All 31 teams 'pass' on Cendric Benson

[TheGallopinGoose]

There's always the XFL...

 

[TexanByChoice]

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[AstroVol]

Which team didn't pass on Cendric Benson?

 

[UTViking]

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[AFhorn82]

So which team will be the first to make him an offer of any sort? I would think Tampa but I really don't know much about RB needs in the NFL right now.

 

[8bowler31]

Which team past on Ced? Please!

 

[8bowler31]

It sure won't be the Titans since they have about 15 so-called RBs.

 

[VinceHung]

Cendric Benson, Henry Shelton and Selvin Jones have all been kicked off of their respective teams.

 

[jimmyjazz]

As others have stated, Ced's holdout wasn't the problem. His attitude after the holdout (apparently) was.

Love the post from Ced's sister claiming he was Mr. Popular among other Longhorns . . .

 

[Hornin Hong Kong]

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[GatorHorn]

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[texashorne]

Its always painful to see such talented football players make terrible decisions, over and over again.

 

[Viper Daimao]

I'm not sure how with Ced potentially unemployed this year that getting the right money wasn't the smartest thing he ever did. Sure it may build some resentment but lots of players have done it and been fine.

 

[Statalyzer]

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[Bernard]

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[baoklhorn]

Did Cedrics knee ever completely heal up?

Also, if he gets his stuff together, I would like to see

handing off to him!

 

[Steel Shank]

The big knock on Ced when he was at UT was that he didn't have Steel Shank breakaway speed.

 

[danthehorn]

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[Bevoette]

fine whatever calling me ignorant when I am not the one and only person to say the way he handled his "hold out" was a mistake.
some sports people and Bear fans thought so too, some think it was a mistake to draft him period.

 

[Steel Shank]

Personally, I think he needed to work on his speed training.

 

[HoosierHorn]

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[Hornin Hong Kong]

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[RockyBalboa]

I'm guessing you don't care about the opinions of your coworkers or friends when it comes time to discuss your raise at work. Just because Ced's a Pro Football Player doesn't mean he treats salary negotiations any differently than you or I would.

Calling him ingornat for trying to get as much as he can just doesn't seem logical.

 

[Bevoette]

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[Markstanco]

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[Third Coast]

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[Orangesweat]

I was in favor of Ced's holdout. I thought the Bear's were being cheap and were trying to low ball him.

 

[Genco]

Quarterbacks are interesting in that they have more leverage than any other position player. Take Peyton Manning as an example. The Colts were not going to lose him to free agency in 2004 and were going to put the franchise tag on him. The problem was that Manning's franchise cap number was so punitive to the Colt's salary cap for that year that the base salary and pro-rata portion of Manning's $35M signing bonus was more cap friendly than the franchise tag.

I think left tackles and defensive ends are in a similar though less dramatic situation. So while it is true that a player could have as much leverage as a top pick later in their careers, in the majority of cases, it's downhill after a top pick's rookie contract.

Romo hadn't gotten to that point when the Cowboys signed him to the long term deal. Romo would have been a restricted free agent after the 2007 season (maybe 2008) meaning the Cowboys could match any offer and Romo wouldn't have gone anywhere. The Cowboys moved when they did because it was clear he wasn't going to get any cheaper and they could apply a portion of Romo's contract to their 2007 cap which they still had room to spare. The Cowboys can then use that portion of Romo's contract applied to the 2007 cap in future years assuming the NFL doesn't lose the salary cap with the owners opting out of the current CBA.