[CBFF] The problem with Benson

[Steve Behrens]

Well, I was doing the internet broadcast thing today, so I missed most of
the first half and the broadcast froze up often on me...  so maybe I didn't
see the whole picture, so to speak.  I do remember a nice screen to the flat
he made some hey on and that we should do more of.  But I still believe he
doesn't break tackles nearly as well as Peterson or anyone else for that
matter.

-Behr


On 10/21/07, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Actually, there was more than one play where he was supposed to go in and
> bounced out, screwing up the play. He would have gotten three or four
> yards
> inside but tried to freelance and bounced out.
>
> It reminds me of a particular play in 1998 (I think), when Enis finally
> was
> getting it, and he ran inside instead of bouncing out, and Todd Perry
> pointed at him like, FINALLY, you got it! No, Steve, we WANT Benson to go
> inside. He needs to punish people inside. That's what he's there fore.
>
> I did a lot of work with my TiVo on every offensive play that didn't work
> out correctly, and those cuts outside were Benson's biggest fault by far.
> I
> think he did a fine job today, a couple of plays notwithstanding.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Behrens" <steve.behrens at gmail.com>
>
> > The fact remains that he seems to go down as soon as someone breathes on
> > him
> > most of the time, and that he rarely bounces (outside) when his
> designated
> > inside rushing lane is closed down. Just because the opponent is in the
> > gap
> > before he gets there doesn't mean he has to run directly into them....
> >
> > -Behr
>
>
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