BackInDaDay

certainly not somebody who's trying to come off like a tough guy.. but maybe he's not trying to impress anybody

gimme. break.. what was that crack about only people with 'limp wrists' about - if not a reference to effeminate men? and how you believed only such men would find Martin's humiliation at the hands of Incognito offensive.. that was what you wrote, and as a heterosexual man who has stood up to guys like Richie, and defended guys like Martin whenever i had to - i find your opinion to be ignorant and offensive. as far as Richie's sex life is concerned, i could give two ***** what he's into.. but in the context of his behavior, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that much of his hostility towards women and gays is a manifestation of repressed sexual desires

sounds like an argument Richie might make.. dismissing his critics as over-sensitive, effeminate extremists, who don't know how a 'real man' behaves. all i can say is, had that been my daughter in Miami, this 'over-sensitive, effeminate extremist' would be in a Florida prison right now for bashing his fat face in with a 30" piece of sched 80. and since your post stinks of homophobia, let me ask the million dollar question.. other than hookers and victims, where's are the women in Richie's life? think about it, Einstein

you may be giving Richie too much credit, here.. let's just say the man has a method for turning his own humiliation outward. that might stop when he reconciles what humiliates him - but who knows

i don't believe that. Richie has spent his entire adult life disrupting lives. it appears to be beyond his control.

i don't base my opinion of him on this or that, i view him as the time bomb he is.. so far, his transgressions haven't gotten him jail time.. but he's not done. He's a narcissist sociopath who will charm some into entering his deranged world, until they fail to give him what he needs. make no mistake, Bandit.. Richie's victims will always be those who - for whatever reason - cannot manage or escape him. Martin's depression reached new lows after altering his behavior to try to 'manage' his relationship with his sadistically crude teammates - of whom, Incognito was the leader. he could have been stronger, but he wasn't.. his lack of self-esteem (or self of steam, depending on who you ask around here ) for a big man, is reminiscent of Chief from Cuckoos Nest. it will be interesting to see how long it takes Richie to manufacture consent here, as he did in Miami - and who he eventually traps in his orbit.

"We spend so much time these days talking about bullying that the word is starting to lose its meaning, but this was a committed and oddly sexualized campaign of terror. Most of it was done in person. There are also hundreds of taunting texts, including an entire genre related to the proposed rape of Martins sister. This was more than cruel teasing, which happens on most teams. This was someone taking sensual pleasure in another persons suffering. It was erotic and deranged." i agree with this opinion.. this cat is one twisted dude.. somebody better watch out for EJ.. Ritchie may. be looking for a new playmate

the perception among his supporters seems to be that he'll bring a ferocity to the O line, and i believe their entitled to that opinion because it must also be the opinion of our new offensive coaches. the thing that concerns me is that coaches look the other way if a player is productive and makes them look good. as a fan of this team for longer than these coaches were alive, i think my many years of disappointment in my teams wins and losses, has bought me enough pity points that i might spend voicing my displeasure with signing Incognito. he is not tough. tough guys don't demean and abuse women.

unless it's your brother, or your sister, or your Ferrari..

" this guy is one sick puppy.. and don't kid yourself about his 'clean' record.. we had a couple Nebraska players from our town - who know one talks about, because they made Winston look like a choir boy." maybe i should have written - "violent crimes perpetrated by athletes result in clean records when interested parties use their power and influence to make the matter disappear"

are you being deliberately obtuse?

Incognito, like Vick, is a sociopath that has no brakes.. no internal voice of reason that stops him from preying on anything or anyone that appears weaker. one could argue that there were cultural contributing factors in Vick's case, that allowed his self-centered sense of entitlement to extend to his horrific acts against defenseless animals. but frankly, i'd trust my dog with Vick, before i'd trust anything with Incognito.. his seems to be an anger that demeans and destroys to satisfy his fierce self-loathing. this guy is one sick puppy.. and don't kid yourself about his 'clean' record.. we had a couple Nebraska players from our town - who know one talks about, because they made Winston look like a choir boy. sorry, but RI is a bad guy

players compete at different levels of the sport - based on their physical attributes, and ability to motivate themselves.. .. and whatever motivates Incognito is dark and disturbing, because he can't control it off the field. i'm very concerned he'll perceive this opportunity as one that justifies his behavior.. i hope these guys really know what they're getting into

and with our weakest moral link now firmly in place, have Rex and Terry now paved the way for future halfway-house signings? Michael Vick, anyone? he's a model of stability in comparison to Incognito.. go bills..

the urge to prey on the weak is motivated by a need to lower the standards of the group, of which the aggressor feels himself to be a part of. without a healthy expectation that one might be capable of securing his position within the group's hierarchy by exhibiting respectful behavior, the choice is made to reduce it's expectations through disrespectful acts, and create an unhealthy environment where he feels comfortable relating to the group. with therapy and the proper medication, incognito may get to a point where he values himself enough to treat himself and others with respect. maybe he's already there.. i hope so - first and foremost for his potential victims - if he hasn't.

one fight? Marciano or Ali one song? Elvis or Beatles one football game? Unitas or Namath men become legends when their accomplishments spill beyond the arenas in which they perform, and seep into the hearts of a society.. that's a fine list of quarterbacks in the poll, but there are no legends there.

Namath

i've stated ways he could have forced better match-ups with the same formation elsewhere - something i haven't seen from the 'experts'.. nonetheless, it wasn't the dumbest play ever - it just wasn't the slam dunk Bevell thought it was. any proposed option will always be a better choice after the chosen one fails, and we all are entitled to our opinions.. but not understanding what was trying to be accomplished there - why it failed, and how it could have worked - is for me, a great part of enjoying the game. to each their own.

Lynch has really blossomed as a one-cut back under Bevell and Cables zone blocking schemes.. unfortunately for the Seahawks, ZBS doesn't create opportunities in short yardage situations - too much penetration by low leveraged D linemen blow it up.. i don't know how they've tried and failed in similar situations with Lynch, but i thought i'd offer that as a possible explanation why his success elsewhere doesn't translate to success near the goal line. as far as this now infamous play is concerned - i'll repeat something i thought about since responding to one of my favorite X&O posters on the 'dumbest play ever' thread.. Bevell came to the park with this play tucked in his goal line offense binder - circled in green as a game changer.. he was as sure as sure can be that he would get a particular look from the Pats D if he lined this formation up near the goal line. he anticipated that all his receivers would get press coverage - including his TE - and that the Pats would stack their DBs if he hid a flanker behind a split end on the weak side - in order for them to defend combo routes. what he seemed to underestimate, was the physical presence Browner gave the Pats in his role as a press cover DB - and when he ran his slant/pick play as it was drawn up - the SE Kearse couldn't get enough inside depth on Browner to pick the stacked DB Butler and keep him from jumping Locketter's slant. everything else was there.. MLB Hightower wasn't in position to defend the inside slant, and - as expected -the weakside LB Nikovich was playing force contain on the edge. the play was there, if Kearse doesn't lose that match-up with Browner. so that's strike one against Bevell - not anticipating how Browner's presence could disrupt the timing of his bread and butter goal line play.. strike two was not having an alternate route for the flanker to run - one that Wilson could have audibled to if he thought Kearse couldn't get inside Browner quick enough to pick off the closing DB. a simple switch to fake slant/corner fade would have put Lockette beyond the biting Cutler's reach. strike three is my favorite. Bevell had to know that Browner was covering Chris Matthews almost the entire 2nd half. as i see it, putting Matthews in the goal line package in place of Lockette would have accomplished at least one of two things.. the Pats swap Browner and Butler's assignments, so Browner could better defend the corner fade to the taller Matthews. if they made that switch, Kearse would become Wilson's primary on the slant against Butler. and if they swapped Revis with Butler to defend Kearse, then Baldwin becomes the primary with his inside slant on the strong side - where the TE is also running a similar pick route against LB Collins. then the Pats may have to cheat Hightower to the strong side to help Butler defend a Baldwin slant, and that leaves the weak side ripe for a Lynch dive or Wilson draw. the Pats don't adjust, and Mathews's primary route is a corner fade..if Browner switches off Kearse to follow Matthews running his corner fade - Kearse is becomes primary on inside slant. otherwise Matthews remains primary due to his mismatch with Butler on fade. with all that said.. Bevell's worst mistake wasn't his faith in his play, or his inability to increase it's odds of success - it was blaming Lockette for not rescuing it.

i guess next season we'll see PSAs of players and hookers getting emotional over negotiating an 'around the world'

colleges offer courses movies and comic strips.. why not the final play of SB49? great.. that adds another dimension to the course

Warren has two things going for him: stupid enough to believe he was in Nevada thought it was ok, as long as there was no hitting

i agree.. Browner's ability to bang heads got lost in the giddiness of being schematically correct.. actually, Bevell probably should have anticipated that the Pats would play Browner as the press man in that D - given his physical ability - and replaced Lockette with Matthews. this would have forced Browner - who spent the 2nd half shadowing Matthews - to swap out his press man duties with Butler, in order to defend a possible fade to the 6-5 Matthews. Kearse would have gotten off the line, putting himself and Butler between Matthews and Browner with no one to defend the slant.. boy.. football's pretty simple the day after

i'd have to guess that's a play that worked every time Bevell got the same defensive look he got from the Pats.. for him, it was as sure a thing as Lynch dive play is to you guys.. and i'm also guessing that Bevell was prepared enough to know that the look he got there, might be his best chance to beat them. none of us know what he saw studying the Pats goal line D, but he must of liked his chances. i get the angst from his critics, but what folks should be criticizing is why he didn't anticipate the critical Kearse/Browner match-up. he thought Kearse could win that, and staked the play on it.. and THAT was a gross oversight.. any other DB match-up, and the parade's in Seattle.

it's a timing play.. Lockette's widens/hitches/flattens out at the snap, to give Kearse time to drive up and inside where he and Browner will cutoff Lockette's defender, Butler.. ball was delivered right on time. the only thing that Brady, Rogers, Brees, Rivers, etc. might have done differently was changing Lockette's route to a fake slant/corner when they realized the Browner could disrupt the timing - and that's only if such an audible was included in the base play, and the receivers were coached up to react. IMO, that option probably wasn't there, because it never had to be.. but i guarantee that Pat Ryan and his receivers will have it after yesterday. give credit where credit's due - the D was prepared, and the atypical DB wrecked it