THE New York Jets The disappointing season reached a new low last weekend.
The Jets suffered a 25-22 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 8. Aaron Rodgers finished the game with 233 passing yards and two touchdowns, but he has largely failed to live up to expectations since joining the Jets.
The quadruple NFL MVP suffered a season-ending injury in the first game last season. But the Jets entered the 2024 season with a roster that many thought was strong enough to contend for the playoffs. On Monday’s edition of ESPN’s “First Take,” Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe took aim at Rodgers, describing the quarterback as a “smug guy” and “condescending.”
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“Let’s make this the trifecta, because this couldn’t happen to a more smug, cavalier, and condescending guy,” Sharpe said.
Sharpe then placed the blame for the Jets’ problems on Rodgers.
“…Now who else are you going to blame? You are running out of people to fire and demote. You fired [now-ex-coach] Robert Saleh, you will shoot [Jeff] Ulrbich, now interim head coach? You have downgraded [offensive coordinator Nathaniel] Hackett, what are you going to do? Demote the new offensive coordinator? Who else are you going to trade for? Who else are you going to bring in?”
AARON RODGERS AND JETS COACH RIFFE ABOUT ‘DARKNESS’ AFTER LOSS TO PATRIOTS
The Jets recently landed the four-time Pro Bowler Davante Adams via a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders. The move reunited Rodgers with his friend and former Green Bay Packers teammate.
But Sharpe then revisited some recent remarks from Patriots defensive lineman Davon Godchauxk in reference to Rodgers, saying the 40-year-old signal caller completely lacked mobility.
“You just don’t know if he could go back,” Godchaux said via the Boston Herald after the Patriots’ victory over the Jets. “I can crush him and grab him. He doesn’t seem mobile at all.
“So it was good for us. We know we can go after him and attack him in the passing game as well. So, you know, we’re happy to come back here with the win.”
“You heard what Godchalk said yesterday, this guy, I can go after him,” Sharpe said.
During ESPN’s morning show “Get Up,” host and self-proclaimed Jets fan Mike Greenberg delivered some brutal criticism of the franchise.
“The 2024 New York Jets are one of the colossal failures in sports history,” Greenberg said. “The New York Jets gave him their entire franchise [Aaron Rodgers] and it got much worse.”
After the loss to the Patriots, Rodgers admitted that putting more points on the scoreboard needed to be a priority moving forward.
“We need to score touchdowns,” Rodgers said. “I can’t let Greg take care of this [Zuerlein] or try pinning it on Greg. We had a lot of chances to score 30, make it a two-goal game sometimes and we didn’t do it.”
The Jets experience a quick turnaround in Week 9 as the team hosts the Houston Texans Thursday evening.
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