Dumbass of the Week: Part 2

This wasn't too obvious this week. I knew if I tried to make this a weekly thing there would be weeks where not many stupid people would be displayed. But leave it to the my own Broncos and Vikings, and a few intellectually-challenged fans to rise (or sink?) to the occasion.

The Dumbass of the Week runner-up this week is the group of fans in Dallas who brought a giant D and a fence to the MNF game to cheer on the D-Fence. But, when they got their big chance on national TV, they help it up so that they could read it. Which was backward on TV. Brilliant!

The Dumbass of the Week 2nd runner-up is every Denver Broncos player who ran onto the field DURING a punt return TD, causing a penalty for too many players on the field and wiping out the TD. Way to go guys!

The Dumbass of the Week this week is Steve Loney, offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings. At the beginning of the game against the Bengals, RB Michael Bennett reeled off a couple of big runs. But then took some hard hits and coughed up the ball twice. Loney, rather than trusting the 5-year vet to correct his mistakes and play even harder decided to bench Bennett.

Yes, he benched a player with 36 yards on 3 carries. A player with no history of fumbling, just a couple bad carries. On a team ranked 2nd to dead last in rushing offense in a disastrous season, Loney benched the player with a 12 yards per carry average. The Vikings gained only 41 yards the rest of the game and completely abandoned the running game, allowing the Bengals to come at Culpepper with everything they had and resulting in a 37-8 loss.

Here is Loney had to say about it:

Offensive coordinator Steve Loney said he considers Bennett's fumbles a troubling sign.

"It's kind of like someone gets the shanks when they're kicking, or when you're hitting the driver in golf," Loney said. "You get the shanks, and you can't get out of it for a while, so don't keep putting (the ball) back on the tee."

What!? You don't keep putting the ball on the tee?!?! How will you fix what's wrong? What Loney has done is create tension with Bennett, and fear among all players that a mistake can get you benched, rather than showing he has confidence in his veteran players.