Because he is the person that is being effected by this. If he had a problem with what is going on, then he needs to report to someone that he has a problem. There is ALWAYS SOMEONE that you can say something to. It may not be easy, but if you expect change then you need to step up. Obviously the rest of the players in that locker room either didn't know what was going on, or turned a blind eye to it. I know if I have issues with someone or something that is going on, I would step up if I felt that strong about it. Martin is not responsible for what happened, but he is responsible for not stepping up and saying SOMETHING!!!!
I think it's already been established that Martin really had no one to go to within the organization. Incognito was on the players' leadership council, it appears Philbin was complicit by asking Incognito to "toughen" Martin up, and Ireland, when informed by Martin'sagagent, said Martin should punch Incognito (the football way of telling Martin and his agent to go pound salt). I read an article over the weekend where a number of NFL insiders said the responsibility lies mostly on Philbin and Ireland and that they will likely lose their jobs. It probably won't happen until the Dolphins are eliminated from playoff contention. Incognito will probably be back in the league after doing some suspension time. Martin is probably done with the Dolphins and may find difficulty finding a job in the future not because he's considered soft but because he's considered a snitch in players' circles and other teams won't want to deal with the issues that brings to the locker room. Meanwhile, the NFL will probably come out with an antihazing policy that won't amount to much because players being hazed won't report for fear of being "Martined." I have no confidence in the commissioner doing anything meaningful. The only way things are going to change is if team officials make concerted efforts to weed hazing out of the locker room culture. That or someone dies in a hazing incident and the league gets sued.
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
Chip R (11-12-2013),HeatherC1212 (11-13-2013),jojo (11-12-2013),MWM (11-12-2013),Slyder (11-16-2013),The Operator (11-12-2013),Wonderful Monds (11-12-2013)
There is always someone higher you can report stuff to. If he had a problem with the team leadership/GM he coulda went to the NFL. If he went the NFL route he coulda done it anonamously. Its a matter of do you want to be labeled a snitch, or do you want to stop from being picked on. I agree that EVERYONE should probly lose their job in over this.
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
HeatherC1212 (11-13-2013),Larkin Fan (11-16-2013),Wonderful Monds (11-12-2013)
Richie Incognito has a choice in his behavior.
And he's paying for that choice...as he should.
The Onion checks in: (note: the story has a picture of a guy in a thong, so be careful if you're at work)
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nfl...view:1:Default
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
Texting conversations between Incognito and Martin have been released. Incognito doesn't seem like much of a bully after looking through these for a few minutes.
http://thebiglead.com/2014/02/03/her....0DX3EvWu.uxfs
Warning: The link has a lot of NSFW language.
I read the whole thing. If there was bullying, it sure as hell wasn't in the texts.
dubc47834 (02-05-2014)
Martin threw his friend under the bus. After reading those texts, Incognito comes across as a good friend, albeit kind of gross.
Martin's mother is a workplace harassment attorney. Maybe he realized he was going to get benched, and figured this was his way to still profit off of the situation?
Either way, Richie Incognito is owed an apology by the media. I'm sure he won't get it, though.
Award Winning Baseball Player
Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please. |