Cedric Benson

[Topstarr]

Benson would always walk back to the huddle real slow like as if he could go no further.

 

[pringlelake]

I've never understood the fascination with Ramonce Taylor......even the video above showing him running out the end zone wasn't anything that literally 100s of other RBs couldn't do. I thought he was a GOOD football player but not great. And so far as "blazing speed"....not sure where that idea came from. Personally I think it's one of the myths that got repeated over and over until it became accepted as gospel. He ran a 4.5 at the combine.

Of course, I know I'm posting this at my own peril because he was obviously a very popular player ....especially with the fans in the 18-30 years old range. I liked him...thought he was fun to watch...saw him make a few plays that made me say wow....but his overall body of work was nothing to write home about. I know that many will point out that this is just my opinion, and I understand that.

 

[MikeV73]

Taylor actually got invited to the combine, didn't remember that! The fascination lies more in unrealized potential. Knucklehead factor reared it's ugly head. I had always heard he was at least a 4.4 guy coming out of high school. 4.5 sounds fairly impressive for a dude who was booted from the team and probably curtailed his training with the loss of structure.

 

[Etex Horn]

Benson never quite lived up to the hype surrounding him coming out of high school but he experienced a lot of success at UT. Hated to see the off the field issues he had in the NFL. Wasn't he recently DJ'ing at the Yellow Rose too????

Benson was a real "aggie killer"...had terrific games against them. Unfortunately, he was a disappointing 0-4 against OU.

 

[BBQ time]

Benson was a real "aggie killer"...had terrific games against them. Unfortunately, he was a disappointing 0-4 against OU.

0-3 against OU because of Mack Browns rule prohibiting freshman from playing against OU.