Cedric Benson overused?

[Harlan Huckleby]

Why aren't the other running backs getting some snaps? Benson is no spring chicken, need to protect his body and legs for playoffs.

The Vikings are spelling AP with Toby Gerhardt, the Bears mix Michael Bush with Forte.

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Overusing Benson? I thought he got better with more carries.

I say use him up like a slutty college party girl.

[mmmdk]

Overusing Benson? I thought he got better with more carries.

I say use him up like a slutty college party girl.

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[Brandon494]

Once Starks comes back he'll take some of the carries away but Benson is use to carrying a big workload.

[mraynrand]

[Cheesehead Craig]

Don't we have to use Benson a lot to worry about his wear and tear?

[Freak Out]

What happened to the future most dominant running back in Packer history? Still hurting?

[gbgary]

Don't we have to use Benson a lot to worry about his wear and tear?

this! he's not even close to being overused.

averaging 18 carries a game. that's less than 5 per quarter. that's nothing.

[Bretsky]

What happened to the future most dominant running back in Packer history? Still hurting?

He's picking flowers with Sherry....our future pro bowl LT

[red]

whats he averaging? like 15 carries per game?

yeah, they're really killing him

[Harlan Huckleby]

this! he's not even close to being overused.

averaging 18 carries a game. that's less than 5 per quarter. that's nothing.

18 carries is not nothing. The backups are kept rusty when they get no carries. I'd like to see a second back groomed for action, which will also take some of the injury risk off Benson.

[HarveyWallbangers]

He's only averaging 16.0 carries/game. We run so seldom that there's barely enough carries to keep a primary back happy. I'm okay with Benson getting 16 carries/game. The guy is a horse. He's averaged 18.2, 20.1, 23.2, 17.8, 17.8 carries/game in his last 5 years. He's just plain better than our other RBs, so use him as much as you can. It's not like he's a young guy that you want to keep low mileage on for future years. He's on a one year contract. Might as well wear the treads off his tires.

[Tony Oday]

The rest of the RBs on this roster suck. We will draft an RB and a WR 1-2 next year.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The guy is a horse. He's averaged 18.2, 20.1, 23.2, 17.8, 17.8 carries/game in his last 5 years. He's just plain better than our other RBs, so use him as much as you can. It's not like he's a young guy that you want to keep low mileage on for future years. He's on a one year contract. Might as well wear the treads off his tires.

Benson is also being targeted frequently as a pass reciever, so he's taking a lot of hits.

The idea is not to preserve him for next year, the point is to keep him healthy for later in this season. And the other issue is to have a 2nd back who is game ready and getting better.