Cedric Benson is as good as gone in Chicago after a run in with police in Texas.  I know more than about anyone that there are two sides to every story and Benson is saying the complete opposite of what the police are saying but it won’t matter because Benson is going to be out as a Chicago Bear. 

If Benson had lived up to any of the hype at all coming out of college this wouldn’t be an issue, but he’s coming off a broken ankle and a career 3.8 yards per carry average and you can’t tell me that doesn’t play a role.  The Bears can cut him based on his behavior and play and not even get second guessed for it and that’s makes it the best time to cut ties. 

Benson was a top 5 pick coming out of college and I was very happy when the Bears took him.  I thought he would be the next great Bear tailback but that hasn’t happened at all.  Instead he’s gone the way of Curtis Enis, Rashaan Salaam and a whole bunch of other screw ups so let’s all move on.  The Bears have the ability to get a good back via trade, maybe go after Kevin Jones from Detroit.  Can he be worse than Benson? 

All I know is the Bears need someone to carry the load because Rex Grossman is going to see 8 man fronts all next year again until he proves he can do it.  Either way, the best thing to do is let Cedric ride into the sunset or go try to play for the Cowboys or Texans because of his love for Texas.

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