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RB Eddie George - (1995 Heisman winner, CFB HOF, 4x Pro Bowl, HC Tenn St)

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FKAGobucks877 said:
No offense, but if you know something doesn't belong here, why not post it where it does belong? :wink2:

No worries...this is the offseason, and we're all suffering serious withdrawal...I'm going to go ahead and move this over to the general discussion forum.
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Well, the obvious reason is I don't see many here on the GD board and thought a little breaking (HEHE) of the rules would stir the pot-it has gotten to scraping the barrel for topics.......... :tongue2:
 
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RB Eddie George (official thread)

Maybe Curtis Martin?

I just wanted to get some feedback from ya'll. After following the draft this year it is amazing to me the way people look at cedric benson. I am obviously biased but the guy has been nothing short of amazing since the first time he won a texas state championship as a sophmore. He is now the 6th alltime leading rusher in the NCAA. I understand that he isnt ted ginn or reggie bush or even cadillac willams, but I think that he is a better back. I dont know if there are any bears fans on this board, I'm gonna guess no, but i think that they have a great one on their hands. This kid lives football yet all I heard was ricky this and weed that. Teams even asked him if he was going to show up for practice. That seems laughable to me as he was one of the undisputed team leaders. (after talking to friends that played on the team the two names that always came up were cedric and david thomas) As an old oilers fan watching cedric brings eddie george to mind with his work horse mentality. I guess the point of this thread was more to vent but also to pose these questions to the board,

has there ever been a back punished more for being consistant? or do ya'll agree with the talking heads and think that he will be a bust? Am I just a blind homer?
 
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in the buckeyeplanet mock draft i was minnysoda and i traded up to the #2 overall spot just to get benson....

imo...benson, mike williams and mike nugent are the only "can't miss" skill players in the draft...

hopefully a few kids learn from benson that marijuana is a no-no and is not worth ever using....ever... i've never touched it and am still alive....
 
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Might need a title change, but I think most guys here have serious respect for Benson. Any guy that can have success against 8-9 guys in the box is incredible. He's no speedster, but speed is overrated. I think he could be a very talented back.

Talking heads are consistent in one thing, being retarded. Heck, talking heads for the heisman race have Chris Leak pegged as a legit contender but rarely mention Tate. Or they put Michigan in the top-3 despite losing their offensive MVP and tons of players on a D which was horrendous last year.

So don't get too worked up about it.

Talking heads hate on Eddie too, who woulda had a much longer career if they had ever bothered to get him some help back there. I'm guessing that's why this thread is titled eddie.
 
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I don't know benson well... but, I saw him cry on TV... if he was emotional, great. However, he explained that he was tired of everyone comparing him to ricky etc.

From that and his interview, he looked soft to me. He was drafted by the bears. I don't think that helps alot. He may not as well as Ronnie Brown.
That's just my prediction.
 
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BuckeyePride said:
I don't know benson well... but, I saw him cry on TV... if he was emotional, great. However, he explained that he was tired of everyone comparing him to ricky etc.

From that and his interview, he looked soft to me.
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Just because Benson showed emotion on the day his NFL dreams came true, doesn't mean he's soft. For the last several years, he's just kept totin' that rock. Soft players aren't this productive or durable:

In 49 games for Texas, Benson carried 1,112 times for 5,540 yards (5.0 avg.) and 64 touchdowns.

In high school, he rushed for 8,423 career yards (No. 4 in Texas history/No. 1 in Class 5A history), scored 127 touchdowns (No. 2 in Texas history/No. 3 nationally) and averaged 183.1 yards and 2.8 touchdowns per game during his career.
 
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I expect him to be a good back for several years, as long he is used correctly. As seen with Eddie (and a lot of other great backs), you usually can't just give the guy the ball 30-35 times a game and expect his body to hold up for more than 6-8 years. Obviously there are exceptions (Emmitt Smith comes to mind), but in general, I think the Bears would be wise not to use him like the Titans/Oilers franchise used Eddie.
 
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unfortuantaley the bears dont have a proven quarterback(espicially with his knee injury) and benson will most likely be used a lot. his body has already taken a beating in college and i agree with everyone he will not last very long in the pros.
 
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Don't over look the importance of having a good blocking back in the line up along with a great running back. Eddie's performance dropped when he lost his blocking back to free agency. He got hit more, he got injured more. But what wonderful performances he gave the OSU fans and then Tennessee fans, right down to his very last game with them.

I don't follow the bears that much... believe it or not, here in the Midwest we get the damn cowboys and the giants, jets and redskins shoved down our throats by the Gods that pick the "regional" telecasts.

As for Cedric, he certainly gave you some great season to remember and I see no reason why that won't continue.
 
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High Lonesome said:
I dont know if there are any bears fans on this board, I'm gonna guess no, but i think that they have a great one on their hands. As an old oilers fan watching cedric brings eddie george to mind with his work horse mentality.

Has there ever been a back punished more for being consistant? or do ya'll agree with the talking heads and think that he will be a bust? Am I just a blind homer?
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I'm a Bears fan, and I'm happy with the pick. The guy stays healthy and produces.

As an 'old' Oilers fan, are you old enough to compare Benson to another Longhorn that played for them in the 'Luv ya Blue' days? The Tyler Rose had a few outstanding seasons for Houston before all the years of pounding took their toll. If Benson comes anywhere close to doing for the Bears what Earl Campbell did in the NFL, the fans up here will be happy.

And I can't compare Benson to Bear greats like Sayers and Payton because they aren't very similar types of players.
 
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BuckeyeBill73 said:
Just because Benson showed emotion on the day his NFL dreams came true, doesn't mean he's soft. For the last several years, he's just kept totin' that rock. Soft players aren't this productive or durable:
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I'm not knocking on his numbers or production. I'm just saying that he was emotional and stuff cuz people brought up the comparison to ricky williams. He said that himself on the interview after the pick. He said he was emotional cuz all he went through at the combines and the whole draft procedure and the comparisons to ricky and stuff.

Now if he was crying cuz all his hard work paid off etc... then i can see it. But that's not what he said.
 
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BuckeyePride said:
I'm not knocking on his numbers or production. I'm just saying that he was emotional and stuff cuz people brought up the comparison to ricky williams. He said that himself on the interview after the pick. He said he was emotional cuz all he went through at the combines and the whole draft procedure and the comparisons to ricky and stuff.

Now if he was crying cuz all his hard work paid off etc... then i can see it. But that's not what he said.
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Um... your reasoning is a little off... these aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.

If I worked my butt off and then had retarded "experts" writing me off as just another Ricky Williams mostly cuz I'm from texas... I'd be pretty worked up about it too. The kid's great success that he has earned through determination was written off as not interesting and instead they painted a slanderous picture of him being just another future quitter who'd rather get high than play football.
 
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i've touched marijuana and i'm still alive....and quite happy by the way :atom:


i only saw benson play once, in the rose against michigan. he didn't stand out to me at all. i am extremely biased against the big xii, as a result i am not impressed with benson's statistics. i do not know much about the guy, but seeing him cry like that, that was pretty pathetic. if he was crying because he was finally able to provide for his poor mother after all her years of hard work, etc, then fine. but to cry because the nfl asked you some tough and mean questions? get some thicker skin man. seeing him cry like that reminded me of chris webber.

i personally don't think benson will do much of anything in the nfl, but that's just my opinion and i've been wrong before.
 
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