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There has been so much news coverage of the Incognito/Martin/Miami Dolphins matter that it has almost removed really important topics (e.g., Kardashian, Lohan, Toronto Mayor Ford, etc.) from the news.

I invite your attention to how one NFL rookie handled hazing at training camp. The rookie was Jack Lambert, arguably the most revered Steeler of them all. He was drafted as a 205 lb. linebacker, never exceeded 220, earned 4 Super Bowl rings, played in 9 Pro Bowls, entered the Hall of Fame, and no Steeler will ever wear his #58. Here's how he responded to hazing.

Page 188 of "The Ones Who Hit the Hardest": "In the grand tradition of training camp, one of [the veterans] tried to make Lambert sing the Kent State fight song. His response was simply: 'Kiss my ass -- I'm not singing anything.' No one asked again."

I wonder how Incognito and Lambert would have got along as teammates.
 

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Incognito would never have survived.
 

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I should add that the name of that book was derived from a quote by Lambert: "I believe that [football] is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play."

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There has been so much news coverage of the Incognito/Martin/Miami Dolphins matter that it has almost removed really important topics (e.g., Kardashian, Lohan, Toronto Mayor Ford, etc.) from the news.
I don't know, Mayor Ford is doing his damndest to keep his name in the news.

The Icognito/Martin thing is a mess. The more that comes out the messier it gets. Not sure who is more messed up, Icongnito, Martin or the Dolphins?
 

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Martin needs to grow a pair. He's an adult not a teen age girl.
 

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But he can go away and get re-elected again. (if not in Toronto at least in DC)

What about that wild mayor in San Diego? I recall that he cut a pretty wide swath.
 

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Martin needs to grow a pair. He's an adult not a teen age girl.

I don't know what is or isn't the truth, nor would I deign to judge someone's ability to speak up for themselves or not, but I find it intriguing that you single out teen age girls as your example of weakness and your identification of having "a pair" as sign of strength.
 

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What about that wild mayor in San Diego? I recall that he cut a pretty wide swath.
Haven't heard about him. I can't keep up with all of them. :rolleyes:
 

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I don't know what is or isn't the truth, nor would I deign to judge someone's ability to speak up for themselves or not, but I find it intriguing that you single out teen age girls as your example of weakness and your identification of having "a pair" as sign of strength.

I was simply pointing out that an adult male would know how to handle locker room BS. I will concede your point about teen age girls though. There is no doubt that when it comes to bullying they seem to be the cruelest of all.
 
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