Cedric Benson VS Thomas Jones

Without a doubt, one of the biggest stories in the 2006 season will be Thomas Jones versus Cedric Benson. Many fantasy players expected Benson to be an immediate impact player last year due to the Bear’s weak QB and RB situation. Unfortunately, a lengthy holdout led the way for Jones to snatch the top spot. Benson barely played and was a huge disappointment, rushing for a meager 225 yards, 0 td’s and 1 fumble.

While Jones had his best year ever, recording 1,335 rushing yards and 9 td’s he skipped OTA’s to show his displeasure over his contract situation. All of this confusion surrounding who will start both has dropped in drafts. As of now, it appears that more people are expecting Chicago to give Benson the nod over Jones. Here they are both going in the fourth, Benson #37 and Jones #47, while in this draft Benson is goes in the third while Jones is not drafted until the sixth. Personally, I believe Benson has much more value than Jones, if only because the Bears do not want to have $35 million dollars sitting on the bench.