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Originally Posted by Cochise
Well, does it really matter what words were being used? Someone was bullying someone else. A bully is going to use whatever words he thinks will stick.
I doubt if this would have been a story before the 24/7 sports media, honestly. It's only remarkable because Martin quit the team over it.
Maybe it's just me. I had a lot of trouble caring about the Saints and their bounty "scandal" at all because that probably happens on every team and always has. It was only a story because the NFL overreacted out of liability concerns.
Maybe this is the same thing. The NFL overreacting out of liability concerns, or just concern that there is some bad PR being had.
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I am going to guess that the kind of bounty program in New Orleans was way beyond typical, just as the type of bullying was way beyond typical here. They are stories because: 1) they went over the line; 2) just because the NFL has always done something one way, doesn't mean it shouldn't be evaluated. It's amazing how many excuses we make for NFL players because of "tradition."
Forcing rookies to pay a shitload of cash for his teammates is a perfect example. It amazes me that people defended that practice in this thread. That has no place in the game. Period.