Why are the Colts sniffing around the bum that is Richie Incognito?
by Brad Wells on Mar 16, 2010 9:00 AM EDT
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PrintOne of the things we Colts fans enjoy hanging our hats on (much to the annoyance of other fan bases) is that Jim Irsay and Bill Polian do not spend money on dirt bags.
They don't draft players with questionable or sketchy pasts. They don't sign free agents with serious baggage. They don't look for me-first showman more interested in their Twitter friends than touchdowns. And, they do not field a dirty team.
So, if that is the case, why the hell are they actively going after the scum wad that is Richie Incognito?
Richie Incognito, voted by his peers as the NFL's dirtiest player last season, will make a free-agent visit to the Miami Dolphins on Monday, a league source said.The Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts also are after the controversial offensive guard, the source said, but he will make his first visit to South Florida in hopes of signing here.
Incognito, 26, nearly joined the Dolphins in December, but they lost out on their waiver claim to the Buffalo Bills, who were lower in the standings.
The dude was cut loose from both the Rams and the Bills. I mean, give me a break! I understand he has all kinds of talent and ability. That's all fine and good. Talent and ability mean nothing when your head is firmly lodged and locked straight up your own rectum.
Berardino also reports that Incognito has been fined "nearly six figures for various on-field incidents so far in his brief NFL career."
Incognito (6-feet-3, 324 pounds), who has made 47 career starts, joined Buffalo last season after a "run-in with coach Steve Spagnuolo during a Dec. 13 game against the Titans," Berardino writes.
"Incognito received a pair of personal foul penalties in that game, both for head-butting an opponent," he wrote. "He was fined $50,000 by the league and threatened with a possible suspension…
… "You can call me what you want," he told the Buffalo News in December. "I’m a hard-nosed football player. I bring my ‘A’ game every Sunday."
They have to find new words other than "dirty" to describe Incognito's style of play. "Soiled" is more appropriate. He was voted the Dirtiest Player in the NFL in 2009. According to his Wikipedia page:
On November 4, 2009, Sports Illustrated polled 296 NFL players and found Incognito to be the seventh dirtiest player in the NFL behind players such as Hines Ward, Albert Haynesworth, and Joey Porter, a distinction stemming from multiple on the field incidents over the years that have resulted in numerous personal fouls and fines. In one such game on Oct. 12, 2008, against the Washington Redskins, Richie was fined $35,000 for three separate in-game incidents that included a personal foul for "repeated verbal abuse of a game official", a major facemask penalty, and an illegal chop block.[12] In addition to the Sports Illustrated poll, Incognito was voted the NFL's dirtiest player in a Sporting News poll of 99 players.The December 13, 2009, game was the fourth in three years in which Incognito drew two personal foul penalties in a game, and the second since Steve Spagnuolo became head coach; in the 2009 opener, Incognito was benched by his coach after his second 15-yard penalty, which negated gains by the Rams' offense. These continued transgressions led to his release by the Rams on December 15, 2009. After being released, Incognito was fined $500,000,000 for the headbutt to the two Tennessee Titans players. A total of five players were fined from that game.
I want absolutely no part of this schmuck. Incognito is perfect for Oakland, Pittsburgh, and New England, where dirty, ugly play is cheered with the same gusto as a perfectly thrown TD pass. Keep that sh*t out of Indianapolis. Here, we win the "right way," and the right way has got nothing to do with fart stains like Richie Incognito.
I mean seriously, do you honestly want this guy in a game with the Colts down 4 with a minute left? You don't think someone on the other team is going to goad him into losing his cool in the clutch?
Again, talent is secondary to intelligence in the NFL, and Richie ain't got the brains to make it in this league. I'm utterly shocked Polian is even considering the guy. If ever there was an indication that the club has ZERO faith in players like Mike Pollak, this is it.
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probably just an attempt at bargaining.
Schmuck player hires schmuck agent who thinks he can increase his leverage by making up stories about respectable teams being interested in his client.
It did say an unnamed source....
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
Polian would never let a guy like this take the field in Indy
Anyone who has a problem with Joseph should stop watching Colts football. It's unfair to expect a back to replace Edge, and Addai has been excellent in all areas when he is healthy.
If there's a team where you can actually turn it around
its the Indianapolis Colts.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
Lois Griffin: "Come on Stewie, don't be afraid. It's just water, it's not gonna bite."
Stewie Griffin: "Shut up! I know it's not going to bite, stupid! What a stupid thing to say. You drown in it you moron! It doesn't have to bite you! "
Last piece of Colts merch added to my collection: McFarlane's 12'' Peyton Manning White Variant.
by BlueMark1821 on Mar 16, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
uncalled for
New England fans don’t cheer dirty ugly play any more then Colts fans cheered on Bob “helmet-to-helmet” Sanders.
Keep the faith!
Sad
I miss seeing Rodney Harrison top this list year after year. Can we start voting on dirtiest NBC commentator?
Also, think you mixed up a comman and a decimal point for the fine during the Titans game. 500 million? That must have been some crazy WWE style headbutt ;)
That's a heck of a fine
After being released, Incognito was fined $500,000,000 for the headbutt to the two Tennessee Titans players.
I wonder how he afforded that?
LOL.
I saw that and did a double-take.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
I never considered Dom Rhodes..
a really clean guy…off the field anyway. As for Incognito…he will be in Miami.
"If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out. And it wouldn't be the monkey."
"I don't really trust a sane person."
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I thought Hines Ward
was the dirtiest player last year. But I do have part-timers.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Mar 16, 2010 11:57 AM EDT reply actions
Not dirty, just different
DBs and LBs are embarrassed about being flattened by a WR.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
"[T]he Steelers have been evil pieces of crap for a long time who play dirty and seek to injure their opponents, and one day there will be a reckoning."
FriarBob
Can't you just feel the love?
by LV Steelers Fan on Mar 16, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I just thought I read that last season.
I love Hines. He’s always smiling!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Mar 16, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL, I know!
If he weren’t a Steeler I probably hate him! ;-)
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
"[T]he Steelers have been evil pieces of crap for a long time who play dirty and seek to injure their opponents, and one day there will be a reckoning."
FriarBob
Can't you just feel the love?
by LV Steelers Fan on Mar 16, 2010 7:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We'll hate him for you.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
I have no problem signing this guys... if he can get a 3rd and 2 when we need it
Call Rodney Harrison and Hines Ward Dirty all you want… those guys have 5 rings combined… we have 2 less rings (in theory) coz we couldnt covert a 3rd and 2. At this point i want RINGS… dont care who’s playing for us…
As for Haynesworth being dirty… dont tell me we r not glad he left the division and most of us wanted the colts to sign him. These guys are play makers who will do anything to win… i cant be too pissed abt a player who will do anything to win..
I’ve never heard of this guy, but if hez an upgrade over DeVan and Pollak bring him in.
DID SOMEONE SAY CHAMPIONSHIP
What happens if he gets us that 3rd and 2,
and then headbutts somebody which gets us a 15 yard penalty? I think you’ll have a problem then.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
Does this guy has potential?
Has he ever shown some good things?
I barely heard about the guy.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
Lois Griffin: "Come on Stewie, don't be afraid. It's just water, it's not gonna bite."
Stewie Griffin: "Shut up! I know it's not going to bite, stupid! What a stupid thing to say. You drown in it you moron! It doesn't have to bite you! "
Last piece of Colts merch added to my collection: McFarlane's 12'' Peyton Manning White Variant.
Sorry, but:
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Come to think of it, what's the proof that the source is correct about Indy being in the hunt for him?
I mean, the source isn’t named; we don’t know who this person is or whether he’s even accurate. Plus, if Indy did inquire after him, what level of interest did they show? If they didn’t know anything about him before, found someone and asked, and then realized that he’s toxic, that would indeed mean that they could have been interested at one point, but have dropped their interest as they found out more. That would be enough to have “pursued” Incognito.
My point is that the story is so vague that there’s no telling whether Indy is seriously considering going after Incognito or if they sniffed around and decided against it. Forumula One racing pundits call their off season the “Silly Season” because of all the rumors that fly around prior to everything starting back up again. Everything’s a rumor until proven otherwise, but since those racing teams are secretive, there’s no separating the rumors from genuine news. I think we’re seeing this here. This is more “Silly Season”, NFL-style. Upon reflection, I think I need more than some unnamed “League Source” claiming this before I take it seriously.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Incognito
I have faith in Polian, Caldwell, Irsay and Peyton. I don’t think for 1 minute, Incognito will be able to mess up the chemistry we have in Indy. On the contrary, I think Incognito has been on losing teams. I think the guy wants to win, and in Indy he’s gonna win. If I remember correctly, Nick Harper wasn’t being confused with Mother Theresa either. So, the point that we do it right in Indy is flawed. I agree, in Indy we limit the number of knuckleheads. It might be interesting to see a Colts team that has an edge.
Yes...
I like this ^^^
You sign him for an affordable 1 year deal if he is willing to take it, then, you give this guy a chance to compete for a starting job…one slip up, and he is done. He is physical, mean and is a good football player…he can give us that attitude that Garcon brought to the table this year. We can remain classy but play with more aggressiveness…one doesn’t necessarily compromise the other.
"There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch. " - Nigel Powers
by Z.Pain on Mar 16, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
According to the Miami Herald
Incognito had a phone interview with the Colts. Depending on when that phone call took place, it may already have been determined he’s not worthy of the blue and white.
How can you not love a team that does this?
Where do you find all this stuff?
Do you just google random player’s names?
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
Pretty sure every team has a few dumbasses on it
The difference is whether they can play or not. Besides, how can you not want to do something illegal to anyone who plays for the TITS?
When have the Steelers or their fans ever applauded dirty play?
And Hines Ward is NOT dirty, he just has a unique (and until very recently legal) way of playing his poistion. I also don’t know of any Pats players besides Wilfork who are dirty. FYI, Super Bowl wins are not directly proportional to dirtiness of players.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
"[T]he Steelers have been evil pieces of crap for a long time who play dirty and seek to injure their opponents, and one day there will be a reckoning."
FriarBob
Can't you just feel the love?
by LV Steelers Fan on Mar 16, 2010 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not sure I buy that Indy is any less dirty than any other team.
I distinctly remember seeing Marlin Jackson suplex Chris Redman (QB for ATL at the time) on an interception run back when Redman was no where near the play.
I’ve seen both Teerlink and Mudd threaten opposing team players from the sidelines.
Dom Rhodes beat his girlfriend, and drove around town drinking and driving, we resigned him (and he was a fan favorite).
Nick Harper got into all manner of shinanigans, and he kept playing for us.
All manner of players have mentioned that the Colts OLine is pretty aggressive with cut blocks.
What I’m saying is that there seems to be no way to substantiate that a team is “dirty”. We as Colts fans like to tell ourselves that, but I’d say it is an idea made up by the media, and propogated by these unscientific polls.
In any case, I don’t particularly want Incognito, just because he doesn’t seem that good.
Nick Harper probably cost you guys a Super Bowl because of the ankle injury he suffered the night before the 2005 AFC Divisional game.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
"[T]he Steelers have been evil pieces of crap for a long time who play dirty and seek to injure their opponents, and one day there will be a reckoning."
FriarBob
Can't you just feel the love?
by LV Steelers Fan on Mar 16, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
In a domestic dispute with his wife, I might add.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
"[T]he Steelers have been evil pieces of crap for a long time who play dirty and seek to injure their opponents, and one day there will be a reckoning."
FriarBob
Can't you just feel the love?
by LV Steelers Fan on Mar 16, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a knee, and he was freaking stabbed
but you really, really need to never ever mention this to a Colts fan. Between that and Vandershank, that may have been the worst day of my football fandom (though 95 comes very close).
I can only imagine
The only Steelers playoff loss in the past 30 years that approaches 2005 for the Colts(circumstance-wise) was 1994. Stupid Alfred Pupunu…
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
"[T]he Steelers have been evil pieces of crap for a long time who play dirty and seek to injure their opponents, and one day there will be a reckoning."
FriarBob
Can't you just feel the love?
by LV Steelers Fan on Mar 16, 2010 7:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
But it's still fun reminding you of a certain 4th down play
by a certain fat Jaguars QB.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
Stupid wife stabbing him in the knee.
We would have creamed the Broncos and Seahawks.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
no way jose
i’m less concerned about the fact that he’s a scumbag, (lots of professional athletes are,) and more concerned about the fact that the dude is a walking penalty. the colts are consistently one of the least penalized teams in the league.
it’s not hard to visualize #18’s giant noggin’ exploding after incognito negates a first down with a stupid penalty for the 4567829487238195473869163798534196725949943263443798217259358175th time…
you have a good point here
Incognito 15 yards penalties are much worse than Diem 5 yarders
How can you not love a team that does this?
Or even Glenn's repeated ones
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
Guess what?
Winning the “right way” has produced one super bowl in the Manning era. Maybe it’s time to get guys who play with some fire and intensity on the OL instead of nice guys that rely on Peyton to be perfect every play.
Niceness as a person does not correlate with intensity or ability while playing.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Butler is going to go to the sweet 16. Whatever happens after that is anyone's guess.
NFL's a man's game
But I don’t think this guy is any good, and his play is too high risk with penalties. Don’t care if people think he’s dirty, but if the refs are going to be covering him with yellow then we’ve got no use for him.
He has signed with the Dolphins
According to Schefter.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
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