Sky Sports commentators Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold haven't held backmost connected the struggling New York Jets, calling retired the "stench" surrounding the franchise.
Following a constrictive last-gasp decision by 28-27 to the Indianapolis Colts connected Sunday, with the nonaccomplishment knocking their less-than-impressive 2024-25 play grounds down to 3-8, the duo had a batch to accidental astir backmost Aaron Rodgers and his disappointing stint with the team.
"We tin commencement to bespeak connected Aaron Rodgers," said Reynolds successful the aftermath of the game, pointing retired issues similar Rodgers' minimal snaps owed not to his doing but emblematic of deeper problems. "Here we are present with the Aaron Rodgers experiment. They're getting a bully look astatine him. In the play since they signed Aaron Rodgers, he's torn his Achilles and missed the season. They fired their caput manager and they're present 3-8."
It so appears that Aaron Rodgers' aboriginal with the New York Jets is hanging by a thread, particularly truthful soon aft helium committed himself to the team. With a anticipation for renewal shattered, the Jets besides seemed to person botched their accidental of scooping up a replacement for Harrison Butker from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Rodgers has played a full of 11 games this twelvemonth aft returning from an Achilles teardrop that sidelined him for astir each of past season. During these appearances, the 40 twelvemonth aged managed to implicit 241-of-380 passes for 2,442 yards, compile 17 touchdowns and endure 7 interceptions, failing to surpass 300 passing yards successful immoderate match.
The Jets' apical brass has been making immoderate hasty decisions arsenic their play goes disconnected the rails. They've said goodbye to caput manager Robert Saleh aft a decision to the Minnesota Vikings past month, snagged Aaron Rodgers' favourite receiver Davante Adams successful a commercialized with the Las Vegas Raiders, and taken play-calling distant from violative coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. But Reinebold pointed retired these shake-ups haven't managed to crook things around.
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Getty Images)"There's a stench astir that team," helium said. "Changing the caput manager didn't change. Now Aaron Rodgers says helium wants to travel backmost for different year. Is that what you truly privation if you're a Jets fan? " Keep up with america connected X for each the latest and top successful sports news.
While Rodgers has made it wide he's keen to play successful the NFL adjacent season, Reynolds is sceptical astir whether the Jets are genuinely acceptable to clasp him again. "Well, yes, that's a determination they've got to make, particularly if they're picking precocious successful the draft," helium commented.
"They whitethorn beryllium tempted by a young quarterback. Rodgers is not going to mentor that quarterback. He would beryllium connected his ain to learn, adjacent if Rodgers stuck around. So, yes, not bully for the Jets."
Athlon Sports' pundit Nick Faria has thrown a speculative curveball into the mix, suggesting a imaginable shake-up successful the New York backmost scene: "Just a thought, but what if the Jets determination connected from [Aaron] Rodgers this offseason, drafted a QB successful Rd 1, and signed Daniel Jones to a span deal? NY fans mightiness person their heads detonate but it's an absorbing hypothetical if the Jets support losing arsenic well," helium remarked.
After being benched for Tommy DeVito up of the Giants' Week 12 crippled against the Buccaneers, Jones faces an uncertain aboriginal contempt having 2 years remaining connected his $160 cardinal contract, with New York facing a $22 cardinal headdress deed if they take to chopped him this offseason.