A great
interview, with some very telling quotes from a guy who's been around, y'know?
Tomlinson said quarterback Mark Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, in particular, had a rocky relationship.
“It is as bad as I’ve ever been around, honestly,” Tomlinson said of the locker room. “And I’ve been around some locker rooms and quarterback-receiver situations and what-not. But it was as bad as I’ve been around.”
This is the type of football team that they wanted,” said Tomlinson, the NFL’s fifth-leading rusher. “Mike Tannenbaum, Rex Ryan are both brash, in-your-face type of style—say whatever you want, just get it done on the field. And then it leads to other things, as guys are calling each other out and saying, `I’m not getting the ball’ or whatever it may be.”
Tomlinson was asked if he would bring back both Sanchez and Holmes, given all the problems. “Whew, that is a tough one...”
OK, so I can read between the lines there.
LT's take on Holmes?
“In all seriousness, Santonio, obviously, he is a great player,” Tomlinson said. “There are some things that obviously he needs to work on as far as being a leader.”
His take on Sanchez?
“He is not a lazy guy,” Tomlinson said. “He puts in the time after practice in the film room. He can get it done. He just has to have pieces around him to help him get it done.”
Playing for Rex?
“I love playing for Rex,” Tomlinson said before adding that he wished the coach would tune down the bravado.
“I don’t mind every now and again saying we are going to win a championship,” he said. “Maybe at the beginning of the year just saying, `Hey, our goal is to win a championship.’ But at the same time every week if you are calling out a team on certain things, I think it puts a little extra on your team. Guys really want to go out there and say, `Let’s shut this guy up. Let’s shut these Jets up, just end their season.”
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This is what LT was really thinking about his stay in NY...
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2012/01/19/shit-new-yorkers-say/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Apparently everyone except tannenbaum realized that trading all those respected locker room vets for all new pieces would be disastrous. Especially for the second year in a row. Especially in a year with a short offseason.
Also never liked jets making such a huge deal about locking up santonio last offseason. Still think they made a mistake not locking up Braylon, cotchery and brad smith first.
And the very FIRST time santonio shot his mouth off about the o line Rex should have shut that down.
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