Bears Preseason Update: Benson Walks Out
It's been confirmed that Cedric Benson decided to pull a Sammy Sosa and walk out on his team during last Friday's exhibition game. Benson maintains that he was at the stadium but in the trainers room watching it on TV, though his teammates have ratted him out and said he wasn't there. Whatever the case, this isn't young Cedric's finest hour.
So let me get this straight, we've got one running back that skips "voluntary" workouts and another that walks out on games (albeit games where he did not dress.) Wonderful. What kind of ship are you running, Lovie?
I'd say this maneuver probably puts Jones back at number one on the depth chart. It's been a long time coming. As for Benson, I'm not sure what to think. Does he think that because he's the starting tailback that he can start acting like a prima donna and skip out on games? Or is he simply a 23-year-old that made a mistake? We'll found out soon enough.
What Lovie needs to do, besides crack down on his players, of course, is insert Jones as the starter and let Benson compete fair and square. Neither one of these punks should get the job handed to him, while Jones should rate a slight edge for the good work he did last season. If Benson starts outperforming Jones, give him the ball more. If he doesn't, give it to him less. I'm sick of this messing around and neither of these guys has a single carry yet this preseason.
What I really want to know is, where's all the classy guys in this league? Where's the next Walter Payton?