Bonehead Player/Play Of The Week: Who Gets Your Vote?

by Tyler Nickel on Sep 2, 2011 6:00 PM MDT in NFL Preseason/Training Camp

It's time for this week's edition of Bonehead Player/Play of the Week! There are plenty to choose from given that last night's game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos was chalk full of third and fourth string players trying to make the roster.

After the jump, I have put together a few specific things that I would like you to vote on. Let's crown a winner folks!

Richard Bartel's Interception:

While Bartel had a great game and possibly could have solidified his position as the #2 quarterback on the Cardinals roster, there was one play that was just plain awkward. Bartel decided that throwing a pass while running backwards would be a good idea. On top of that, he threw it off his back foot, which caused the ball to be drastically underthrown and it ended up in the other team's hands. It's something he can learn from, but it cannot be repeated during an actual regular season game.

Fred Bennett's Dropped Pick:

Fred Bennett is officially no longer a member of the Cardinals, but during the one game he played, he could have made a bigger impact. Tim Tebow practically threw a pass right at Bennett. All he had to do was jump up and catch the ball and it would have been an easy pick six. However, Bennett only managed to gets his hands on the ball and was unable to cause a turnover. These types of things can really hurt your chances of making the roster, so put some glue on your hands next time, Fred!

Hamza Abdullah's Helmet-to-Helmet Hit:

Oh, Hamza. We know that you have been hanging around Adrian Wilson a lot, so laying big hits on receivers has become part of your repertoire. It's not that we dislike seeing this, but try and keep your helmet from spearing into the opponent's head. Not only is it a fifteen yard penalty that can help the other team sustain a drive, but it's a big chunk out of your wallet. Sorry in advance for the letter you are going to receive from the NFL league offices, but it's great to see you playing with some passion!

Who does your vote go to fans? Any other bonehead plays that you think should be added to the list?

Poll

Who wins the boneheaded play of the week?

Richard Bartel

61 votes

Fred Bennett

73 votes

Hamza Abdullah

49 votes

183 votes | Poll has closed

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There was also that opportunity for John Skelton's brother to score a touchdown

but, he didn’t catch it.

by crisco219 on Sep 2, 2011 7:05 PM MDT reply actions

The pass was a bit off but he still should've brought it in.

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by az78true on Sep 3, 2011 4:01 AM MDT up reply actions

What about when the Cardinals only sent 8 men onto the field against the FG

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by FlimtotheFlam on Sep 2, 2011 7:07 PM MDT reply actions

That completely slipped my mind

Sorry about that one

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by Tyler Nickel on Sep 2, 2011 10:13 PM MDT via iPhone app up reply actions

I voted for Bart

with the disclaimer, that he did have an awesome game.

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by TBru on Sep 2, 2011 7:33 PM MDT reply actions

Looks like......

…. a tight race so far!

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by Mario Ortiz on Sep 2, 2011 7:34 PM MDT reply actions

Rich did really well, but the throw right from the start was bad, off the back foot under thrown with a safety not having any other responsibilities. It was just a horrible throw.

by khodder on Sep 2, 2011 7:36 PM MDT reply actions

Barts throw on the Pick was Farvian

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by JoeCB1991 on Sep 2, 2011 8:11 PM MDT reply actions

How did you leave off

the 8 man field goal unit???? Im not real sure the other can be looked at as “bone head” plays, just football players trying to make plays. This article should be in the vote.

by Footballdad79 on Sep 2, 2011 8:37 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs

Good point actually

A “bone-head” play would be a dumb mistake, like the 8 man field goal unit. And yeah, the plays up above are mistakes, but not in the same way as the 8 man field goal unit.

by Skii on Sep 2, 2011 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions

Although you could've left the last sentence off

That was a little unnecessary.

by Skii on Sep 3, 2011 12:33 AM MDT up reply actions

The 8 man FG attempt completely slipped my mind

We all make mistakes. I appreciate your constructive criticism.

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by Tyler Nickel on Sep 2, 2011 10:13 PM MDT via iPhone app up reply actions

to skii

Thanks for the initial comment but your last I think was unnecessary. What your saying is an individual can write a nationwide article criticizing the play of others but its unnecessary for me to criticize and “add” his article to a bonehead list in which he clearly and admittedly forgot to add a huge bonehead mistake. I don’t see an issue with my comment.

by Footballdad79 on Sep 3, 2011 6:40 AM MDT via iPhone app reply actions

So you both disagree with the other's comment

No harm, no foul. However, your comment was a bit smart. And to be a little picky, you couldn’t add the article to the list as it is about plays in the game. If you were to create a poll of boneheaded ROTB moments, well, then it would fit.

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by Jess Root on Sep 3, 2011 6:49 PM MDT up reply actions