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[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by mooby

Miami Dolphins Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito texts reportedly included drug talk | FOX Sports on MSN

I'm starting to lean towards the whole "Martin made this whole bullying case up to deflect from the fact that he was benched" side of this. I've never cared for Incognito but the more I hear about this the more I think "I could care less about all parties involved." I just hope neither of them ends up on the Redskins, because then I'd have to root for them for the betterment of the team.

It's so weird the report that Incognito turned to Martin when the whole situation started to get blown up and asked him to diffuse the situation By then Martin had stopped texting him.

Had Incognito actually threatened Martin, no way he asks for his help. Guy like that fights his own fights.

I'm not going to pretend like I understand bro type of relationships but seeing the texts they sent to each other, it definitely seems like they were friendly... In a frat bro kinda way.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

It's so weird the report that Incognito turned to Martin when the whole situation started to get blown up and asked him to diffuse the situation By then Martin had stopped texting him.

Had Incognito actually threatened Martin, no way he asks for his help. Guy like that fights his own fights.

I'm not going to pretend like I understand bro type of relationships but seeing the texts they sent to each other, it definitely seems like they were friendly... In a frat bro kinda way.

Yeah I think the bullying angle is weak, looking at their texts suggests a more typical relationship amongst dudes. Like I said I think this whole bullying stuff is just to cover the fact that Martin got benched. Being a high drafted pick that got benched in your second year? That's pretty embarrassing.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by mooby

Yeah I think the bullying angle is weak, looking at their texts suggests a more typical relationship amongst dudes. Like I said I think this whole bullying stuff is just to cover the fact that Martin got benched. Being a high drafted pick that got benched in your second year? That's pretty embarrassing.

If that's true, then Martin is supremely low since he not only took a coward's way out, he made sure to bring Incognito down with him.