Around the NFL - 2013

[Seabiscuit36]

I swear I saw this episode of Playmakers already. 

[General_Failure]

Bullshtein, nobody watched Playmakers.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Our esteemed owner's famous quote;

Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, told The Philadelphia Inquirer last year, ''How would they like it if Minnie Mouse were portrayed as Pablo Escobar and the Magic Kingdom as a drug cartel?''

[Eagaholic]

Wow, looks like somebody will have to get counseling and sensitivity training, and their team will have to issue a statement that they are "disappointed" in the player and his poor decisions.

Edit: PFT suggests Martin may have left because he was actually concerned about the death threats and the safety of his family (another threat involved Incognito stating he was going to track down Martin's family).

[Don Ho]

Assy waived by niners! 

[ice grillin you]

That POS belongs in jail.

he will get his when the CTE kicks in

[BigEd76]

Buffalo released Matt Flynn, so that's 4 teams in 2 years that dumped him after that one meaningless awesome game

[Rome]

The more I read about this Incognito situation the more disgusted I get.  He's had a ten year record of borderline criminal behavior, yet he's free to threaten and intimidate some poor kid?   When is the NFL going step in and deal with these psychopaths?  For that matter, where the farg is the Dade County Prosecutor's Office in this mess?   The farger belongs in an orange jumpsuit, period.

[Sgt PSN]

Buffalo released Matt Flynn, so that's 4 teams in 2 years that dumped him after that one meaningless awesome game

Looks like the Packers are going to be in the market for a backup QB, so......

[General_Failure]

Foles' stock will never be higher than it is right now, so they should definitely make that trade.

[Sgt PSN]

Dumb decision not to challenge that. 

[Sgt PSN]

Lacy is beasting tonight.

[Don Ho]

The more I read about this Incognito situation the more disgusted I get.  He's had a ten year record of borderline criminal behavior, yet he's free to threaten and intimidate some poor kid?   When is the NFL going step in and deal with these psychopaths?  For that matter, where the farg is the Dade County Prosecutor's Office in this mess?   The farger belongs in an orange jumpsuit, period.

Totally agree.  Guys a typical jock meathead. We've all seen them. Saw a shtein load of them in college.  Bullied and intimidated his way through life.   "Me play football.  Me strong."  Mongo mentality.  Lock him in a farging cage.

[hbionic]

If you were talking about an environment like civilized society, but this is the world of football and this is what is encouraged/expected/rewarded.

I agree, there are different ways of doing things, but all of a sudden, because some guy wasn't going to put up with it, and the organization doesn't want to look bad, they're turning their backs on Incognito where even though his actions were those of a brute, he isn't 100% at fault here, the coaching staff and organization also had a hand in this.

They should have recognized this and removed this atmosphere or philosophy from the get-go, only now that it is not PC are they doing something about it.

Miami Dolphins and the coaching staff are more at fault than Incognito in my opinion.

Coaches should be able to get through to these players in ways other than intimidation...but if that's the difference between winning and losing on the field, I'm not sure I disagree with certain tactics to see if a player is mentally fit to be relied on in the field of play. They always equate themselves as soldiers, or warriors and with that comes a mentality. Now, when the 'enemy' is staring at them from the other side of the line of scrimmage, can you be trusted on to 'battle' and not give in to the intimidation of the opponent.

[Diomedes]

Just a point of logic:  The fact that the organization is guilty of tolerating and or encouraging a toxic workplace atmosphere does not necessarily mean Incognito is less guilty for his part.  It's not like there's a finite sum of blame which when apportioned to the coaches means that the thugs themselves get less of it.