What kind of numbers will Cedric Benson produce?
Let me get this out of the way right off the bat: My name is Eric and I, just like many of you, have been burned in the past by the underachieving Cedric Benson. The Chicago Bears thought enough of the Texas product to select him fourth overall in 2005, and that endorsement of a high draft position fooled fantasy owners into believing the guy had huge upside and would eventually reach it. We all fell for it, but it’s time to get over this. All the running back did for the Bears was struggle through inconsistency, fumbles and a general lack of productivity. The Cincinnati Bengals of 2008 were pretty much desperate and figured someone had to run the ball for them and — voila! — Benson did the job, kind of. The Bengals were even impressed enough to give Benson a two-year contract this offseason and present him with little to no competition for carries. Really, they could have brought other options in, but apparently liked this one, then didn’t bother to draft some enticing young buck to
