[CBFF] Benson gets another unappreciated rest

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On 10/17/07 7:17 AM, "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have to defend Ron Turner and Lovie Smith a little bit here.  Turner
> needed a complete running back to execute that game plan.  He needed one
> that that would not only run, but catch and block as well.  Benson ran
> plenty hard but appeared to me to be interested in excelling at neither of
> the last two.

Tom, I think you might be right about Ced's blocking, but his pass catching
is, to my mind, not a liability at all.  Sure, he has had drops--just like
every other member of the receiving corps.  But he had at least three
catches out of the backfield on Sunday and did scamper for 8-10 on one of
them.  I think a similar record has held true over the course of the season.
His only weakness in the passing game is that he does sometimes take his eye
off the ball, thus the drop.  But I submit, it is not a chronic problem.

Where do you see the problem with his receiving?

Steve