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I DO NOT want Alexander. He is soft. He is one of the softest RBs in the NFL. AT the first sign of contact, he hits the dirt. He's essentially Torry Holt, except RBs are not supposed to be that way. Alexander would bring nothing to the table. He's a pure result of his OL.
Bad OL = Bad Alexander
Average OL = Average Alexander
Great OL = Great Alexander
I don't see why Forte can't do the same, if not more. He's young, talented, and hungry. Also, rookie RBs are typically the easiest adjusters to the NFL game. I say the Bears use a three-headed monster, run them like crazy, and try to grind the games out. It works for not only the offensive ineptitude that the Bears are sure to encounter, but also the team's strength: defense (assuming there aren't catastrophic injuries like last year).
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Benson's lawyer, Sam Basset, was just on Chicago Tribune Live and said he has spoken to law enforcement officials and people in the DA's office and all of them say Benson looks fine in the video of the field sobriety test. He also says it is confirmed Benson could be heard on the tape saying he wanted to take a blood test and the officer responding "well I'm offering you a breath test". Mr. Basset said the law in Texas allows the driver to take either the breath or the blood test and that the blood test is considered more accurate. This is a far cry from the officer's affidavit saying that he could not balance himself without swaying and that he was severely slurring his speech.
If the lawyer's sources are correct, we would be letting Benson go after 2 consecutive incidents in which he may be innocent of the charges and it is questionable if either arrest was even legal.
Please don't respond that lawyers are liars, or that we are getting 3rd party information, I know that. Let's assume for the sake of argument that this tape shows exactly what is being claimed. Will everyone's reaction be the same?
I'll eat crow if incontrovertible evidence is presented in Benson's defense. Otherwise, I think it's safer to presume, based upon his history of poor decisions, that the law officers are telling the truth and Benson (and lawyer) are full of it.
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Congrats on the least informed contribution to this thread. Pretty much everyone knows I despise Benson. However, I love the Bears, and if this decision hurts the Bears in the salary cap, it's a bad idea. It'd be better to sit him down for a year.
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Until I know that this is not affecting the Bears salary cap-wise, I will not be happy with this decision. It would have been better to sit his butt on the bench, save the money, and see if he learns after a year of riding pine.
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I have a few people close to me that are cops and they all told me that if I even had one beer to refuse the test because they are very innacurate. Sure, you'll get a suspension, but that's better than being found guilty of DUI. Benson sounds confident about passing the test, at least on video so I hope that comes out to either clear him or expose him.
Lets pretend for a second everything he said about the incident on the boat is true. Now lets pretend he is being honest here too. He passes the field sobriety test and now is being asked to jump through yet more hoops and he decides, enough is enough, shuts off and stop cooperating. Possible?
Not defending him, I'm just playing devil's advocate. I'm pissed that he didn't play it safe and have a driver, even if he is telling the truth.
I suppose that's possible, just highly unlikely. Unless Benson just happens to run into ALL the cops who just feel like screwing with someone...also highly unlikely. The more likely situation is that he was guilty both times, and past performance/actions/words indicate he's a dumbass who has yet to learn his lesson. The sad thing is, if he ends up getting cut, he will get picked up soon thereafter, and still won't learn his lesson.
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If you might be close to the limit or obviously think youre over thats when you dont take the test. You also have to realize that results in an automatic suspension of your drivers license for 6 months so you dont decline to take it if youre innocent because that creates lots of obstacles. Some people use that as a loop hole to fight in court because then it becomes your word against the officer administering the field sobriety test. However, there is no way a judge will take Bensons word over an officers so to not take it if he was so sure he wasnt drunk is a terrible mistake.
Im all for trying to manipulate the system in an effort to win your court case, but for anyone to think he did this because he was worried about the test not being accurate is laughable. When someone gets accused of operating some type of vehicle while drunk two times in a month span and both times refuses to showcase his innocence with a test it will put enough doubt in a judge or juries eyes that they wont believe him.
Bingo.
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Same goes for ESPN.
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MRob was one of my favorite Bears of all time. It just seemed like when he was given the chance, he made big plays.
He might be my favorite WR of the last 10 years or so.
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No. I think the fake cops were in the wrong there. There is a clear pattern of harassment.
However I feel Benson is a moron for not laying low.
I don't understand how you can say there is a clear pattern of harassment. Where is the pattern? How can you be so sure they were in the wrong?
If Benson is such a moron, as you have stated, then wouldn't it be more likely that he was in the wrong, and this is just a pattern on his behalf?
I can see and understand how this might not change someone's opinion, but to say there is a pattern of harassment is just ridiculous until proven with facts. As it stands now, this is two incidents with one person. Put those incidents with all the other stuff about Benson since he's been in Chicago, and THAT is a pattern.
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Just curious. I feel it nearly serves as evidence in the boating case, proving a pattern of poor judgement, but I'm curious to see what others think.
Has it changed your opinion?
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His story again seems somewhat odd.
Agreed...key word being AGAIN.
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I have ZERO problem with his actions being condemned by those who have never commited those actions themselves. If he's guilty, what he did is wrong, and should be blasted.
My problem is with hypocrisy. I would LOVE to bash Benson in this case because I'm angry there is another black eye on the team I love but I can't because I've drank and then driven before. I don't drink much but have a very high tolerance for alcohol. If I even feel a buzz, I hand the keys to my GF or a family member. I'm a skinny guy so even 2 beers will probably put me over the legal limit and it would be a risk for me to drive. If I were to get a DUI, I'd DEFINATELY lose my job. Would I still drive home after having a beer or two at my dad's house? Yes. Is it a risk I'm taking for possibly breaking the law in it's technical nature? Yes. Am I the only person here who has had the above scenario play out many times? Doubt it.
Let me make it clear once again, I am not defending Benson or drunk drivers here. A DUI does not mean the driver was drunk. I believe many people here have DUI'd at one level or another. All I am saying is let he without sin cast the second stone. Pix got the first stone since he's not a drinker, you the man Pix =D
I think we all realize you are not defending Benson. I think we also realize the comparisons you are making about hypocrisy. I, however, think it's COMPLETELY different.
Benson has MILLIONS. I can say with certainty, that if I were in his situation, I would never get caught in a scenario like that. His money, and high profile job, give him opportunities normal people don't have. That's why the hypocrisy is off base, IMHO. Put me in Benson's place and you would soon realize through the media that I hired a personal driver or something similar.
For the record, I will say that I've never been drunk driving, but I won't lie and say that I haven't driven home when I shouldn't have legally. So, like the commerical says, I suppose buzzed driving is drunk driving, but that's semantics since you are much more in control buzzed than when drunk (buzzed driving is like driving while very sleepy), even though both will lead to jail.
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Here's the big difference. No one has ever given me $16 million to represent their organization. I guarentee you, if they had given me a 10th of that, I would not put myself in the situations he has over the past month.
Peace
You got that right. I'd be doing nothing but the right thing every time. I'd be damn near perfect. People would be comparing me to the Chuck Norris facts webpages because of all the good I'd be doing.
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Without the blood test, we really don't know if he was drunk. It appears he DRANK and drove, even if it was only a little, but as I said in the Tank case, not many of us can say we haven't done the same and we'd be hyocrites to condemn him. I'm not saying it's right, just saying if we're doing/done the same wrong, we shouldn't point fingers. So those of you who are blasting him, I hope you've NEVER drank and driven.
Smiling in the mug shot is what really pisses me off. With everything that has happened, what the hell was he thinking?
I'm amazed the lengths people will go to in order to defend this clown. Put all the pieces together, dude. Benson is a tool.
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Also, anyone who was around here before the boards merged probably knows Ive always hated Benson. It started with the stupid shit he said before the draft and got worse over the years and was mostly just for sucking. There is just no upside from him. He isnt good, hes a bad teammate, he gets injured a lot and now he seems to be getting in trouble every week. I didnt think the boat thing was as big a deal because he didnt have a track record of anything like this, but now he is showing what kind of guy he is.
I'm in the same boat (pun intended). If you were/are as adamant as I have been, then I was your counterpart on the other board.
I loudly said that drafting Benson was a bad idea. I despised his comments and hold out. I hated the fact that TJ had to share time with him. And I was clearly one of the few who thought he was guilty on the boat.
I believe his actions over the last few months have validated my feelings somewhat. The guy is a first class idiot.
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True, its the same state though so its possible any law enforcement officers werent happy about what he was saying even if it was a different entity.
OR, maybe he's just a douchebag, was guilty on the boat, was guilty of speeding (reckless driving in many areas), and guilty in this case. Maybe, just maybe, the cops were just putting out information on a multiple law breaker with a superiority complex.
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Hope he and family are OK money-wise.
I'm sure that before his full rookie contract is up he'll be crying for a new one, saying something about future security or some other such nonsense that all these ridiculously wealthy players claim.
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3 rings as of now
Yeah, but aren't those more "Shaq's Rings" than "Kobe's Rings"? Sure, they both have the rings, but when people think about why they won those rings in LA, Kobe is the secondary reason and Shaq is the primary.
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IT just proves to all the nay-sayers, that there was, and always will be, a Madden-Farv love affair. I've never heard a sportscaster fellate a pro athlete more than Madden fellates Farv.
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Ri-damn-diculous.
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I have three words for Benson:
Shut up: Produce.
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Ron Turner
will be played by
John ShoopI think you have that wrong.
The role of...
will be played by...
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Terrance Metcalf
to be played by Lavelle Crawford of Last Comic Standing 
That's friggin' hilarious.
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The Baltimore Sun reports that Jonathan Ogden is expected to announce his retirement in the coming week.
The first ballot Hall of Famer has reportedly let people around him know he's retiring, but hasn't told Ravens coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens we're expecting him to return necessarily, but this is a massive blow to the entire Ravens offense, who loses its best player.
He would look good in a Bears uniform, he's only 33.
Agreed. I'd love to see the Bears woo him out of retirement. Although, that means the Bears wasted a first rounder on a rookie who won't play. So, despite the fact that I love the idea of having Ogden on the Bears, it would be counter-productive unless the Bears plan on using their first rounder as a stop-gap at OG (which could mess him up at OT for the rest of his career).
Bears release Benson
in Bearstalk
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I was merely replying to the crying emoticon. I was far from crying, especially since my disdain for Benson is clear.
As for the actual situation, the Bears take a cap hit this year and next. Why not keep him around, suspend him, and give him incentive for next year? If he continues to act up, no harm, no foul...cut him. If possible, trade him ala Pacman. As it stands now, he won't learn a lesson, the team hasn't really played hardball (although they've come close), and Benson will not learn a thing. It's better to teach him a lesson if the Bears are forced to carry the cap hit.