[CBFF] Benson

[Steve Behrens]

 On 9/28/06, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:

> Right now pass protection is too important, especially since teams are
> going
> to be blitzing a lot more after watching how effective it was for
> Minnesota.
> I'd love to see him go for it, but we can't yet.



 I think Jim is spot on here and I think this is the biggest reason for
leaving Benson in.  That, and he rarely fumbles.  In a close game like the
vikes game, especially when our QB is throwing it up for grabs most of the
game, putting it on the ground would have been the nail in the coffin...
Just ask Minnesota.  I'm not saying Benson will fumble, but he's not proven
in that dept. like Jones is.

So, of the 3 important RB qualifiers (Effective; running; Blocking; Ball
Handling), Jones (IMO) grades out as C, A-, A.  I expect Jones to improve
that C somewhat, and maintaining the A's are extremely important.

-Behr