Jerry Angelo Won't Cut Cedric Benson but Is Disappointed in Him

Good news hasn't been all that common in Cedric Benson's inbox of late but he did get a little from general manager Jerry Angelo. The Bears will not cut Benson before training camp, Angelo said, and expect him to battle for the starting job. So he's got that going for him.

What he doesn't have going for him, though, is Angelo's robust support. The GM, while claiming an aversion to rushing to judgment, says that he's disappointed in Benson.

"The thing that I am most disappointed in is the fact that he put himself in a position to be the victim. That's the disappointment. He's done a real fine job in the off-season, (but) obviously this makes big story lines. That's not good for business. Unfortunately we're having to deal with it, and we'll just wait and see how all the facts present themselves."

If you aren't rushing to judgment, Benson did absolutely nothing that would qualify putting himself in position to be a victim. If Benson's telling the truth about what happened on Lake Travis, Angelo is basically saying he was asking for it. That's a little too close to saying that a rape victim was asking for it because of what she wore or how she acted.

If Benson's not telling the truth, however, he wasn't a victim but was, in fact, breaking the law and suffered the consequences. There's no middle ground here and, until the case works itself out, anything else is a rush to judgment.