Failure of Leadership

Where Has Respect Gone:


I am sure most of you have read or heard about the situation going on with the Miami Dolphins. Jonathan Martin, an offensive lineman for the Dolphins,  handed over voice mails and texts from fellow lineman Richie Incognito that included racial slurs, threats and profane language. The Dolphins have suspended Incognito and Martin has filed a players misconduct complaint.

This is such a messed up situation. At what point does a grown man like Incognito think its right to bully someone by using racial slurs and threats! Bullying is a big problem in the world today and to hear it happen to this extreme inside a professional sports organization is crazy. Of course there are incidents with other teams that involve hazing like getting a weird haircut or having to carry another teammates helmet and pads, which is fine, but making it personal and using racial slurs is unacceptable.

Did coach Joe Philbin really know anything? He has taken responsibility for what occurred, but is it too late? Does he not have control of his locker room? Did the offensive line coach or any other coaches see any inappropriate behavior? As a coach you have to have your players back and always be on the look out for assholes like Richie Incognito. Another nugget for you, Incognito was part of a few players that were considered the Captains of the team. Yeah, the guy doing all this terrible stuff had a high ranking with his fellow teammates.

That shows where the state of the Dolphins are at. As a Dolphins fan, I am beyond upset and downright embarrassed. It's one thing to be embarrassed when your team plays bad football and doesn't win any games, but being embarrassed in this way is so disappointing. Stephen Ross, the Dolphins owner and Jeff Ireland, Dolphins GM, have to be held responsible as well. Is this the way the organization is run? Did they know anything of this situation before it went public? What about Martin's teammates? What did they know? If some of them knew what was going on and didn't say anything, they are part of the problem as well.

For a team or company to succeed in this world, fellow teammates or co-workers have to look out for one another and speak up when bad events occur.  Incognito can let the door hit him in the ass and never show his face in Miami or the NFL again. He is a useless punk, a terrible person and someone that has no respect for any human being. I hope the entire Dolphins team rallies around one another to vow this never happens again and play well in Tampa this coming Monday Night.

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