We remember an apropos statistic from back in Coach Damen’s health class in 1987 that said if you get happen to busted for a DUI, then there’s a 45% chance you are a clinical alcoholic. But if you get popped for TWO dooeys, (no matter what the time frame) that percentage jumps to an astounding 97%.
That cannot be overlooked when the Chicago Bears make their decision this week concerning troubled (and moronic) running back Cedric Benson.
The Bears also need to assume a modicum of responsibility here; after all, they didn’t do their due diligence on Benson when drafting him with the #4 overall pick out of the University of Texas. He showed plenty of tendencies to make poor off-field decisions while he was in college, but it was overlooked by Jerry Angelo, who thought Benson was the next Earl Campbell, as youthful indiscretion.
We knew Ced was a NFL bust (and said as much to those sitting around us) the moment he quit on his teammates with a pretend injury in the Rose Bowl game vs. Michigan.
Let’s face it, Cedric Benson’s a drunk. He desperately needs the guidance and help a guy in his 20’s, who’s on top of the world with money to burn, doesn’t think he needs. The Bears didn’t draft him to be his daddy, but they have to assume the responsibility and send him to rehab immediately.
This guy parties hard on his yacht with his MOM, for fuck’s sake. It doesn’t take Ziggy Frued to see the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
We’ll freely admit we’ve been the among the quickest to jump down his child-sized throat, but sometimes a weekend of reflection does a blogger good.
Plus, the Bears already have more invested in Benson than they do Kevin Jones.
More embarrassing? Fumbling in the Super Bowl or crying for mommy?
Ced Benson or some lake cop…who to believe?
Why do ‘character issues’ matter so much these days?
Clubhouse Cancer Ced Benson busted for ‘boating while intoxicated’.
