New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers throws a pass during practice at the NFL football team’s training facility, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Aaron Rodgers may still be rehabbing his Achilles injury, but he doesn’t agree with fans who are beginning to throw in the towel on the 2023 New York Jets season.
New York sits at 4-6 and is closer to attaining the top overall pick in 2024 than actually competing for a playoff spot as of this moment. It also doesn’t help that the Jets have also made a quarterback change – benching former second-overall pick Zach Wilson in favor of career journeyman Tim Boyle.
Despite all these concerning trends on their recent three-game losing streak, Rodgers has made it clear that a 4-6 mark can certainly be corrected throughout the final seven games.
“There have been some 4-6 teams that made runs over the years,” Rodgers said on the Pat McAfee show Tuesday afternoon. “Back in 2016, there was a team that people counted out, went on a run, and won eight in a row and reached the NFC Championship game…The season is definitely not over. It’s not dead. There’s a lot left to play for.”
Rodgers later cited the Jets 2009 squad as another example. The ’09 Jets started 4-6 in the regular season before rattling off five of six wins to end the regular season and ended up reaching the AFC Title game as well.
New York could go on a similar run this season but having Rodgers back would be a major help. Gang Green’s starting quarterback announced that his rehab continues to get better each week and is jogging on a treadmill as he recovers from a torn Achilles he suffered in Week 1. Throughout the season Rodgers has made it clear that he would like to play in 2023, but would need to have the team stay in the playoff hunt for that to be a reality.
To even get to that point though, the Jets offense will need to suddenly fix many of their current issues. New York is…
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