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Lovie Smith: Cedric Benson Is the Starter
Published 5/17/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... That case still needs sorting out, though, and Benson's still got one guy who thinks he can do the job. During a Q-and-A with the team's web site, Lovie Smith said that it was Benson's job to lose. ...

BENSON IS STILL THE BEARS’ STARTER
Published 5/17/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
In a Q&A item on the Bears’ official web site, spotted by the folks at ESPN.com , head coach Lovie Smith says that running back Cedric Benson is still the team’s starting running back. But the full context of Smith’s comments is hardly a glowing endorsement of Benson, or a declaration that he’ll be the No. 1 tailback when the regular season begins. Asked whether there will be an open competition for the starting running back, Smith said:  “[Rookie] Matt Forte has never played a down for us here.  He’s like all other rookies, starting from the bottom and working his ...