ESPN – Mark Sanchez has received a lot of criticism this offseason, the latest coming from an unlikely source — the punter.  Wait, make that the ex-punter. New York Giant Steve Weatherford, whose 15 minutes of fame have lasted five months, questioned Sanchez’s maturity this week during an NFL.com podcast.  “I like Mark — I think he’s a very talented quarterback — but from my standpoint, I haven’t seen a lot of maturation,” said Weatherford, making the media rounds this week because the Giants received their Super Bowl rings. “When you’re a quarterback and you come in, and you’re expected to be the face of the franchise, and you’re expected to lead the team.  “That’s a lot to take on as a rookie. But as the years go on, I think you’re expected to mature, skill-wise, and also mature as a leader, and to be honest with you, as much as I like the guy, I just haven’t seen that.”

I’m so fucking sick of Steve Weatherford’s shtick. Just shut your fucking mouth dude. Yea, I get it, you’re a great punter. Yea, I get it, you used to play for the Jets and won a ring with the Giants. Cool. Now just pipe down. I mean words like this, you better have a personal problem with someone. Because if an ex-teammate or anyone for that matter was just randomly chirping about me and criticizing the job I do thats nothing more than a gossipy bitch talking behind my back. His criticism isn’t even necessarily wrong, its just that he has no reason to bash the kid. Give a generic answer about the guy like every other athlete does and keep it movin. What do you have to gain by saying this shit? Dickhead.

PS – At least he’s backtracking now