Among every issue the New York Jets could have run into, from coaching woes to poor offensive line play and defensive regression, one development eliminated their hopes of winning a Super Bowl. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers , at 40 years old and coming off an Achilles tear, is washed. There was hope that Rodgers had some magic left in him after a Hail Mary briefly sparked life in a loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Then the team added receiver Davante Adams and got edge rusher Haason Reddick in the building. On Sunday, they lost in almost unprecedented fashion to a horrible New England Patriots team, falling 25-22 in Foxboro. David Butler II-Imagn Images If it wasn’t obvious already, after three prime-time losses, a five-game losing streak, and more corny comments than wins, the old Rodgers isn’t coming back.
Fans know it, analysts know it, and now, opposing players do, too. After the game, Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux spoke about Rodgers’ decline. “I think he’s struggling right now,” Godchaux said, via CLNS .
“Just a Hall of Fame quarterback like that, you hate to see him go out that way. I’m always gonna take a win against him, build that on your resume. But he definitely doesn’t look the same.
He can’t move out there. I can run him down and catch him, he doesn’t look mobile at all.” This was always a possibility.
New York knew there was a risk in trading for an aging quarterback and hoping to figure out the rest. The Jets have infamously done it on.
