Sniping Jets in need of a Rex message Posted: 2:53 AM, October 16, 2011 Steve Serby Rex Ryan made this bed, which none of the Jets apparently can sleep in right now. This is what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum, and Ryan better step in now and become the warden. Apparently the Jets still think they have to mug for the HBO "Hard Knocks" cameras. Except this time, the hard knocks are happening inside their locker room. Once your own begin pointing fingers at one another, once there is sniping that signals division from within, then Ryan has to redefine his no muzzle-freedom of speech philosophy for the inmates in his asylum. It would also serve him well to bring in previous Jets captains -- or maybe Hall of Fame Giant Harry Carson -- to explain to Santonio Holmes exactly how the man who wears the "C" is expected to go about his business. Or maybe he can call his friend Joe Girardi -- who showed Mark Sanchez how to slide, remember? -- and ask him to send Captain Derek Jeter over for a tutorial. Ryan and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer need to stop acting like ostriches and get their heads out of the sand and put an end to this madness before it is too late and a Super Bowl dream is shattered even before Halloween. Ryan can talk until he is green and white in the face about how competitive Holmes is and how much he wants to win. But when a respected leader like offensive lineman Brandon Moore takes offense to Holmes' public floggings, then it is time to restore order. This isn't boxing, where anything goes. This is a team sport, where Santonio Holmes is supposed to have Brandon Moore's back, and Brandon Moore is supposed to have Santonio Holmes' back. "Play like a Jet" is what Ryan calls it. What we are witnessing now is "Fray like a Jet." The Jets made Holmes their top priority in free agency, rewarded him with that five-year, $50 million contract to help Sanchez take that next step. Ryan honoring Holmes with a "C" on his chest seemed like a good idea at the time, giving a star player trying to distance himself from his troubled past ownership in the team. Except it appears Holmes has mistaken the "C" for Coach, or Coordinator, or, if you were to ask Moore today, something much, much harmful to a football team's health. What's next? Schottenheimer griping to his offensive line he can't call deep passes because the receivers aren't getting any separation? Bart Scott wailing he "can't wait" for the offense to convert a third down so the defense can rest? All of this "Romper Room" behavior isn't only a referendum on Ryan's leadership, but his poor quarterback's as well. It is a direct slap at Sanchez, because his recent impassioned plea for unity clearly has fallen on deaf ears. He is a victim of his own stature -- he has nowhere the clout that Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, etc., has, nor should he be expected to -- and the Good Guys Finish Last Syndrome. His off-the-field passes have fallen incomplete, and it is disrespectful to him that they have. It has been difficult enough for the Jets to overcome Bill Belichick and Brady and the Patriots. They have no chance like this. Owner Woody Johnson, and Ryan, proudly told us a big reason why they consented to "Hard Knocks" in the summer of 2010 was they had nothing to hide. Which is a refreshing departure from the programmed, buttoned-up Sgt. Schultz mantra that has been a staple of professional sports teams. Except when you have plenty you need to hide. Ryan needs to take the bull by the horn, and right now. Giants coach Tom Coughlin has his trusted Leadership Council again. Ryan needs to appoint a leadership council of one -- himself. He needs to be Emotional Rex, the coach for whom they will run through brick walls for, the coach for whom everybody wants to play. Emotional Rex, for his emotional wrecks. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/...#ixzz1awbpIMs3
Haha Steve's a family friend of mine. The guy's a great writer, but unfortunately, he is kind of a douchebag, which is clearly evident in this article.
What did Serby say that was factually incorrect? He may have been snide, but he still has a point. Rex needs to put his foot down with all this infighting and he needs to do it now.
for the JETS.....its a morbidly obese gray haired 40 something your old male ( who looks like hes 60) with veneers whose favorite outfit is a white long sleeve shirt with a big black vest...whos has begun to prove thats hes more talk than football intelligence
In all honesty,before i go to that level,i would atleast wait until one of his seasons doesn't end with an AFCCG appearance. I'm pissed so far this season too,but i also have the feeling the jets are going to right this ship and become a force.
I am about as emo as a middle aged jets fan can be but even I am embarassed by the way many fans seem to be freaking out of nothing. A few misjudged comments to reporters and people act as though the Jets are at war with on another. A few poor performances (mainly due to the OL) and its as if we are the worst team in the NFL with no bright spots.
Can Serby pull out anymore cliches out of his bag of shit? And the guy gets paid to write this garbage?
That guy is saying mean things about the jets so fuck him and that article. He's a douche and he's clueless these jets deserve no criticism at all what the fuck kinda games are he watching everything is perfectly fine in the jets locker room. These writers man I tell ya they don't know shit.
I don't think that's entirely fair. The last two seasons have given alot of long suffering fans some hope, and the fact is this team is built to win now. The window for success is very small. This team looks to be on the edge right now, and if they don't right the ship it will be yet another lost season, and time is working against us. You can't blame fans for getting a little panicky
I dont see how we are built to win now? Our best players (mangold, ferguson, holmes, revis, harris, keller) all are signed to long term deals and are going to be around for at least another 3 years. We dont know what we have with Sanchez yet but assuming he continues to improve we should be sorted at the most key position on the field for the next 8-10 years. If Sanchez doesn't improve then we are fucked regardless.
