So Santonio Holmes quit on the New York Jets apparently yesterday while they were in the throes of trying to scrape their way into a playoff spot. Kinda like when your dog wipes his ass on your carpet, just different because the dog doesn't know better.

I'm just going to say what Greenberg said this morning: you know there's something wrong with the guy if the Steelers let him walk away after making what is one of the better championship clinching plays in NFL history.

And now Rex shows his sensitive side pleading for team unity. I hate to be the to break it to ya, buddy, but if you have to beg for something like that you're dead in the water. You're Fredo Corleone- yeah, you got to play big shot for a while but it's only a matter of minutes before you're knocked off. 

Which brings us back to the "player's coach" argument- can it work? In the right circumstances, sure the coach doesn't have to be the hard ass all the time. I think the necessary characteristic of the so-called "player's coach" is the ability to be the hard ass when he needs to. Everyone in that position can pull out the emotional pre-game/ halftime speech when needed.

 

As the leader, you as the head coach need to be able to call people out- the right way of course- and get all 22 pieces working in unison when ego threatens the whole operation. By all accounts Rex Ryan was unable to accomplish that and what you saw was a very uneven team with an uneven quarterback unable to win away from home.

And that, sir, just won't get it done in New York.