Asked & Answered, Week 7: When do we stop waiting for ‘the real’ Aaron Rodgers to return?

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Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 7 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 8 and beyond.

ASKED: When do we stop waiting for “the real” Aaron Rodgers to return?

At this point, it’s time to consider that the New York Jets iteration of Aaron Rodgers is less “Jared Goff on the Lions” and more “Matt Ryan on the Colts.” Through seven games, he’s thrown almost as many interceptions (7) as touchdowns (10), and hasn’t topped 300 passing yards yet. There’s chaos in every direction in New York, from the front office to the field, and if Rodgers isn’t at the center of it all, he’s certainly not calming any anxiety. The Jets draw the New England Patriots next week, which ought to give a decent barometer for the state of Gang Green. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that we’re not in an aberration period, we’re getting the real Rodgers.

ANSWERED: Whether Russ can still cook

Admit it, you thought Russell Wilson was done. After his unspectacular, veering into disastrous, stint in Denver, it sure looked like the mid-2010s version of Russ would only exist on NFL Films documentaries going forward. And when the Steelers sidelined him with an injured calf for the start of the 2024 season, well, it sure seemed like his days as a marquee starter were done. But lo and behold, Mike Tomlin gambled that Wilson still had game, and Sunday night, Wilson repaid that faith with a respectable 264-yard, two-touchdown effort in beating the New York Jets, 37-15. Pittsburgh now seems to have a good kind of problem: two competent NFL-level starters at quarterback. How this will shake out in the snakepit of the AFC remains to be seen, but the Steelers have a fighting chance … which is more than could be said for other teams we’ll discuss today.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) fumbles the ball…

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Publish date : 2024-10-21 16:31:40

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