INDIANAPOLIS — The New England Patriots are ecstatic to be in Super Bowl XLVI. You can see the change of demeanor with the normally gloomy Bill Belichick. New England’s head coach was as loose and comfortable as we’ve seen him all season — and perhaps in years. In this week’s “Caption This,” we want to [...]
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Mike Tanier’s Senior Bowl Report: The Friday wrap-up
January 27th, 2012
afcbeast It has been a soggy, sunny, blustery, unpredictable week of practices at Ladd Peebles Stadium. And the Mobile Convention Center ballroom. And possibly in some parking garage somewhere. Friday’s schedule consists of light walkthroughs and community activities, so there is nothing left for a scout to do except wrap things up. Here is what we [...]
Jets WR Santonio Holmes Benched After Quitting On His Teammates
January 2nd, 2012
afcbeast A season full of public relation nightmares for Santonio Holmes ended with another blow to the New York Jets captain’s image. Holmes was not on the field for the final two minutes of the Jets’ 19-17 loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins — a loss that ended the team’s fading playoff hopes — and Jets [...]
Santonio Holmes: Jets Must Cut Ties with Phony Team Captain for Quitting
January 2nd, 2012
afcbeast New York City lacks patience for losers. They still call themselves the Mecca of Basketball, the Yankees own 27 World Series championships and Rex Ryan’s no-off-switch-included mouth would still talk trash and preach New York Jets dominance if they went 0-16. The City That Never Sleeps is still awake because they’re too busy trying to [...]
Teammates say Holmes quit on Jets
January 2nd, 2012
afcbeast Wide receiver Santonio Holmes, a team captain, was benched late in the fourth quarter of the Jets’ 19-17 loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium after moping for most of the game and getting into a fight in the huddle with teammates. The Jets’ third consecutive loss kept them from a third-straight [...]
Buzz: Holmes “Quit” on Jets
January 1st, 2012
afcbeast After today’s loss to the Miami Dolphins, the Jets will have plenty of time to do some much needed soul-searching and retooling roster-wise. Now, they have one more thing to add to the list: figuring out what to do with Santonio Holmes. ESPN New York has learned from a “team source” that Holmes “quit” during [...]
New York Jets: Playoff Hopes on Life Support After Loss to Giants
December 26th, 2011
afcbeast Although mathematically still alive, the Jets don’t look like a playoff team. Saturday’s game against the Giants might as well have been a repeat of the game against the Eagles. Just change the color of the opponent’s uniforms. All the ingredients were there: A Christmas Eve wish list that turned out to be nothing [...]
Jets QB Mark Sanchez To Drop His Playful Demeanor During Playoff Run
December 5th, 2011
afcbeast Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is adopting a new attitude for his team’s playoff push. The third-year signal-caller pledged to shelf his smiles and pranks on teammates and be more serious for the home stretch of the regular season. "All we know is (we are) playing more than 16 games," Sanchez told the New York Daily [...]



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