doubt this is enough to knock him out of football.

We could use that spot for another RB or use it for depth at another position, like QB,OL, S and DT scince we have had alot of injuries and inconsistancies at these positions.

the 2005 draft wasn’t known for having any “great” o-lineman. the only ones that have made names for themselves are Jamaal Brown and Logan Mankins, both of which would have been reaches with the 4th overall pick. i hate thinking about what “could have been” in the draft. it’s just not fair to JA to blame him for drafting Benson.

in a league where there are no guaranteed contracts, i don’t hold it against a player for holding out to try to get his money while he can.

and emmitt smith was a hold out. just sayin.

...but he was sprayed in the face w/ pepper spray.

Your argument may seem logical on the surface. Give him a break, you say. Who doesn’t make mistakes? It’s only May, he has plenty of time to sober up before the season! But it’s wrong nonetheless.

Just because one person makes a mistake, doesn’t mean another has free reign to do so. That is why, in this society, the law is the standard, not other people. That is why a police officer can arrest another person for breaking the law. It is the law that is the standard. The cop may have made this mistake, too, but at this instance he is there to enforce the law.

However, when you are a highly publicized athlete, the rules should indeed be different for you—stricter. Therefore, when something like this happens, you need to be held to a higher standard. This wasn’t an accident. It was intentional. The beer didn’t absorb into his body by osmosis. He purposefully drank it. Any and all actions tell us about a person’s character. There are no excuses, there are no redos. If you go out and get drunk regularly, you’re a drunk. If you drink once in a while, you’re a casual drinker. These all reveal a person’s character. Benson has done nothing to show that he is worthy of the contract he was given. He has consistent dropped the ball as far as leadership, work ethic, responsibility, etc.

This is why we’re on his case. It’s not just this one act—which we could forgive him for if it was a one-time thing. However, with Benson, it is habitual.

...the luckiest guy in the world to be a starting running back in the NFL. He should be careful of what he does.

to do with the fact that Tank was actually, you know, good. if you play well you are gonna get a lot of second chances when you screw up off the field, when you suck…not so much.

I know a lot of cops that had authority issues in school and use police work as power trip. Actually I work with lots of troubled teens and have seen many of them pursue police work. I have been pulled over a couple times by guys that were being arrogant and treating me like a felon and I didn’t do anything wrong. They were even more mad when they couldn’t give me any tickets.

It is possible, but I’m staying neutral on the whole thing. I also heard the comment on 1000 about Benson being lighter. I’d like to keep the guys as the number 2 back since he is already paid.

and really wasent drinking then why refuse a breathalizer just cuz you loawyer says so. His lawyer told him not b/c he had been drinking, probibly not drunk, would had blown like .09 or .10 which not impared but still guilty of BWI. Its not like we arent going to waste another year on a position that is the easiest to transition from college to pro’s. what is this year 4? and still cant run effectively. but keeping im as a 2nd or 3rd back will keep depth scince either way if he plays or is released we’ll have to prob take a cap hit.

I just read the ESPN report about what Benson said occurred and what the officers’ said happened. If you read Benson’s story, he said they maced him, kicked his legs out from under him, and put a water hose on him—and he was still “politely” asking why they were doing this. I don’t care who you are, you’re not politely asking why they did that. You’re pissed off. In addition, he said this whole time his family wasn’t able to see it. The boat isn’t that big.

If Benson’s story is true, I’ll apologize to him personally. But there are a number of details that make me question how accurate he is being. Let’s hope this gets figured out without too much of a mess.

I think that every county you work for is different. If the guys at the top are racist or have power trips, then they are not going to care if their cops act the same way. You definitely care about your family and job, but not everyone has a family to take care of or thinks logically. Stories about police officers doing the wrong thing are reported on all the time. This wouldn’t be out of the norm. Do I or others think it is a majority of cops? No. But often times there is one or two that are little more outrageous than the rest. I have had my issues with a couple of cops harassing me and I gave them nothing but politeness and courtesy. They just kept going and going. It is an awful feeling to be treated like a criminal when you aren’t that type of person. I’m white and I’ve received a small dose of that treatment. I can’t imagine what it would be like to have a racist cop throwing me around or worse.