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Lovie wants leaner Benson
Bears coach Lovie Smith offered a strong endorsement for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a breakfast with the media at the NFL meetings Wednesday. His endorsement for running back Cedric Benson wasn't quite as strong. While being clear he was not laying all the blame on Benson, Smith said he does not want to see the same Benson he saw in 2007. Smith called Benson a "hard worker," but indicated he would like to see the former Texas star lose weight in an effort to gain quickness.
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Lovie Smith voting for Obama! Sweet I was waiting to see who he would endorse. Now I cant wait until November so I can follow Lovie Smith guidance.
Anyways this is Benson make or break year!
Hank Hill
Arlen, TX
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Lovie wants to see a leaner Benson and I'd like to see a leaner Lovie. Maybe they could follow Marino and Shula to NutraSystem.
no name at all
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Lovie, I don't care who you endorse. Why is this even in sports news....
Thats right its the liberal media. Sticking there agenda and support for Obama in a story about a potential bust running back. How could I be so forgetful.
The Moz
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Is he a Super Delagate? I can see it now, " Bears for obama ." i wonder if they will let Grossman be in the group. I need to see the polling results fo the other 31 head coaches before i will commit.
50yearfan
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and now time for a musical interlude...
...'We're not here to start no trouble. We're just here to do the O-bama shuffle...'
Tasteless? Yes, but so is this report. Get the politics outa FN and stick to the sports.
At_Home@Wrigley
Enterprise, AL
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I can see past the Obama endorsement but a leaner benson get real he cant stay healthy being a big bust imagine a leaner benson that when touch he breaks come on Lovie get real.
Chango
De Kalb, IL
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I think Bears fans want a leaner Benson too, like not there.
the_crafty_righthand…
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Lovie, I don't care who you endorse. Why is this even in sports news....
Thats right its the liberal media. Sticking there agenda and support for Obama in a story about a potential bust running back. How could I be so forgetful.
The Moz | 04/03/08, 09:03 AM
exactly.
Steel Curtain: is a…
Apollo , PA
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Cedric Benson = Richard Simmon's Rocking to the Oldies...lol
sday4x45
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benson is skinny as hell!!
he needs to build up some muscles..especially his damn chicken legs...
he's not really that much of a power runner and ill tell you waht...benson is really nothing to gawk at...i dont care what you do to the kid...he isnt going to do anything in his career....being skinnier doesnt help injury prone people
Meteora16
Villa Park , IL
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Benson is a bum. One more in a series of yucko picks by the Bears at that position - and of course the one guy they bring in (via trade) in Thomas Jones who actually plays at a Pro Bowl level, they dish off to the Jets in favor of this lazy, poor character, shat-bird...good luck. The best thing that Chicago can do at this point is draft Mendenhall, and trade Benson to a team less intelligent than they are...such as the Raiders
jstone2032
Springfield , VA
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Its in the story because if Obama wins, the leader of the free world will be a Bears fan.
BEAR DOWN!
Bears4ever
Chicago , IL
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So let me get this straight. Lovie is fine with Hester and Bradley at WR??? WHAT?? Are you kidding me.Bradley was a #5 last year and barely got on the field. When Hester was out there, he had no idea where to go. Moose and Berrian were not great, but this sure as heck ins't an upgrade.
And what is Archuleta doing still on the team. Give him competition my arse! GET RID OF HIM!!!!
ThisBudz4Me
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I think Bears fans want a leaner Benson too, like not there.
the_crafty_righthander
My thoughts exactly. We are well beyond "potential" draft bust. We have a full fledged draft bust. It's Anthony Thomas all over again. Where is AT? Out of the league? Right where Cedric is heading.
PileOfCrepes
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Can you say bust! I live in Texas an I like the Longhorns are my second favorite college team, but he isn't playing to his full potential.
Cowboys4Lyfe
Killeen, TX
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The Moz,
Yep.
It's the "liberal media".
You don't want politics discussed in the article so you start talking about it (and leaving your political opinion) in the blog posts following it?
You're brilliant!
Tell me more about this "liberal media conspiracy" wont you?
Like FAUX News is gonna tell you its the REPUBLICANS (who controlled Congress for roughly 10 out of the past 11 years and the presidency for the past 7 1/2) that have screwed up the economy with their "get the rich richer at everybody ELSES expense" policies AND the war - which we've been fighting against third-world countries with 1/100000th the military we have for SIX YEARS now while Dubya has had every red cent he's asked for just thrown at his feet?
Of course not! They're still complaining about Clinton's **** from 1999.
It's called "fair and balanced" reporting - just ask Hannity, Rush or Coulter right?
LOL! DAMN that liberal media for stating inconvenient truths!
I'll bet you wouldn't say a word if the article mentioned say ...Tony Dungy's support for McCain.
BlackGold
Oak Forest , IL
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Lovie, I don't care who you endorse. Why is this even in sports news....
Thats right its the liberal media. Sticking there agenda and support for Obama in a story about a potential bust running back. How could I be so forgetful.
The Moz | 04/03/08, 09:03 AM
exactly.
Double exactly !
commiczar
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Tell me more about this "liberal media conspiracy" wont you?
aaaaahh, well you see for starters, EVERY news station,EVERY news paper, EVERY magazine, hollywood , and the lie machine known as americas colleges are now controlled by the faaaar left !
The only reason fox is allowed to exist is the fact that rupert murdock realizes that if he wasn't making the money from having americas #1 rated news station someone else surely would be.
The only ones that would deny the obvious reality of this media state are people that are involved in propagating the agenda of the lefty america haters and proponents for the self entitled.
Or maybe your one of those who can't see the forest because "the trees are in the way." ?
commiczar
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Oh good God. How the **** did a rumor about Bustson devolve into a political argument?
I'll say this much, though. Giantfbl, you sound like one of those paranoid conspiracy theorists who thinks that the government caused 9/11. You spew the same neo-conservative garbage we have come to expect from scum such as Coulter, Hannity, O'Reilly, and of course, Bush and Cheney. What are you going to say next? The Patriot Act is vital to stopping terrorists?
cubs/bears
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Remember that Lovie spent the past two seasons believing in Rex Grossman and we all know how well that turned out.
qbwatcher
Plano , TX
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