The Bengals appear to be on a hot streak right now, first they sign TO and then they get the news that the NFL front office will not suspend Cedric Benson for his most recent altercation. This is great news for the Bengals and for Benson’s fantasy owners. Barring any pre-season injuries the Bengals are loaded for a fantasy owners dream. All these new “toys”, once in synch, should help each other to excel.

Upon reading Benson’s remarks about his visit to the Commissioner and how the Bengals handled his situation I was struck at how happy, almost giddy, he sounded. It reminds me of a guy who never in his life got any support from his family then suddenly meets the woman of his dreams. This woman supports him unconditionally, he marries her, and they live happily ever after. Benson says Brown (team owner) and the Bengals took the time to listen to and investigate his side of the story. A story that appears to involve Benson being jumped and sucker punched in an Austin, Texas bar. Does this sound plausible? Of course it does. In today’s climate is seems all too common for high profile people to require protection from regular citizens. These low-lifes are looking for some sort of easy payday. Now I could divert onto a whole new tangent about the trend our society is taking, but will restrain myself.

My take is that Benson had an altercation. It seems that he was not the instigator (he was the one who contacted police on the night of the incident). All sides involved (the Police, the Bengal officials, and the Commissioners office) took the time to look at the facts, took the time to listen to Benson’s version of events, and put his prior problems aside in evaluating this problem. This is how a team and a league should ALWAYS look at these problems. And I believe this has created a very loyal player. We all know that happy players play better and are more motivated and I see this as just one more reason for another big year for Benson. He was a sleeper last year and I see NO reason why he won’t top the 1,000 yard mark again this year.