Just finished reading the entire report, has to be the saddest thing I have ever read about the Miami Dolphins, as a life-long fan (40 yrs +) it definitely was hard to wade through. I know everyone comes to being a fan of a team for different reasons, for me I am from Miami this team represents my hometown; I am a fan regardless of success or failure it’s about regional pride. I believe the organization and its great history will transcend this ugly chapter however today I am saddened.
A few things that jumped out at me after reading the report; RI seems to be the antagonist I thought he was, however re-reading his history and the accounts of his behavior it was hard not to be empathetic, what a troubled young man. I completely get that there is a fraternal culture that includes off-color behavior in the locker room. But it does appear RI is completely rudderless when it comes to a guiding moral framework. It hard to discern where that came from, it appears to be some combination of mental illness, arrested development coupled with an embarrassing vision of what masculinity is. There are plenty of sports or physical endeavors that require “toughness” none come to mind that advocates literally sabotaging the very fraternity that it is attempting to build.
The details of Jerrys and Pounceys behavior should not go unnoticed I am struggling to see their value to the organization.
In regards to JM I just am missing the need to castigate him, yes he is a professional football player, but he is also someone’s son, someone’s brother and a fellow human being. I get that many would not have made the decisions he made. However it was troubling to me to read the kind of treatment he received at the hands of his teammates. All seemingly because he came from a stable family, liked reading books and was generally mild mannered. Everything I read about his mental health was all self-diagnosed and was not a factor during his college career. Big Weirdo?
