Kal El is on a mission to validate his Legacy. No other real reason to come back to The Edmund Fitzgerald other than to watch it sink below the NFL waves.
Can't hate on Rodgers. The dude got seriously injured. Shit happens. It would be impressive to see him actually make that comeback; tunfortunately there's no longer a reason to
The people that hate Rodgers hate him for personal reasons. Stupid personal reasons, but I digress. Rodgers brought us the best chance to win now while only encumbering the team for two years, unlike Carr who we’d be stuck with his awful stench for at least 4 years. Rodgers got hurt, bad luck. But he shouldn’t be immune to the effects of that bad luck. Our coaching staff and GM have been completely exposed, pants down embarrassment. Saleh has absolutely no intellect to make the team play at or above their talent level. He’s a well spoken Ogre. They need to go, and Rodgers SHOULD have to deal with whatever new regime comes in. If he doesn’t like it then retire. Woody should eat that money for the shit he puts this fanbase through.
I got nothing personal against Rodgers, but I was and still am against this entire episode. Since we're stuck with Kal EL, he had damn well better be worth all this bullshit we've been put thru. This had not be only about his legacy either. I'd like to think Douglas and Saleh didn't give the keys to the kingdom to Rodgers just to mollify him but it certainly seems that way. Since he talked his rehab up to the point of urban legend, lets see him suit up and get his ass on the field if for no other reason, give this woe begotten fanbase some hope things will be better in '24. Mostly though, I think it was all just a marketing device to keep the rubes in the bldg. until Kal EL returns in '24.
I hope Aaron Rodgers retires personally. I know we're in a perpetual state of rebuilding, but if Woody had any real balls, he would fire everybody down to the ball boy and tell Rodgers to catch the next flight out of Palookaville as soon as he starts making all manner of new "pro" demands: homey hires. All that Johnson jackass does is pound tables, make delusional threats, meddle where he has no expertise, and strike owner-like poses. "I mean business!" Whatever. It's useless posturing.
I feel exactly the same. and I am not looking forward to an offseason of Rodgers threatening to retire and/or skipping workouts unless he gets his way. It is coming. Lets not handcuff the organization for that guy
There is no way he should play. Not with this horrendous offensive line. At this point, it doesn't even seem like they are trying.
I've never seen him do that so why would you think he would start now. It's in his best interests and the team's best interests for the Jets to improve the offense as much as possible. That would mean demoting or firing Hackett and acquiring players who can play o-line and receiver. Also, get a whole new offensive coaching staff. The current offensive staff SUCKS!!!!
Rodgers retires… then what? We try throwing another kid behind a shit line, 3 more years of crap and the defense gets wasted? Unfortunately, he is our only hope. Hope that he plays really well, they surround him well , and a kid has the opportunity to learn behind him for a couple of years. There is no other way
The problem being most of those guys were at his insistence and bones he got thrown. Now he'll have to step aside and allow them to be fired or shipped out? Who is really to say. There is always the possibility that Rodgers retires completely of his own volition, un-retires, and then tries to make a SB run somewhere else. Things went sour in GB for a reason. If he does attempt it elsewhere, everyone will say what a great committed dude he is after he takes a ginormous cut in $. That will be directly correlative to the team's chances.
Who cares if he is cleared - he should have never been a viable option at any point in this season just because of the cap hit if he gets hurt again effecting future years caps - the whole F/O and Staff is mentally deficient. There's no decent owner in any league that would accept this over a 4 to 5 year span - NONE! But we have a top 3 worst owner in all of SPORT. Period.
If anyone hates Rodgers for "personal reasons" wouldn't they need to know him personally? Whether those reasons are stupid or not would only be known to those who know him that way. If you know any of the parties involved personally, please fill us in. That has nothing to do with not liking a short term deal for a guy on the downside of his career with all the costs involved both in cash and draft picks not to mention the kowtowing to requests (or demands) for acquiring players of dubious value. Only one of many alternatives may have been the guy whose "awful stench" has outperformed every quarterback the Jets presented in 2023 and may well see the playoffs. Beyond your first three sentences I have no argument with what you wrote.
Does anyone know if NFL teams insure themselves or if contracts are underwritten in the open market? If that's the case, putting Rodgers on the field this year could jeopardize every team in the league's ability to get coverage.
I will always stand by my assertion that Chad Pennington was rushed back. Chad was a baller as in drive and work ethic, and even though he was cleared, we all know what happened: he was re-injured and never truly recovered. Some of that was on Woody. Yep. I "cared" about Pennington. I don't really "care" about Aaron Rodgers. I would if he gave the Jets the best chance to win in the maelstrom of stupidity of bringing him here in the first place, I GUESS; but rushing him back or not rushing him back, it doesn't even matter. The whole situation is so typical, but I reckon some of the reasoning for buying real estate in the Carribean that doesn't exist was that Aaron Rodgers would be the unofficial OC and no-one would notice the suck of Hackett The Puppet. We see how that all worked out. Then of course there's the complete lack of foresight/stubbornness combo of not acquiring a viable back up. The whole thing gives me a headache.
