Rashaan Salaam Talking About Cedric Benson

by Adam T on May 23, 2008 7:35 AM CDT Comment 6 comments

The idea of this is just humorous, but it did happen .

He was the wrong person to give money to,'' he said. ''The Bears gave him cash, and he lost his mind.

''He stopped working. He's not the same person he was coming out of college. They gave it to him, and he didn't give a damn anymore.''

For the record it looks like Salaam is doing well for himself.

Salaam, 33, seems to have grown up. He lives in San Diego and promotes mixed martial arts events in China.

''Cannot complain,'' he said. ''We're doing a nationally televised show. Right now, it's a very lucrative business.''

Another Bears bust, Curtis Enis, hasn't:

Enis has been a little tougher to reach. He used to work third shift at a garage-door company in Russia, Ohio. Supposedly, he had lost all his money. But the company's human resources department said he doesn't work there anymore. Some reports say he was studying to be a cop.

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Enis would be a great cop

He’s an expert at making a huge bust.

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by Doctor Chicago on May 23, 2008 8:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i dont understand anymore

How the hell does salaam even deserve a opinion. he was an ok player for like a year…. but then ruined his life. and by the way sounds like a real winner now.

Lets recap:
A team who builds around the draft, draft a running back 4th and elect to play a back who was on his third team. then they tell him to be a complement for another year and he produces nicely towards the end. They work with him and the line in 07 for more ypc and gets more yards. they asked him to loose weight and he has.

I think its time to change the pace in bear land and wait on the season to unfold before we tear this guy up. i agreed with him last year. I dont know what he did wrong. if the staff calls this a running football team then they cant surround him with the 07 line and griese and his five yard slants at qb. Cedric loves rex because you cant stack 8 and he is going to love his new line.

by rahulsriram on May 23, 2008 8:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

good points, but

Had Benson not held out of almost all of training camp his rookie year he very well could have been the opening day starter. Instead, he allowed Jones to show just how good he could be in the system that was supposed to not work for him. You can’t deny that starting Jones was the right move in 2005 and 2006.

I do agree though that it isn’t time to give up on him and it was a bad situation all around last year. But at the same time when has Benson ever impressed you attitude wise? He is always blaming other people for everything. I don’t think you can blame people for getting a little frustrated with Benson, and he will be given a chance this year to shut us all up and I hope he does.

by Ando on May 23, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

salaam is pretty critical

for someone who smoked more weed then ricky williams, josh howard, cheech & chong combined

by SamuraiMike50 on May 23, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah i do agree

with some points the other side of the benson topic but last year and 06 his best performances came when rex was at the helm. When Rex was reinserted into the lineup, benson spoke out about how he was excited about less guys stacking the box given rexs arm. I dont blame him for not wanting to take the fall for that 07 mess.

If ever the job should have been “given” to cedric it should have been 06. Angelo and lovie were just upgrading trade stock. Jones had some great moments in 06 no doubt, but we are talking about the possibility of developing a franchise back. Inserting him into the lineup with an aging line and experimenting with a washed up veteran qb, doesnt shout possible “franchise rb being developed and groomed”. It doesnt matter who you draft, you have to give him a chance to flourish. simply rotating people in a lineup doesnt do the team any good.

by rahulsriram on May 23, 2008 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What makes Saalam qualified to critize

The man probably smoked up most of his NFL money and only then did he straighten out and make a name for himself. I can’t believe someone even WANTED to try to find Curtis Enis for an interview. Ridiculous.

Lovie Smith-isms:
"We get off the bus running"
"Rex Grossman is our quarterback."
"...and we'll go from there."

by GallopingGhost on May 23, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs