Santonio Holmes: Jets Must Cut Ties with Phony Team Captain for Quitting
New York City lacks patience for losers.
They still call themselves the Mecca of Basketball, the Yankees own 27 World Series championships and Rex Ryanโs no-off-switch-included mouth would still talk trash and preach New York Jets dominance if they went 0-16.ย The City That Never Sleeps is still awake because theyโre too busy trying to win at everything they do, and in that atmosphere thereโs no room for quitters.
Santonio Holmes is a quitter, or at least thatโs what his teammates would lead you to believe.
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After a 19-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins officially eliminated them from the playoffs, tempers were flaring not just because their season that began with Super Bowl expectations was over, but over how it ended.ย According to Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger, veteran LaDainian Tomlinson wasnโt interested in keeping this beef within the walls of the Jetsโ locker room, as he told the media:
"Let me just say that there were guys in the huddle that were unhappy with Toneโs demeanor.ย And when you have a group of guys who are fighting their butts off, and one guy whoโfor whatever reason, his demeanor isnโt with โemโyouโll have guys try to say something to him, just pretty much tell him how they feel. ย Thatโs what you got today.ย The worst thing that can happen, the worst thing, is when your teammates start to question your passion for the game. ย Thatโs the worst thing. ย And I think in that huddle, thatโs what you saw. ย When guys looked in his eyes, and he didnโt have that fire in his eyes, guys were turned off about that...The demeanor is, 'I quit,' or whatever it may be.
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Those words came out of the mouth of one of the NFLโs most fierce competitors and a future Pro Football Hall of Famer, so they shouldn't be taken lightly.ย Tomlinson wasnโt alone, though.ย Another anonymous player revealed that this isnโt a one-time thing for Holmes, saying: โHe quit.ย It's happened for the past two to three weeks. It's happened all season.โ
Tomlinson pinpointed a lack of targets as the reason behind the disappearance of Holmes' heart, saying:ย
"He didnโt catch a ball? ย Well, you all have experience with receivers. ย T.O., give me the damn ball, so you know. ย When receivers donโt catch a ball they donโt feel part of a game. ย That may have something to do with Toneโs reaction. ย But even if you donโt get a ball and youโre mad about it, thereโs a better way to handle it. ย And thatโs how my conversation with Tone will go.
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If the halfback's hunch is true, Holmes quit under even worse circumstances. ย He didn't simply lose hope and give up because he thought a comeback was out of reach. ย Holmes wanted the ballย and he began to pout like a true champion when he didn't get his looks.
When a member of the press asked LT his opinion about the wide out's future with the team, Tomlinson bolted with a "Thank you, guys."ย
Holmes deserves the axe.ย In sports, quitting is the unforgivable sin.ย He may be clutch, he may be a team captain, but he quit on the Jets in a must-win situation and thereโs no way that Ryan can ever allow him to step onto the field wearing a New York uniform again.
David Daniels is a Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.
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