9 more plays a game though. Benson is our best option.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Ced had like 6 yards in the second half of the Texans game. It most assuredly was also his fault for the loss.
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Actually is was -1
but that was a team loss.
Law1951 makes a good point. If Nugent makes those 2 FG’s the fumbles don’t matter. Also, if the Bengals’ pass rush doesn’t disappear in the 4th quarter the fumbles don’t matter. If Dalton doesn’t under throw Green and Whalen the fumbles don’t matter. We can point to all sorts of things. The focus is on Ced b/c the fumbles happened at the end.
The fumbles contributed to it being closer than it should have been but I am more upset by his comments than I am about the fumbles.
Better start working on that resume Benson.........
by The Van Buren Boys on Dec 25, 2011 10:57 AM EST reply actions
+1
There is no way we keep Benson after this year….I think that is what the organization was saying with a 1 year deal…..either knock our socks off….or your out of here……5 fumbles in 2 weeks…….SEE YA
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 26, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
oh yeah
ask Chris Perry how fumbling helped him stay in the NFL…………….
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 26, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Fed has 12 fumbles and counting for last 2 seasons.
Ced fumbled 7 times last season. So far he has 5 fumbles this season.
Regardless of his talents, that is a sure sign of decline in a back.
Thanks. I knew this wasn't the first time
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by BonnieBengal on Dec 25, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
"MERRY CHRISTMAS" to Everybody
Happy Birthday Jesus!
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this guy is not worth the headache. he is a avg RB and the team needs an upgrade badly.
I would start Benson next week but he would be on a very short leash. B Scott is more explosive and has better hands. Cincy has to look at a RB early in the draft or go hard at Peyton Hillis or Marshawn Lynch.
Kenneth Lewis Moore
Michael Bush or Matt Forte
no Hillis or Lynch
get your ass out there and pop em in the mouth, and if that don't work knee em in the nuts
Scott is not impressive at all to me. He is not Darren Sproles.
He is fast but not elusive and goes down way too easy. He does not run with balance. Thwere is a difference between fast and explosive. Sproles is explosive. McCluster is explosive. Scott is just fast and that is not enough.
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you only get to see 1 maybe 2 series from him and he usually moves it pretty well
by Bengalsfan024 on Dec 26, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
There is a reason that Scott only gets 1 or 2 series a game.
Hell, I think Hawkins would be a better small running back. Scott is an okay RB, but Okay won’t get us where we want to go. For that matter I don’t think Benson will either. He is just out best option this week. Scott is where he should be, IMO. Running 1 or 2 series a game. I favor Peerman over Scott. Peerman has the power to break tackles and is highly motivated to show what he can do.
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