At the end of last season, when the Jets missed the playoffs, it seemed possible they could cut Santonio Holmes, who was a distraction all season with his comments to the media about the locker room and his general attitude. Also, with only 51 catches for 654 yards and 8 touchdowns, the negatives outweighed the positives for him.

However, now it appears he’s gotten things together. He’s spent a lot of time working out privately with Mark Sanchez and he has been getting praise from all throughout the organization. Wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal called Holmes “very eager, very football-hungry, very competitive” so far in practice, while right tackle Wayne Hunter, who Holmes publicly blamed for his own poor statistics last season, said that Holmes has been “great.” I would project a bounce back season for Holmes, who is 2 seasons removed from catching 79 passes for 1248 yards and 5 touchdowns for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but his quarterback play will limit that. Neither Mark Sanchez nor Tim Tebow are great passers.

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