A lot of internet tough guys in this thread. Lol
Lot of "tough guys" on the networks last night as well in the form of current and former NFL players... only they are
tough guys. Not a lot of mad love for Richie, but
NOBODY sticking up for Martin either... quite the opposite as a matter of fact.
Interesting how being a
wussie is the "cool thing"... I see the
"oh, another internet tough guy" crap thrown around in the Shark Pool a lot... guess what, some people are tougher than others, this is fact. So while it might be extremely cool to be a delicate little flower that always preaches turn the other cheek, let's not lose sight of the fact that some dude's don't care, and they will hit you anyway.
Not singling you out by the way Idizzle, just a general reaction to the "it's bad to be tough" theme that floats about. Nobody knows who is behind the keyboard... we all hide behind fake names in a phony football world.. I have no doubt that there are guys typing a way on here that would not think twice about stomping the living crap out of somebody before trying to reason with them.
I understand what you are saying. This is the thing I have a hard time understanding: Why is settling things with physical confrontation more preferable than settling things without it? Why can't someone just bully someone back in a realm they feel more comfortable in? Like a courtroom? Maybe Martin can't fight. Then what? Is he doomed to be ####ed with by Incognito until he quits the league? Is that how it should work? Why can't he just win another way? What would you think about Martin if he shot Incognito? He can't fight, so he's just trying to even it up, you know. Now I know that everyone here that supports Martin slugging Incognito are actual tough guys, although I find it weird that the people I hear in real life the people that talk about fighting or settling things man to man, and "wussification of 'merica" tend to not be the tough guys, but I'm sure it's different on the internet.
-1) Why is settling things with physical confrontation more preferable than settling things without it?
Because football is a violent game that calls for full speed collisions and sacrificing your future health for the love of the game… this alone calls for a mindset that 99% of the public never have to deal with.
-2) Why can't someone just bully someone back in a realm they feel more comfortable in… Like a courtroom?
What?
-3) Maybe Martin can't fight. Then what?
Then he is doomed to fail as an NFL lineman. Oh wait, he has.
-4) Is he doomed to be ####ed with by Incognito until he quits the league?
Not if he taps into and embraces his inner nastiness… otherwise, yes.
-5) Is that how it should work?
Yes
-6) Why can't he just win another way?
See item #1
-7) What would you think about Martin if he shot Incognito?
I wouldn't care. In all honesty, these guys are just names in the news to me. People die all the time and there are not enough hours in the day to mourn all of them. Not trying to come off cold and heartless, but the reality is deaths are reported in the news every morning before I leave for work... and I don't reflect on any of them for one moment because I have no personal connection to them.