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Cedric Benson's Fantasy Football Ranking
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Benson Proves He Still Belongs in the NFL
In the 2008 off-season the Chicago Bears released the one time top 5 NFL pick Cedric Benson. #32 for all intents was a bust for the Bears with career yards per carry of under 4 yards. Benson for his size also was not as physical as most expected him to be coming out of Texas.
In the middle of the 2008 season Benson received another opportunity to play in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. In the back half of the season Benson became the feature starter, running the ball 20 times or more a game. However, it was his final two games of the season that made Benson the starting tailback for the Bengals in 2009. In week 16 Benson posted 38 carry's for 171 yards against the Browns. Hethen came back the next week and posted 25 carry's for 111 yards and a touchdowns against the Chiefs.
Granted it was the end of the year when defenses are banged up, and it's not like the Chiefs and Browns Defenses were very good in 08. However, still Benson did show he was capable of handling a full load two games in a row. To come back from a 38 carry game and produce the next week was impressive.
Cedric Benson's Fantasy Football Value in 2009
The Bengals will still be a bad team in 2009. However, Cedric should benefit from the return of Carson Palmer. With defenses playing back to stop the pass, Benson can take advantage of teams not beginning able to load 8 in the box. That was something you couldn't say in his time with the Bears as they had a horrible passing game around him the year he was a feature runner.
All in all, I like Benson as a middle to later round back in fantasy. Let's face it, he's a starter and will get the ball 20 or more times in stretches of the season. With so many teams running two backs, they're just aren't many true #1 runners in the NFL.
Fantasy Assets:
- Carry the ball 20 times a game
- Good Passing Offense Around him
Fantasy Liability's:
- Not a Game Breaker
- On a Bad Team
- Needs to stay out of trouble
Written By- Sean Douglas: fantasy-info.com
Click Here: For Current Fantasy Football Info on Cedric Benson
Benson Proves He Still Belongs in the NFL
In the 2008 off-season the Chicago Bears released the one time top 5 NFL pick Cedric Benson. #32 for all intents was a bust for the Bears with career yards per carry of under 4 yards. Benson for his size also was not as physical as most expected him to be coming out of Texas.
In the middle of the 2008 season Benson received another opportunity to play in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. In the back half of the season Benson became the feature starter, running the ball 20 times or more a game. However, it was his final two games of the season that made Benson the starting tailback for the Bengals in 2009. In week 16 Benson posted 38 carry's for 171 yards against the Browns. Hethen came back the next week and posted 25 carry's for 111 yards and a touchdowns against the Chiefs.
Granted it was the end of the year when defenses are banged up, and it's not like the Chiefs and Browns Defenses were very good in 08. However, still Benson did show he was capable of handling a full load two games in a row. To come back from a 38 carry game and produce the next week was impressive.
Cedric Benson's Fantasy Football Value in 2009
The Bengals will still be a bad team in 2009. However, Cedric should benefit from the return of Carson Palmer. With defenses playing back to stop the pass, Benson can take advantage of teams not beginning able to load 8 in the box. That was something you couldn't say in his time with the Bears as they had a horrible passing game around him the year he was a feature runner.
All in all, I like Benson as a middle to later round back in fantasy. Let's face it, he's a starter and will get the ball 20 or more times in stretches of the season. With so many teams running two backs, they're just aren't many true #1 runners in the NFL.
Fantasy Assets:
- Carry the ball 20 times a game
- Good Passing Offense Around him
Fantasy Liability's:
- Not a Game Breaker
- On a Bad Team
- Needs to stay out of trouble
| Recent Career | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | Rush | Yds | Y/G | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Y/G | Avg | Lng | YAC | 1stD | TD | Fum | FumL | |||||||
| 2006 | Bears | 15 | 157 | 647 | 43.1 | 4.1 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 22 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2007 | Bears | 11 | 196 | 674 | 61.3 | 3.4 | 4 | 17 | 123 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 19 | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 2008 | Bengals | 12 | 214 | 747 | 62.3 | 3.5 | 2 | 20 | 185 | 15.4 | 9.3 | 79 | 10.9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| CT | 47 | 634 | 2340 | 49.8 | 3.7 | 12 | 46 | 365 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 79 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
Written By- Sean Douglas: fantasy-info.com
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