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So? jberryhill Nov 2013 #1
Nice sensitive coment in response to racial taunting. HERVEPA Nov 2013 #3
By emphasizing that his behavior is "offensive"? jberryhill Nov 2013 #15
Really? woolldog Nov 2013 #5
some folks are only complete when they're being Divine Discontent Nov 2013 #131
So you post to snark about a serious situation. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #6
There is irony in his job title "offensive lineman" jberryhill Nov 2013 #12
if you don't know anything about football and you don't care about the story DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #18
Or I could bump the thread.... jberryhill Nov 2013 #21
I'm going to leave you to ponder 3rd grade interpretations of "offensive linemen" DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #29
I am shamed, and will go Incognito from now on jberryhill Nov 2013 #76
Are you seriously saying that you don't know what an 'offensive lineman' is? Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #20
I'm certain the one in the OP is an offensive lineman jberryhill Nov 2013 #22
Much as many have learned not to expect too much LanternWaste Nov 2013 #42
Pre-K? jberryhill Nov 2013 #49
Ow. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #56
Offense as a noun ChazII Nov 2013 #34
How are they pronounced differently....I say them both the same. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #62
It might be a regional thing jberryhill Nov 2013 #72
I say 'Aw-fenz.' It's better than 'Aw-fux.' freshwest Nov 2013 #140
One plays OF'fense; one commits an ofFENSE'. Not "regional." WinkyDink Nov 2013 #97
Wrong...it IS the same word... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #106
VR, offensive is pronounce the same ChazII Nov 2013 #122
You may pronounce them differently...but the word is the same... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #123
Are there any other words like that jberryhill Nov 2013 #132
but pronunciation doesn't change the definitions... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #137
I get that they are the same word jberryhill Nov 2013 #138
But others on this thread did not...basically calling them different words VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #139
yes...regional. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #124
For the record your post would garner laughter in 99% of the United States. ieoeja Nov 2013 #73
He's been so embarrassed by the thing, he's now going Incognito jberryhill Nov 2013 #75
See? You even made the cow laugh. n/t ieoeja Nov 2013 #78
You have the same sense of humor as a bulldozer. Rex Nov 2013 #133
Geez, he's an "offensive lineman" jberryhill Nov 2013 #134
Your prose was interesting. Rex Nov 2013 #135
This message was self-deleted by its author trumad Nov 2013 #2
"Dolphins veterans using younger players as ATMs to finance their nightlife whims" jsr Nov 2013 #4
oh, the poor dears! datasuspect Nov 2013 #8
Nobody should be pressured to buy anything for Dolphin veterans. Their shitty record... JVS Nov 2013 #11
So you think intimidation and bullying are ok? Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #13
i don't feel sorry for NFL players datasuspect Nov 2013 #17
What a pathetic life you must lead Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #23
yes, datasuspect Nov 2013 #26
When it comes out that the extortion and abuse was also race-based Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #27
Jared Odrick philosslayer Nov 2013 #136
Do You Have Access To The Financial Status of Martin? ProfessorGAC Nov 2013 #60
Jonathan Martin makes $607K. Incognito makes $4 Million ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #66
Jonathan Martin is not a millionaire. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #67
Bullying is an American tradition nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #32
boo fucking hoo datasuspect Nov 2013 #33
Where it is now a no-no, as of 2010 it was still ok nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #35
get tough datasuspect Nov 2013 #37
And hang yourself, drink some bleach already and die, nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #38
Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #40
So now you are making it about me? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #45
you need to go outside more datasuspect Nov 2013 #48
I am, and I think you need to stop making it about me, nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #55
personally datasuspect Nov 2013 #57
Whatever dude, have a wonderful day. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #58
Big difference between not taking it.... daleanime Nov 2013 #59
What the FUCK is this shit? tkmorris Nov 2013 #65
you think this is bad? datasuspect Nov 2013 #68
+1 tammywammy Nov 2013 #74
It's too early in the day to deal with drunken boors. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #80
What's wrong with you? cpwm17 Nov 2013 #44
Wow, this subthread is so full of suck I don't even know where to begin. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #79
people who see NFL players as role models datasuspect Nov 2013 #84
No, the problem is the tolerance and acceptance of bullying in the workplace. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #85
Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #87
I'm ex-military and have worked construction and warehouse jobs since getting out. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #90
Thank you, and your response proves ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #96
I now truly feel sorry for you nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #92
"you'd probably end up in a fetal position sucking your thumb if you made it two hours in my world." tkmorris Nov 2013 #102
Because they become bullies, since this behavior is tolerated within the NFL, or nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #86
So? Doesn't make Richie Incognito less of a shitheel. Arkana Nov 2013 #118
Bullying is unacceptable anywhere. Arkana Nov 2013 #117
Believe it or not, everyone in the NFL doesn't have $50 million contracts... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #51
poor little rich boys datasuspect Nov 2013 #54
Are you sure you're on the right board? tammywammy Nov 2013 #77
There are a very few folks I've met like that and it's some real cognitive dissonance stevenleser Nov 2013 #129
That isn't what the poster implied. The poster seems to agree that the veteran bluestate10 Nov 2013 #125
Depends on the victim, I guess. Iggo Nov 2013 #130
so you support abuse in the workplace? frylock Nov 2013 #82
you wouldn't want to work for me datasuspect Nov 2013 #83
Abuse in the workplace = hostile workplace environment. tammywammy Nov 2013 #88
This has to be performance art of some sort by datasuspect maddezmom Nov 2013 #91
it is datasuspect Nov 2013 #94
I hope so. n/t tammywammy Nov 2013 #98
No, this is hatred against "the rich" without any context whatsoever Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #119
some people just don't know when to quit.. frylock Nov 2013 #89
I think CEO's should use their employees like ATM's tenderfoot Nov 2013 #99
It's a nice way to hide stripper payments from the wife and her attorneys. No more, though. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #30
Incognito is a known douchebag throughout giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #7
Yes, his career needs to be over cpwm17 Nov 2013 #46
Throughout the NFL. delta17 Nov 2013 #81
I know, he is a dirty player. These allegations giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #108
I have been a Dolphin fan edhopper Nov 2013 #9
It's not just the fins its a big issue across the league kydo Nov 2013 #25
very interesting article a few hours old. riverbendviewgal Nov 2013 #10
once again, people who make too much money and are put up gopiscrap Nov 2013 #14
The league is seventy percent African American DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2013 #16
You know the one part of such actions that truly BLOW my mind ?? BlueJazz Nov 2013 #19
No kidding. jsr Nov 2013 #24
and datasuspect will cluck that since they make millions, they should welcome the hail of bullets. n Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #28
I heard a story on a sports radio station last night.... HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #31
THere is hazing and then there is this AngryAmish Nov 2013 #41
I agree. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #50
sounds like the inmates run the asylum dembotoz Nov 2013 #36
A bit of irony here... pipi_k Nov 2013 #39
Many are saying he's a grown man and just deal with it Packerowner740 Nov 2013 #43
This is the thing right here. Martin did the right thing by leaving... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #69
I agree...by leaving... pipi_k Nov 2013 #93
... the ESPN ticker all weekend said that there was 'no bullying' and the Dolphins org .... Myrina Nov 2013 #47
The current story sure sounds like bullying. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #52
I do hope it gets ugly nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #61
Based on what I read, it sounds like more than bullying ... Myrina Nov 2013 #104
Yup, and it fits this in the adult bully spectrum nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #111
NO ONE ACCUSES RICHIE INCOGNITO SR'S SON OF BULLYING Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #53
. jsr Nov 2013 #63
If this is him, this is the dad who sits in a principal's office and says: ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #70
Please be civilised. Thanks! jsr Nov 2013 #71
Incognito is an asshole davidn3600 Nov 2013 #64
Report: Richie Incognito called Martin a "half-nigger," made threats against his family. Brickbat Nov 2013 #95
Disgusting maddezmom Nov 2013 #100
He's officially done. He'll issue an apology Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #101
Say goodby to Incognito's career – I hope cpwm17 Nov 2013 #103
the contracual implications could be very severe if this is seen as a violation of the TeamPooka Nov 2013 #126
He is an unrestricted free agent after this year. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #128
Dolphins management (deservedly) should have their faces rubbed in shit for this... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #114
The Dolphins are desperately mitigating loss. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #120
W T F!!!!! Does that guy live on another planet!!?!?!?!?!?!?!? uponit7771 Nov 2013 #127
Incognito's always been a piece of shit. Arkana Nov 2013 #105
UPDATE: Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #107
Not so much of a line-man libodem Nov 2013 #112
Where did this hostility come from in the first place? arcane1 Nov 2013 #109
It is not a mystery, here you go nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #110
He has been an asshole since he joined sports' leagues. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #113
His dad sounds like a bully. Add steroids and a few hits to the head, and you're good to go. Brickbat Nov 2013 #115
Incognito's father set up a troll account to defend his son: Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #116
Sounds like the apple didn't fall to far from the tree maddezmom Nov 2013 #121
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