Things could have gotten better, but then Martin signed with Fegan. And Martin-Tyreke Evans didn't really work out. And Martin was getting his side out in the media, through Sam Amick, who happened to be a pretty good friend of Levien. Things got really toxic. Let's let Sam tell that piece, from February 2010:

And now we enter Welpville.

The benching on Friday? Not good. The suspension? Bad bad bad. This whole agent switch? Rough as hell. John Greig, Cousins' old agent, was a really good, calm dude. He navigated the Westphal disaster well. He was fair in my view. Fegan isn't nice, calm or a good dude. He's a shark, and this change makes nothing easier for Petrie or the Kings. (When Cousins hits free agency, though, it'll sure mean Boogie gets all of the money, though.)