For once the Redskins don't seem to be in the running for the Dumbest Move In Free Agency award. I think the Chicago Bears have richly earned it this year. Take a Super Bowl team with a suspect QB, playing outdoors in a rotten climate that makes running essential. Then add in a tough RB who not only rushed for 1200 yards each of the past two seasons while sharing carries with a high draft pick but is also a favorite with his teammates and the fans. Then trade him to the Jets for exchanging midround draft picks, ie give him away. Maybe Thomas Jones is lucky to get away from a cheap franchise that never valued him, but you have to wonder what the Bears fans will say if Benson goes down with an injury or can't handle the load.
Maybe the Bears know something the rest of the league doesn't. Maybe Jones is used up, but he looked pretty good to me in the playoffs.
Maybe the Bears know something the rest of the league doesn't. Maybe Jones is used up, but he looked pretty good to me in the playoffs.