The Jets wanted the old Aaron Rodgers — instead they keep getting an old Rodgers
NY Post
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Jets dropped their fifth game in a row on Sunday, this one a stunning 25-22 loss to the lowly Patriots. Here are some thoughts and observations from the game:
1. I thought the Aaron Rodgers trade was a good one in April 2023. The Jets had to make a move because Zach Wilson was bust. It was a gamble to bring in a player about to turn 40, but it felt like it could work.
It has not.
Rodgers is now eight games into his second season with the Jets and his tenure has been a total disaster. No one can blame him for the injury in his first season but his play in the second season has not been good. There have been flashes of the old Rodgers, but he has mostly looked just like an old Rodgers.
The Jets were always taking a risk with an older quarterback. Tom Brady has made people forget that, but he was an alien. Most quarterbacks fall off before they hit 40 years old or right after. Brady was the only one who was able to have success at such an advanced age. Peyton Manning’s last season was not a good one for him but the Broncos defense carried them to a Super Bowl.
There is a saying about quarterbacks that someone told me a long time ago and it sticks with me. Good quarterbacks hide your team’s warts and bad quarterbacks expose them.
There are nights during an 82-game season where every lingering issue around a team crashes down on it all at once, creating a veritable tsunami of a loss.
Another day, another AL East team making a big splash, and the only white smoke around Yankee Stadium is coming out of fans’ ears given their frustration over a quiet offseason to date.
The Knicks’ legs just weren’t there.
Tony Jefferson’s best friends told him to stay retired.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Just call him O.T. Miller.
INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Brown said it was “an organizational decision” to not raise an NBA Cup banner and didn’t talk to players about how it contradicted what he told them previously.
Tyler Austin, a former Yankee once referred to by Brian Cashman as a “mega prospect,” is back in the majors.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Sporting a red noncontact jersey, Adam Fox rejoined the Rangers for morning skate Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Kolek sent another message that he’s deserving of a real chance at more minutes and the backup point guard spot.
Gabe Perreault is making his call-up to the Rangers count.
Clay Holmes is trusting that Mets officials have a grand plan this offseason that will explain the roster’s makeover.
Danny Wolf is as honored with his Jewish Joker nickname — a nod to Nikola Jokic — as he is amused by Draymond Green’s profane reaction to it.
The Jets are taking a chance on another quarterback, signing former college star Hendon Hooker to the practice squad Thursday.