Holmes says Jets' line keeps passing game grounded | More Print 4:59 PM, October 13, 2011 ι By BRIAN COSTELLO Anyone who thought the trade of Derrick Mason would suddenly muzzle the complaints coming out of the Jets locker room should think again. Two days after Mason was shipped to Houston, fellow wide receiver Santonio Holmes was back at it, criticizing the Jets offensive line for not giving quarterback Mark Sanchez enough time to throw deep passes.. "I may be criticized again for saying it but I think it starts up front," Holmes said Thursday. "The big guys know it. They give Mark enough time to sit in the pocket and complete passes I think everything changes. The routes that are being run are short routes, 'Hey, let's get the ball out of Mark's hands quick. Let's move the ball down the field and let's go from there.' But if you can't protect the quarterback for 4 or 5 seconds, then there's no point in dropping back 7 yards to throw a football when he doesn't have enough time. So, we pretty much have to roll with the way our offense is rolling right now." Holmes said the receivers have talked in their meeting room about how throwing the deep ball could change the offense, but they have not been able to do it. The longest pass the Jets have completed this year was a 74-yard catch in Oakland, but that was a short pass to LaDainian Tomlinson the running back turned into a big gain. The longest catch by a receiver was a 30-yard grab by Mason against the Ravens that also was a long run after catch. Asked if the Jets should throw deep more often, Holmes said, "If you were in my shoes, what would you think?" Holmes took a shot at the offensive line after the loss to the Ravens and the team made an effort to keep such comments in-house. Mason also was critical of the offense that night, and there was speculation that contributed to the Jets getting rid of him. A reporter asked if any linemen have said anything to Holmes about his remarks. "Those guys, meaning my offensive line, live in a totally different world than we do," he said. "I can sit here and complain as much as I want to about protecting our quarterback. Sometimes little things as far as getting their toe stepped on, can't get back in their protection in their dropback long enough, are some of the things that affect play-calling. Like I said, I can complain all day about it." The Jets face the Dolphins on Monday night after losing three straight. Holmes was asked if there is a sense of desperation around the Jets. "I can honestly say yes," he said. "A feeling of desperation like we definitely have to win this game. It will set us back at 0-2 in our division. It will set us back in losing against an 0-4 team and giving these guys a victory. We can't give them a chance. We've got to come out and play New York Jet football on Monday night." http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/jetsblog/holmes_can_complain_all_day_about_I2jRFyIwGG0ibkvZkZ0n3I
He needs to shut the f*** up... Keep it in the locker room. This cancer is growing it needs to end... Rex where is the f****** leadership here? Can Bart Scott smack this idiot
no big suprise, this dummy always was a cancer it just took him a year to fester up. great captain we have... i dont mind so much the complaining and pointing things out about the o line even though he should shut his fucking mouth... but the "Those guys, meaning my offensive line, live in a totally different world than we do," he said. "I can sit here and complain as much as I want to about protecting our quarterback. Sometimes little things as far as getting their toe stepped on, can't get back in their protection in their dropback long enough, are some of the things that affect play-calling. Like I said, I can complain all day about it." is a complete douchebag move. i really cant stand this fucking guy. captain, what a fucking joke.
how about you and that faggot burress catch the ball when it gets thrown to you, get in and out of breaks properly and dont act a bitch coming across the middle. when these 2 cunts start doing that THEN they can talk shit like he just did.
I gotta agree, as much truth there is in what he's saying, its just not wise to call out his teammates like that. Enough with the drama already and work together to figure out.
Hey, you're the one that posted it here in the game thread. I could give a flying fuck but I thought it was hilarious.
guess so. he was such a great teammate last year. now he's opening his mouth a lot. is it because the losses? OR was it because he was new to the team? OR he was trying to make a good impression on the jets with his impending free agency I hope it's the losses.
The people getting cut by all this stuff are Tannenbaum and Ryan. They had an organizational philosophy that cheap talent with attitude problems was a good way to go to raise the overall talent level on the team. Tannenbaum would go out and get the best players he could, without discounting at all for attitude/personal problems/etc and Ryan would keep his boys in line. That worked fine when the team was winning but now that it is losing the other issues are cropping up and Ryan isn't in control of them. This isn't going to turn out well.
Its one guy in 2 years. Maybe he just wants to win. We are supposed to be a Super Bowl team. And we arent winning.
Leaders speak up, and he's speaking. With that said our offense is never gonna get it right if there isn't a change of playbook. Year 5 and we still can't play consistently.
I don't think he's wrong, I just wish he would say it behind closed doors. I don't need to be reading about this in the papers. With that said, we signed him to a big contract it's time to get him the damn ball.
