As you have probably heard by now, former Alabama QB Greg McElroy excoriated the NY Jets locker room in a public radio interview in Birmingham, Alabama, following their 8-8 season.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/16720536/mcelroy-jets-had-corrupt-mindset
He stated that there was a “corrupt mindset”, and that the Jets locker room “is not a fun place to be, I can assure you.” He said that “But there were people within our locker room that didn’t care whether we won or lost, as long as they got [theirs].”
Pretty strong words from a 7th round rookie on injured reserve.
Note, however, that he did not call anyone out by name (even though everybody pretty much assumes he meant, at the very least, Santonio Holmes), and he really didn’t say anything that we hadn’t heard before from, among others, Ladainian Tomlinson.
The main objection to his statements appears to be against his chutzpah. How dare this snotty kid break the code and speak in public about the locker room?
I dunno. I can understand that, but it’s obvious that Mark Sanchez isn’t going to step up and lead the team at this point. Maybe Greg is making a political move.
Sure, it’s a big gamble, but he’s a smart kid, and he might end up getting a shot at QB because of it, instead of sitting at 3rd string for the rest of his career.
The funny thing is, and I totally did not expect this, but from reading a selection of online opinions about this, it appears that the majority of fans and commentators are actually supportive of his statements.