I've always like him as a solid performer. Not spectacular, solid. I always thought he was a team-first player. All I hear out of him now is wining about his reduced role on the team...as if the team owes him something.
That prompted me to go back and look at some facts.
He's never played on a Jets team with a winning record, arriving in Ryan's third season. Teams he's been on have averaged 6.6 wins a year (27-38).
His second year he caught 56 balls and his totals have been diminishing every season since then. He was the Jets leading receiver during seasons when the Jets ranked 28th and 29th in points scored, 30th and 25th in yards. Basically was the best of a terrible group.
Here are his career averages: 2.8 catches a game, 35 yards a game. He's scored a total of 7 TD's.
He's played 59 games as a punt returner, returning 88 punts an average of 9.7 yards, with one TD and 70 fair catches (6 fumbles).
And he's acting like he's owed playing time. He's offended that the staff is not giving him more time on the field. Plain and simple he has had his time taken from him.
I'd like to see him stop complaining publicly and focus on becoming the best player he can be on this team. Become a reliable punt returner. Work in practice to get on the field.
Most of all - stop wining. This team will survive without him on it. His production can be replaced...