I've got to be honest, I've never understood why the Chicago Bears drafted Cedric Benson 4th in the 2005 NFL Draft. If it wasn't for Alex Smith, Benson would be considered the biggest bust of that draft by far. The truth is he wasn't explosive at all in college and he only racked up huge yards against crappy teams. He never had big games against big time opponents.

If I were the Bears, I'd be looking for any possible excuse to get rid of this guy. And guess what, the Bears now have something.

Benson was arrested late Saturday night near Austin, Texas, and charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, both Class B misdemeanors. But there's definitely some great humor to the story as well.

Benson was hosting a party of 12 to 15 people on his 30-foot boat but he wound up being the only one arrested.

Benson failed a sobriety "float test" on the boat - which is hilarious if you try and imagine what that is - then he argued about taking a follow-up test on land and refused to put on a life jacket, which is always an excellent idea. Police attempted to arrest Benson at that time but he refused to cooperate and was pepper sprayed. I would have preferred he was tasered, but that's more because he only averaged 3.4 yards per carry last year.

This also isn't the first time Benson's been in trouble with the law. He got into a few legal hassles at Texas, the best one being when he was arrested for criminal trespassing after kicking down an apartment door in Austin, believing his $15,000 plasma television was inside.

If anything about that last sentence strikes you as odd, like why in the hell would a college student have a $15,000 plasma television, you get bonus points.

Anyway, the Bears drafted Tulane's Matt Forte in the second round of this year's draft. Forte can do things that Benson can't do, like run fast and catch passes.

And if I'm the Bears, I'm going to try and find some way to get Benson behind bars again, hopefully permanently.