but...so what you are saying is you are in the throes of a massive attack of schadenfreude???...what a coincidence...SO AM I !
About as much as a man can stand, yes.
Cherrypicked from today's New York Daily News about their $45,000,000 cap commitment Captain, and the overall attitude and discipline on the Jets:
Santonio Holmes, one of Rex Ryan’s captains, jawed at teammates after becoming an afterthought on Sunday. It was the second time Sunday that Holmes had gotten into a verbal altercation with Jets players. Before long, offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer pulled Holmes from the game,
unbeknownst to Ryan.
“It started off between Holmes and another guy,” left guard Matt Slauson explained.
“Then everybody came at each other. It was bad. It was breaking down. That’s how it goes when you’re not doing well and you’re in a must-win. Tempers get flared.”
Holmes, held without a catch for the first time in his career, had a heated discussion with teammates earlier in the second half, two players told the Daily News. They also felt that
Holmes “quit” on the team based on his body language. When Holmes’ replacement, Patrick Turner, scored a 10-yard touchdown with 1:24 to go, Holmes sat alone on the bench, motionless.
“I looked out there and was wondering why he wasn’t out there,” Ryan said of Holmes. “I did not bench Santonio.”
But Schottenheimer did.
After the game...the offensive coordinator walked toward Holmes, who looked away. The two men never said a word to each other.
Asked whether he believes the embattled Schottenheimer should return as the team’s play-caller in 2012, Holmes offered this cryptic response: “Right now, let’s hope for the best.”
It was the final indignity for a team that entered the season with Super Bowl expectations.
“We had higher expectations than anyone in the NFL,” tight end Dustin Keller said. “Or at least anyone that was willing to talk about it.”
The Jets (8-8) entered the day needing to beat the Dolphins and hope that the Titans, Bengals and either the Raiders or Broncos would lose. Minutes after the Jets lost, Tennessee won, 23-22, in Houston. The game was decided when Houston, down by one with 14 seconds left, went for two and didn’t get it.
Later in the day, the Bengals, Broncos and Raiders all lost,
but it didn’t matter, as the loss in Miami kept the Jets out of the postseason for the first time under Ryan.
Ryan reiterated that he believes that
Sanchez, who went 21-for-32 for 207 yards, two TDs and three interceptions,
is “the long-term solution” at quarterback.
“It’s been disturbing for a while,” right guard Brandon Moore said about the lack of unity this season. Moore, of course, called out Holmes earlier in the season after the mercurial wideout made a couple of critical comments about the offensive line.
“The one thing you can’t do is you can’t point the finger,” Revis said. “You’ve got to respect your teammates.
This is the team that Mike Tannenbaum put together...
I know it’s been rough and guys have been calling people out (this season).
It was the final image in a season sprinkled with locker room discord.
