Clowney Upset Over Trade

by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 12:11 PM EDT

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Our buddies over at Jets Twit took a look at player reactions to the news that Santonio Holmes would be joining the Jets. All of them seemed to be in a positive light, apart from one, that one being David Clowney, who made a few comments shortly after the news broke. Jets Twit also took a look at these tweets, and broke down what it could all mean

Lord what am I doing wrong

Tweeted Clowney shortly after Holmes was acquired, he followed with other tweets that you can read on Jets Twit, but is anyone else a little frustrated with this reaction? If you remember this is not the first time Clowney has caused a little controversy on Twitter. He had previously complained about his playing time, and found himself inactive the next week.

Even if you are unhappy with having added competition (come on Clowney you are a competitive athlete), you certainly don't come out and tweet about it, and although Clowney didn't directly mention Holmes, it doesn't take a MIT grad to put 2 and 2 together. The truth of the matter is, Clowney really hasn't shown any noticeable improvement to the fan base, and his playing time would suggest he hasn't done a great deal to impress the coaching staff either.

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Suck it up Kid.

Holmes Will miss the first 1/4 of the season and is not guaranteed to be picked back up after his contract is up after this year. Play your ass off in the preseason, get some touches in the first 4 games of the season and control the only thing you can control. YOUR GAME!!!

by colinyoung on Apr 12, 2010 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

And last time I asked the guy, God dosn’t have a twitter account so stop praying to him via tweets.

by colinyoung on Apr 12, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Good point Colin, he still has a chance to prove himself this pre-season, and more importantly training sessions, perform in practise, that get’s you playing time, and then perform in the games and make it impossible for the coaching staff to not give you snaps.

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s condeming himself with his attitude. He’s already seen what it gets him with a game suspension. He has the perfect chance to accept a challenge and cement his place on the roster for the year. And be a serious consideration when Holmes demands gold plated jockstraps next year after his contract is up. Instead, He’s thrown it all in and given up. He’ll be gone before week one. Rex could very well be fed up with this guy.

by colinyoung on Apr 12, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

Good point, Clowney has been a pre-season superstar but it doesn’t translate into the regular season. we are not privy to what goes on in practice that causes the coaches to keep him on the bench. it must be something, we know he has the deep speed so it has to be something else the staff doesn’t like besides his twitter quotes.

by NYC KID on Apr 13, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions

At this point. Aundre Allison is being handed the job for alot of reasons. He dosn’t complain and Rex seems to talk him up alot more than Clowney. Rex is reportedly in love with his speed.

by colinyoung on Apr 13, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

It's Yours to Lose David!

David, I thought the same thing and had flash backs about his lack of playing time tweets last season. It’s like he is giving up already. Even if you feel this way, which is normal, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, or in this case, your fingers off of twitter! sigh

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by e_man on Apr 12, 2010 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

It’s just a horrible attitude to have. This is a deal that is going to bring the organization closer to the only thing that matters, and he is already moaning, instead of saying…welcome aboard, let’s work to make each other better etc……

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Draft day trade bait.

Adios amigo. Thanks for the… well… thanks.

by Crackback on Apr 12, 2010 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

This is sad

You’d figure getting benched for a game would teach you something, but I guess not.

by Exystence on Apr 12, 2010 12:30 PM EDT reply actions

Hey Clown, shut up...

Always the victim, Clowney is at it again. Complaining that he’s somehow been wronged, who cares? The guy has blazing speed yet contributes nothing annually when it counts. Lord what are you doing wrong? You are doing nothing, nothing good, nothing bad, just nothing…see you later, I hope you can eat up space on some other teams practice squad.

by Coleman Rudolph on Apr 12, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

The Clown is right

I don’t see why this is such a big deal. And I don’t blame the guy for being bitter. He hasn’t gotten a lot of opportunities, and when he got some looks against the Raiders last year he made the most of it. I get that we’re not a pass-first offense, but utilize the guy’s strengths and let him take some shots deep.

He’s unhappy because he wants more of a chance to make an impact, so he writes it on twitter, and gets suspended for it. Anybody remember Braylon Edwards shooting his mouth off to the media after the Colts game? Criticizing the offensive philosophy and the playcalling as being too conservative (basically calling out Schottenheimer, when noone ever called him out for his drops)? When’s his game suspension scheduled for?

by nationalist88 on Apr 12, 2010 12:57 PM EDT reply actions

The Clown is not right, if he was performing well in practise, he would of seen more snaps in the game, he obviously was doing nothing to prove to the coaching staff that he could play more, to the extent we worked out Danny Woodhead and gave him snaps from the wide receiver position. Clowney has no right to be upset, the only reason he caught that Oakland ball was because the coverage on him was atrocious, it went straight over an Oakland players head, and he had no separation.

He shouldn’t write anything on twitter about his team getting better, when he has done nothing at all. Clemens sucks, but I didn’t hear him complaining when we signed Mark. Lowery didn’t say anything when we signed Cromartie, Ihedigbo or Smith didn’t say anything when we signed Pool. Only difference is that all those players have actually done something for the Jets, Clowney has done nothing. He needs to shut his mouth and work if he hopes to get snapped, or he can get off the team if he doesn’t want to see us make moves. I hope we sign a wide receiver and get rid of him because he offers nothing to the game plan, and is not even a good special teamer.

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Boom. ^^^This.

by Crackback on Apr 12, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

He has not distinguished himself on special teams, fine. But it’s not fair to say the guy can’t produce at WR based on his playing time and opportunities. And the one time he gets a shot you’re looking for reasons to invalidate the plays he made. Come on, every pass that is caught in the NFL is because the coverage wasn’t good enough.

I’m speaking more toward the hypocrisy of Clowney getting suspended for saying he wants to play more, and Edwards doesn’t even get a reprimand for criticizing Schotty’s playcalling to the freakin’ media. Put yourself in his shoes, I mean really, and tell me you wouldn’t think that was a crock of shit.

by nationalist88 on Apr 12, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

What you think and what you say are two different things, unless you are a small child. He hasn’t played because he hasn’t done enough in practise, it’s as simple as that, he didn’t stick in Green Bay because he didn’t do anything, and he has done nothing here in a couple of years. As a 5th wide receiver, which is what he is now, if he doesn’t do well on special teams he won’t see the active roster. If he wants to stick around, I would advise him to shut up and go out and practise his tackling, but that’s what he is going to need more than his receiving skills this year.

This isn’t anything to do with Edwards, if Edwards came out and bashed a signing that made the team better, everyone would be jumping on him, he hasn’t, Clowney has. Clowney is a fool for doing this, he doesn’t offer anything, I’d be surprised if he was on the active roster next year.

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Just saying.

Although Highly unlikely it could have been a personal problem. Remember when we all bashed Weatherford for the playoffs? If he is upset about Holmes then I agree with David, that’s not the right attitude.

by Jerrad p on Apr 12, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

You guys are harsh.

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by dvdvil on Apr 12, 2010 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

It’s not harsh at all, any time a player moans that his team just got better, he deserves some criticism.

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Agreed

Shit or get off the pot!

by Mass Jets Fan on Apr 12, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

This

Especially when the one doing the complaining has basically been a non-entity outside of the preseason

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by blueandorange4life on Apr 12, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

If I was a GM I would forbid Twitter

The worst thing someone can do when they are angry is let the world know. No cooling off period. Twitter will undo many careers.

by Shivling on Apr 12, 2010 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

No... ;)

I have to disagree for obvious reason! LOL.

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by e_man on Apr 12, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

lmao

by Shivling on Apr 12, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Just wanted to come on over here and congrats to what the fat ass is doing.

I may not like Ryan much but he is obviously serious about getting ya’ll some quality players.

Henne is the QB of the Miami Dolphins.
Hartline made me proud! Kid has "quality" & "heart" written all over him.
We need this pass D to STEP THE F UP and do what they get paid to do!
Brandon Marshall or Dwayne Bowe please.. please?
Trifecta? Im starting to think more along the lines of The 3 Stooges

by jdtman on Apr 12, 2010 2:38 PM EDT reply actions

Where do he think he's at?

This is the NFL, there is no team in any professional sport that’s going to wait for an unproductive player to be productive. He gets paid to perform, as of this writing he has not earned his pay check. No competitive player is going to complain on twitter, to god for that matter. After reading that tweet, I’m starting to question his desire to complete at the ultimate level. This trade should have motivated him to work harder. Maybe the JETS should had threw him in with the 5th rounder.

by BIG OH!!!!! on Apr 12, 2010 2:57 PM EDT reply actions

I'm sorry

but who cares what Clowney thinks. Play consistenly during the regular season then you can complain!

by chrebetsthebet on Apr 12, 2010 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

I just hope he can channel his emotions into some positive energy during workouts, training camp, and into the regular season. Make yourself relevant, Clowney, and you’ll be fine.

by random122 on Apr 12, 2010 7:06 PM EDT reply actions

That’s it right there, “Make yourself relevant”…..if he performs in practice, he will play

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Also like to point out that he won’t be able to rely on being a burner this season, Aundrae Allison will be back, and he is a little bit of a burner who also has decent route running ability and is not a bad special teams guy……Clowney needs to bring his A game this off-season, because he is going to need it if he wants to stay.

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by David_Wyatt on Apr 12, 2010 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Ahhh. I say set him on a hook and cast him as far as we can. Reel him in nice and slow and see what nibbles.

by Crackback on Apr 12, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Allison is without a doubt the fastest guy on the team. And wants a spot on this team bad. It dosn’t look good for Clowney. His lil tude isn’t helping.

by colinyoung on Apr 12, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Step up

Clowney should step up instead of complaining. He had his chances and couldn’t get it done. Will have another chance maybe and if he doesn’t come thru then I don’t mind if he’s gone.

by ocjet2 on Apr 12, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions