Aaron Rodgers Had A Lot To Say About New York Jets’ Lopsided Loss Of The Season
Aaron Rodgers didn’t hold back when talking about the New York Jets’ embarrassing loss to the Cardinals. He had a whole lot to say about it. I mean, let’s be real here. The Jets got demolished. It was a lopsided defeat. And Rodgers didn’t stop pointing out how bad it was. READ ALSO: Anthony Edwards […] The post Aaron Rodgers Had A Lot To Say About New York Jets’ Lopsided Loss Of The Season appeared first on BlackSportsOnline.
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Aaron Rodgers didn’t hold back when talking about the New York Jets’ embarrassing loss to the Cardinals. He had a whole lot to say about it.
I mean, let’s be real here. The Jets got demolished. It was a lopsided defeat. And Rodgers didn’t stop pointing out how bad it was.
Rodgers, 3-7 for the first time in his 20-year career, admittedly held back his feelings as he stood at the podium after one of his worst statistical performances ever.
“There’s been a lot of emotions this year, for sure,” he said.
Asked to elaborate, Rodgers said, “I’m not going to.”
Why not?
“A lot of different emotions,” he said. “That’s a loaded answer, but it’s not the time or the place to get into that right now. But at some point, I’ll give you a better answer.”
Rodgers, who fancied the Jets a Super Bowl contender, has presided over one of the most disappointing seasons in recent franchise history. While the Jets aren’t mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, their 14th straight non-playoff season is a near certainty.
The embarrassing loss certainly wasn’t Rodgers’ fault — the defense missed 20 tackles, according to Next Gen Stats — but his lack of production against the 24th-ranked pass defense was alarming.
Rodgers (22-for-35) passed for a season-low 151 yards and completed only one pass that traveled more than 10 yards in the air. His 4.3 yards per attempt was his worst mark in any start with multiple pass attempts since 2019; it was the fourth lowest of his career. His longest completion went for only 15 yards, a dump-off to running back Breece Hall. This was one of only four games this season where a team had no plays of least 16 yards.
At times, he seemed hesitant to pull the trigger on downfield throws. He attempted only two passes over 20 yards, both incomplete.
“We had a few chances,” Rodgers said. “I missed the spot a couple times. I don’t think we handled the noise and the empty pressure that they brought very well.”
Rodgers targeted Adams 13 times in the game, but they connected on only six of them for 31 yards. The Rodgers-Adams reunion was supposed to spark the offense, but they have failed to re-create the incredible chemistry they had with the Green Bay Packers.
Afterward, both players lamented a lack of energy by the team — a bugaboo that surfaced a few weeks ago.
“I thought after a big win Thursday night, a nice long week, we were going to come out with a lot of energy and win the game, and we didn’t come out with great energy on either side of the ball,” said Rodgers, who’s averaging only 226 passing yards per game.
All in all, Rodgers had a lot to say about this game. And honestly, can you blame him? When a team gets blown out like that, it’s hard not to have strong opinions about it. Let’s hope the Jets can bounce back from this and prove Rodgers wrong.
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