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If it wasn’t apparent during the Jets’ 34-13 loss to the Dolphins on Black Friday, New York’s season is completely over. Aaron Rodgers’ injury at the start of the season immediately ended their Super Bowl hopes, but they did learn something valuable along the way: This team likely wouldn’t have been Super Bowl contenders even if Rodgers was able to stay healthy for the whole season.
They just aren’t that good of an offense — and the moves that they made to accommodate Rodgers are a real reason as to why this offense is completely unwatchable right now. Maybe general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh will be able to survive this season based off of the idea that they didn’t get to see what this team would look like with Rodgers in it, but the supporting cast has completely fallen apart.
Wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, running back Dalvin Cook, offensive coordinator Nate Hackett and offensive lineman Billy Turner were all entities that had ties to Rodgers or were recruited by Rodgers to join the team. Lazard and Cobb were healthy inactives for their Black Friday game after struggling to contribute anything.
“I’ll speak for him,” Saleh said, speaking specifically to Lazard’s absence, “I don’t think he’s played up to his standard, and I think everyone’s kind of pressing on that side of the ball to try to make something happen, and there’s parts of his game that need to get better.”
Aaron Rodgers’ influence over the Jets’ offense cannot continue at this clip. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Cook has been a shell of himself, averaging a little more than 3 yards on the season. Hackett hasn’t been able to give the Jets any bit of an edge in Rodgers’ absence, and Turner was giving up pressures left and right while he was in the lineup.
The Jets are firmly 0 for 5 on those moves, to the point where it’s questionable if any one of them should be a part of what the team is building for in 2024. Rodgers also spent three…
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Publish date : 2023-11-25 01:03:30
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