Imagining a better NFL: The Richie Incognito scandal got Jay Cowit and David A. Arnott thinking about what the NFL could do to build a better working environment. It starts by acknowledging that the NFL’s brand of pro football is a millionaire’s game.
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Ben Valentine wrote a comprehensive summary of the Incognito-Jonathan Martin affair for Creamy Middles earlier this week.
Pete Carroll’s new-age-ish motivational techniques are described in this ESPN profile from August.
Deadspin posted Brandon Marshall’s comments about how football culture is an extension of the wider culture when it comes to teaching people how to react to pain.
SB Nation has a more complete comparison of the NFL’s handling of hazing to how the Marines address it.
Ta-Nehisi Coates takes issue with people trying to argue that there’s nothing to see here, really, because that’s just how the NFL is.
The Creamy Middles Podcast is a weekly discussion attacking the belly issues of sports -- ideas that go beyond wins and losses. Jay Cowit usually produces it, though David may occasionally step in. Music is either royalty-free, by J. Cowit and the Ruthless Orchestra, or 29 Sunset. Subscribe in iTunes or in another podcatcher with this RSS feed.