Joe Namath no longer your cool uncle, now telling Jets to get off his lawn

Remember when Joe Namath was your cool uncle? I’m talking about this guy, the one who hosted the Joe Namath Show. Now he’s your grandfather, complaining about the government and how you aren’t applying yourself in school.

On Monday Formerly Broadway Joe took issue with the Jets’ Santonio Holmes, who criticized his team’s offensive line. New York Post:

Namath took issue with Holmes’ postgame comments after the 34-17 loss to the Ravens when the wide receiver criticized the offensive line and quarterback Mark Sanchez.

“That was a mistake, it surely was,” Namath said on 1050 ESPN Radio.

“For Holmes, as a captain, to go outside, to the media, and start pointing fingers. … I mean, he’s right about the ball getting out late to him [on Sanchez's third-quarter interception], and he’s right about the offensive line, but that can create a problem in the locker room. … That divisiveness can bury a team. They’ve got to correct that right away.”

Of course, Namath is going to the media to criticize a player going to the media, but who am I to quibble?

But Joe wasn’t done. He then ripped Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum for selecting guard Vlad Ducasse and not admitting it was a mistake.

“I’m not sure what’s going on there,” Namath said. “We picked some poor players and we’re not owning up to it. That’s what it amounts to. You’ve got guys on the roster who have been picked and you keep trying to say, ‘OK, they’re going to work out.’ Well, guess what? We tried that with [Vernon] Gholston and it didn’t work out.

“You have to [say], ‘Hey, I made a bad pick, a bad selection,’ and move on. The Jets didn’t do that and it’s a little late for the season to get it righted.”

Jets center Matt Slauson: “We don’t care one bit what Joe Namath has to say. He means nothing to us.”

What Matt Slauson should have said: “No comment.”

Of course that goes for Joe as well. He should be in Barbados watching Jets games on TV at a swim-up tiki bar while being fed grapes by supermodels. The last thing he should be worrying about is how Rex Ryan is running the team.