Aaron Rodgers has made headlines for everything but playing this season, making it reasonable to wonder whether the New York Jets regret trading for him.
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00:00 Aaron Rodgers is in the news again, but not for anything he's doing on the football field.
00:04 I don't want to get into his whole thing with Jimmy Kimmel or what he says on Pat McAfee,
00:09 but when you consider the injury and the headlines, do you think the Jets are going, "Yeah, maybe
00:14 we shouldn't have traded for this guy"?
00:17 I don't think so.
00:18 I mean, he's a character, but at the end of the day, if you're the Jets, y'all probably
00:22 like being talked about and not being talked about.
00:26 And he's immensely talented, so it sucks that they lost in the fashion that they did, but
00:31 ultimately you know you're going to get him back.
00:34 And you believe to be a contender with him under center.
00:37 So I would say no.
00:39 I think all the off-field stuff just makes you roll your eyes, but ultimately he's the
00:45 best option or quarterback you've had probably in your team's history.
00:49 Yeah, except for it hasn't worked out that way, and I think they could have looked in
00:54 other directions and other options.
00:56 Like by bringing in Aaron Rodgers, they didn't upgrade Zach Wilson.
01:00 That's one thing they didn't do.
01:01 They kept Nathaniel Hackett on as offensive coordinator because of their relationship,
01:04 even though he's a proven failure at that position.
01:06 They brought in Rodgers' boys in Lazard and the like at wide receiver.
01:11 That didn't work out for them.
01:12 They had the worst offense I've probably ever seen in my life.
01:15 I don't know if simply putting him back behind center is going to fix that.
01:19 He's getting older.
01:20 He's coming off in Achilles, and the Packers had a better record this year without him
01:23 than they did last year with him.
01:25 I mean, that's fair, but at the end of the day, if he's under center, knowing what they
01:30 can do on defense, knowing the rhythm that he plays with, especially knowing that he
01:36 has his guys there, I feel like despite the fact that those players weren't successful
01:41 under Wilson and Hackett, where Rodgers is like, "Oh, well, look, they have a camaraderie,
01:45 so they should be much better."
01:48 And like I said, they just need to be talked about and relevant.
01:50 I think it's great for the Jets just to be relevant.
01:53 And I think Rodgers helps them with it, regardless if they win the Super Bowl or not.
01:57 So to me, I think the trade is worth it, assuming next year he can still be effective.
02:04 I think every NFL team is relevant as long as they win, and I'm not so sure they're going
02:08 to do that with him.
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