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The greatest coup in recent New York Jets history — or even far beyond recent — was landing Aaron Rodgers in 2023 via a late-career trade out of Green Bay.
The Jets had a defense and some offensive weapons but needed a quarterback. They got a four-time MVP and Super Bowl champion who was following the last-call-for-a-Lombardi path that Tom Brady carved out in Tampa Bay.
The thing is, you don’t bring guys such as Brady and Rodgers in just because they can throw a pass. You bring them in for everything — including both a will to win and a proven understanding of what it takes to win. Their value is beyond their arm. It is the day in, day out focus and unique talents they bring to a game.
In Tampa, the franchise quickly bent to the will and intensity of Brady and won a Super Bowl in his first season. He was Tom Brady, after all.
In New York there is little to no sign of such a thing happening in regards to Rodgers.
On Sunday, Brady, from a broadcast booth in Tampa, responded to a Baker Mayfield comment that “everybody was pretty stressed out” at the conclusion of Brady’s two seasons with the Bucs.
“I thought stressful was not having Super Bowl rings,” Brady quipped back.
Meanwhile, up in New York, Rodgers was lamenting “too many mental mistakes” after an ugly 10-9 loss to Denver that dropped the Jets to 2-2 on the season. It included zero touchdowns but 13 penalties, including five false starts. The offense line seemed thrown off by Rodgers’ cadence, which across his career he has deftly used to draw defenses offsides and give him a free chance for a deep shot.
“It’s been a weapon,” Rodgers said.
Does he need to simplify it?
Jets head coach Robert Saleh seems to think so.
“We gotta figure it out, whether or not we’re good enough or ready to handle all of the cadence,” Saleh said. “Cadence had not been an issue all camp. Felt like our operation had been operating pretty good. Obviously, today took a major step back.”
“That’s one way to do…
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Publish date : 2024-09-30 17:44:26
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