Posted on 09/12/2023 1:42:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Aaron Rodgers made his highly-anticipated debut for the New York Jets on Monday Night Football in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season. He was acquired during the offseason via trade with the Green Bay Packers to potentially make the Jets a Super Bowl contender this year.
Unfortunately, disaster struck almost immediately during their game against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers injured his Achilles on just his fourth play for his new team and was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. The news got even worse the following morning after an MRI confirmed he suffered a season-ending Achilles tear.
Making this terrible situation even more frustrating is that Aaron Rodgers may have somewhat seen it coming. Jets reporter Zack Rosenblatt and NFL insider Dianna Russini recently reported that the quarterback expressed to his new coaching staff some concerns about specific play-calls in relation to their offensive. Apparently, the exact type of play that he wanted to avoid, he got injured on.
"Aaron Rodgers reportedly expressed to the Jets coaching staff that he wasn’t a fan of play-calls that involved cut blocks from the OL due to not being able to extend the play and having to get the ball out quickly."
Rodgers must not have been on the same page as offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who called the exact type of play that his quarterback wished to avoid.
The decision cost Rodgers his entire 2023 NFL season and could potentially be career-ending, considering the severity of the injury relative to his age. He admittedly already contemplated retirement before the season, so this could potentially be his deciding factor.
Now...about that 75 million....
they are the Jets, he knew that going in....... and checking out of called running plays is on him
Slow motion of the injury of Aaron Rodgers in his Jets debut
—You can see a recoil of the Achilles up the calf!.
#AaronRodgers
https://rumble.com/v3gye0s-slow-motion-of-the-injury-for-aaron-rodgers.htm
Yeah, that what some of the left-wing sports reporters are saying.
If it was on grass, he’ll be fine because the grass will give way.
Because he would already be dead from hiking in Iceland?…
According to Keith “Bathtub Boy” Olberman. Bless his heart.
Meanwhile, NE Pats fans are all over the internet giving themselves virtual high 5s over their “good fortune”.
Sometimes sports brings out the worst in people…
So he was already starting his complaint festival before the first game. Thus why Packers fans are glad to be rid of him. He was going to sink the ship.
You don’t think he might have been using his experience to improve the team?
Players Union should strike until artificial turf is removed from every NFL stadium.
Nice retirement payout...
“Caveat Emptor” rules!
The NFL has refused to eliminate artificial turf.
But then they wanted to bid for a World Cup in their stadiums. The FIFA or whatever it is says no artificial turf, so now the NFL is getting rid of it.
So, to repeat, they will do it for soccer players, but not their own players.
I have not followed him. How good of a QB was he for Green Bay??
One of the best ever. Hard to believe but better than Brett Favre.
Yes, I did know the story, that’s why I’m so upset about it.
He’s been whining about offensive calls for years. It’s his go to, everything is always everybody else’s fault. It was funny during the offseason people projected the Jets got Hackett for the OC to “lure” Rodgers, forgetting Rodgers complained about Hackett in Green Bay. Of course after Hackett left he was all “Hackett was great, Stenavich stinks”. That’s who he is. A complainer. And 2 faced.
NFL isn’t getting rid of it for the World Cup, stadium owners are.
Roger Goodell should be deported.
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