Bonehead of the Week Contest
By Seymour Pennants
Bonehead of the week – A dead heat
Nomination #1: Rashard Mendenhall, WWPD (What would Puffy Do?)
Arguably one of the toughest running backs of the 2007 college season, and Pittsburgh Steelers star to be, Rashard Mendenhall gets a nomination for bonehead move of the week.
Rashard was taking a leisurely walk along the lakefront with an unidentified woman, at 2:00am Monday morning …. At Lake Shore Drive and 39th Street. Let me repeat…LSD & 39th Street, at 2:00am. On a warm night. Guess what - they get mugged. I understand that Rashard may have been trying to get into some “strange” and talk her into bringing him back to her place on 39th street. I don’t know about you, but when I’m trying to convince a young lady to get her freak on, having strangers point guns in her face usually isn’t the ticket (except for Edith…now that girl was kinky!).
Rashard, you’ve shown a brilliant sense for avoiding danger on the field, so WTF were you thinking? Ever notice that most of the residents of 39th Street have the common sense not to go for a 2:00am stroll in that neighborhood? You know why? Cause they get mugged, especially on a warm night.
Next time the mood strikes… Rashard, ask yourself … WWPD - What would Puffy do? Puffy drives his beatches home in a limo, not go for an after hours walk in dangerous neighborhoods on a warm night.
Rashard, I hope do a better job in decision making when you’re running the ball through the line with the Steelers.
Nomination #2: Cedric Benson, underperforming Bears Running Back.
Cedric, how can you continue to be such a dumbass? I know you idolized Ricky Williams, the king of poor judgment. But how can you be a bonehead so many times?
Benson is known more for his screw-ups than his career successes. I mean look at his career records:
- 2002: Arrested for marijuana possession in Midland, Texas.
- 2003: Arrested for criminal trespassing after kicking down an apartment door in Austin, because he believed HIS $15,000 PLASMA TELEVISION was inside (amateur athletics at it’s finest – oh wait, it’s Texas). He got an 8 day sentence suspended because there weren’t enough jail beds in the state capital of Texas.
- Hold out for the Bears, missed pre-season training, and destroying his chances of success with the Bears
- 2008: Arrested for Boating While Intoxicated and Resisting Arrest.
Listening to the news reports and Cedric’s lawyer, Cedric claims he wasn’t drunk. Sgt. Sam Cox of KBLJ radio Austin commented “I’ve made hundreds of arrests…They’re all choirboys, they all had one or two beers, and none of ‘em were drunk.”
Anyone who’s been boating on Lake Travis in Austin knows that it makes Fox Lake look like an AA meeting, especially in the area that Benson’s boat was – Devil’s Cove. It’s the biggest party in Texas. Most warm weekends, over 100 boats tie up together, and Benson’s 37 footer was likely the biggest party on Lake Travis.
Check out this You Tube Footage, titled “Boozin’ it Up on Lake Travis in Devil’s Cove” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbKsbfQxT0. Pretty much looks like every “Girls Gone Wild” commercial you’ve ever seen.
Cedric, let’s say you weren’t drinking. In Austin, you’re the 2nd most recognizable face after Vince Young. You haven’t exactly had a stellar NFL career. You’ve got the biggest boat in the biggest floating party in America. Fred Mitchell wrote in the Tribune “Will Benson be suspended or fined by the NFL as a result of being charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest in Texas? The odds, according to www.BodogLife.com: fine, 2-3; jail, 4-1; community service, 5-7; probation, 3-1; no punishment, 5-1.”
You might want to consider changing role models. Think you’d have a more successful career if Walter Peyton was that little voice in your head….instead of Ricky Williams?
And a late entrant….Nomination #3: David Whitthoft
From Yahoo Sports Shutdown Center: After 1,561 days, a young man finally takes off his Favre jersey
Why did David give up on this Guinness Book of Smelly Clothing effort? “He was turning 12, and as 12-year-olds often do, he was growing quickly. The jersey he was given on his 8th birthday barely covered his torso these days. … being 12, he had also started to become concerned about his appearance, and as far as I know, the “snug, faded jersey that doesn’t cover the belly button” look hadn’t taken hold as a major fashion trend. At least not when employed every single day of the year.”
Only in Green Bay. Young David…What were your parents thinking?
Hey Sports Bank guys….I’ll donate a Since 1908 Clothing shirt to young David, so he can finally cover his bare midriff. How about matching my donation, by sending David a Sportsbank.net shirt? Size XXL, so he can wear it until he’s 16.
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Seymour Pennants
http://Since1908Clothing.com
You’re on! I’ll donate a tee to this guy
I think Cedric might be innocent on this one. He does seem weird and a bit surly, but I don’t think he would be that physical. (certainly his play isn’t)
Sure, he doesn’t have the best personal service record, but I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt, because you know how cops are towards minority suspects versus how they treat white suspects. plus, redneck party cove cops are probably even more racist than most regular cops
Oh, and I feel for my boy Mendenhall
Excellent pic of Cedric and his 37 footer Banks! And how funny that Ad sense posts an ad for Texas DUI lawyers below.
But it doesn’t matter if Cedric is guilty or innocent. I’m talking about his judgment. Again, he’s the second most recognizable face in the city, behind the wheel of the biggest boat in the biggest floating party in an area that’s known for shit-faced boaters. And he’s surprised he got picked on?
Common sense might tell you, either get a smaller boat, or pick up girls from the party, and go to a private cove, where you can film your own Cedric gone wild videos, sell them on the internet, and make more money than your NFL contract.
An WTF was Cedric doing with a $15K Plasma TV while he was still in school?
BTW, thanks for meeting my offer of donating a T-shirt to young, misguided, smelly David Witthoft. Imagine how many food (and other) stains he can get on your thesportsbank.net shirt over the next 4 years?
Then he’ll have his http://Since1908Cloting.com t-shirt to celebrate every time the Cubs kick the Brewers ass for the next 4 years.
I thought Mendenhall was smarter then that as for Cedric he is saying he was unjustly treated and hired a big time attorney who thinks all charges will be dropped we will see huh hopefully he starts playing hard this summer if not Forte will be the man!