ChicagoSportsBlogs : Non Compete

What kind of blogger would I be if I didn't end the night with a quick few words on our starting running back, Cedric Benson. You see, Ced was out getting his drink on this weekend in Austin, Texas. This dude is living large on a 37 foot yacht. That's not a boat mofo! That's a YACHT.

You'd think that Cedric would be in the gym working on getting ready for the fight of his life after the Bears drafted Matt Forte in the second round of this year's draft. If that wasn't enough, Jerry Angelo might actually be giving up on Benson. His comments after drafting Forte were not favorable to Benson and his role on this coming Bears team. But for now, let's focus on how Cedric is disputing the charges. Is it really that far fetched that a couple of cops in Austin were over zealous in their handling of Benson? MJ and I were talking about it and he brought up a good point. The cops don't know Benson as well as we do in Chicago. He speaks slow, but it ain't because he is high or drunk. That's just Cedric. Never in a hurry. What's that you say? His eyes aren't open all the way? Well, that explains a lot. No wonder he can't hit the hole. He can't see it. I mean come on! You really think that Cedric was operating his 37ft yacht while drunk?

Actually, yes. I do. I'm going to put it to you like this. I've never been on a boat in Texas, but I'm sure there is a difference between being a drunk white guy on a boat and a drunk black guy who is ripped, inked, and shouting at you behind the wheel of a yacht. I'm just saying! Hell, I'll take it even further. Texas has strict laws about BWI because there are a lot of unfortunate accidents that happen on the water down there. My opinion of most people who enjoy boating is that they also enjoy drinking. Boating and drinking go hand in hand. Don't believe me? Go up to Fox Lake. The only thing that out paces the mullet count in Illinois' waterways is the number of PBR cans in that cooler by your feet.

The bottom line is that this isn't going to be great news for Benson. He might be telling the truth. He may not have had to be sprayed in the face with pepper spray. He may have passed the 2 sobriety tests on the boat. He also may have been singled out because of who he was. In either case, the Bears have some serious soul searching to do, and they better do it before the NFL's new sheriff does it for them.

I hope I don't have to print "Free Cedric Benson" T-shirts in a few weeks.

Bear Down. (on an AA meeting)