At least we're not the Raiders...

Can signing Cedric Benson make them any worse? Can their reputaion get more tarnished? I got that text from Hewlett and my reaction was..."Eh...". I don't think it will help them. It can't possibly make them any worse. I did however think to myself "Benson? Really? That's who you came up with?". Then I saw the other names that tried out that day: Noah Herron, Vernand Morancy, LaBrandon Toefield, Dwayne Wright and Keon Lattimore. Alright I know the first three names, but no fricking clue who those last two are. As I started to write this I went and looked them up. Dwayne Wright was a rookie last year cut by the Bills. Keon Lattimore: love this...actually has his own website! KeonLattimore.com! Hilarious. His mother must have a lot of free time on her hands. Apparently he was a running back from Maryland cut by the Cowboys before the 08 season started. Interesting fact though, he's the younger brother of Ray Lewis (not sure about the last name difference, probably a half-brother or something). Anyway, I don't really care about Benson. He's no risk -- virtually no upside. He'll get the league minimum until Watson gets healthy and probably won't last through the season. Who knows though, maybe he just needed a change of scenery...doubt it though. On the plus side, I think I know who the Bengals should sign after this Benson experiment fails: TRAVIS HENRY! He was recently indicted on cocaine trafficking or something...sounds like he'd look perfect in stripes!

Ugh...at least we aren't forced to start Mewelde Moore this week...

Al Davis is beyond psychotic. He's just Al Davis. My favorite part of this whole story was where Kiffin submitted his final roster for one of the last games and listed more safeties than corners necessary. Davis said that Kiffin did not have the authority to submit final gameday rosters. Then there was an issue on salary offers to free agents. Davis put the blame on Kiffin and said that it was his fault for botching up a deal. So let me get this straight...Kiffin isn't allowed to say who is active or inactive for a game...but it's his responsibility for player salary details?! He was set up to fail in the worst possible way. I feel for him...I know what that's like... I'm not sure you should be making a big fuss about Tom Cable, KD. He's just an interim head coach. Those guys hardly ever retain the job for the following season. Then again, Davis did hire Art Shell...twice...