"A week after Jets players and members of the organization painted a polarizing picture of Mark Sanchez in a Daily News report, teammate LaDainian Tomlinson admitted that he believes that Sanchez is "a bit pampered because he has no competition" at quarterback. Tomlinson also said that Sanchez's rift with Santonio Holmes was "as bad as I've ever been around."

Several key players and team officials questioned everything from Sanchez's leadership to the organization's coddling of him, as reported in The News' story last week. Although Tomlinson disagreed with one player's characterization that Sanchez was "lazy" on the practice field, the veteran running back firmly believes that the Jets need to bring in a viable backup quarterback to push him."