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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/eric-mangini-questions-aaron-rodgers-approach-with-the-jets-i-m-so-frustrated/ar-AA1oRqXF?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=cc39bc5d447949f686fcc2e68b9806fa&ei=26

""And with Aaron, it's always something - it's mandatory mini cap - you know, that's just an OTA...the preseason games - that's not real football. It's whatever he thinks at the moment is absolutely right and is absolutely the way it should be.

"And then things can't be as they appear. They have to be some sort of diabolical plot for the deep state to overthrow the government or create world domination like I don't, I don't get it. I think he's bright. I just don't get why he has to go there. And, you know, everybody's entitled to their opinion and their thoughts. I just don't know if this is the most productive thing for them to win football games this year.""

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The reason to be skeptical about Rodgers  is the Packers actually are a high quality NFL organization and couldn't wait to unload him.   With an unheralded QB they were significantly better than they were with Rodgers.  

Rodgers state of mind only becomes a problem if he continues to come up small in big spots. 

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25 minutes ago, THE BARON said:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/eric-mangini-questions-aaron-rodgers-approach-with-the-jets-i-m-so-frustrated/ar-AA1oRqXF?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=cc39bc5d447949f686fcc2e68b9806fa&ei=26

""And with Aaron, it's always something - it's mandatory mini cap - you know, that's just an OTA...the preseason games - that's not real football. It's whatever he thinks at the moment is absolutely right and is absolutely the way it should be.

"And then things can't be as they appear. They have to be some sort of diabolical plot for the deep state to overthrow the government or create world domination like I don't, I don't get it. I think he's bright. I just don't get why he has to go there. And, you know, everybody's entitled to their opinion and their thoughts. I just don't know if this is the most productive thing for them to win football games this year.""

Once a rat always a rat I guess.

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4 minutes ago, slimjasi said:

The peak was that blowout win over Tennessee to get to 8-3. But boy did the wheels come off after that.

Favre not getting hurt that year is still one of the great What Ifs in Jets history. 

Best 8-3 team in Jets history.  The monday night win against the Pats was epic.

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42 minutes ago, THE BARON said:

"I just don't know if this is the most productive thing for them to win football games this year."

It's pretty hard to listen to a guy, preaching about what is, or isn't productive to win football games, when that guy has a 33-47 W/L record (.413) as a head coach.

Eric Mangini's Head coaching record - Google Search

Take the article for what it is - which isn't much.

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8 minutes ago, slimjasi said:

I never could have imagined Eric Mangini would become a media talking head. 

And working for a national troll like Colin Cowherd, no less. 

Strange times 

It's pretty much a prerequisite to hate Rodgers to go on that show, too.

Not that I necessarily even disagree with a lot of those takes, but the anti-Rodgers sentiment from Cowherd (who predicted Sam Darnold and Adam Gase would be hosting the AFC Title Game at MetLife) is overwhelming. 

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1 minute ago, Biggs said:

Best 8-3 team in Jets history.  The monday night win against the Pats was epic.

I think it was actually a Thursday night game on NFL Network. But yes, those two wins back to back -- beating the Pats and crushing the Titans -- were incredible in real time.

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23 minutes ago, Gaffneycatch81 said:

Mangini has always been a “get in line” kinda guy. For a lot of players that works pretty well, and sometimes an organization in chaos really needs that. But to get to the next level, a coach needs to be open minded enough to also learn to accept, work with, and even appreciate the guys that march to the beat of a different drummer. Having personality and being a bit weird is ok as long as it’s within a secure structure. I don’t think Mangini ever figured that out.

Mangini will say anything he thinks the people around him want him to say and will approve of. HE is desperate to be liked in the moment. He's a suck up and a phony. That only gets you so far.

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27 minutes ago, slimjasi said:

The peak was that blowout win over Tennessee to get to 8-3. But boy did the wheels come off after that.

Favre not getting hurt that year is still one of the great What Ifs in Jets history. 

the question is how did mangini and schitty not realize favre was injured?  they should have rested him a game or two instead of offering up some heroics.  and then schitty compounded the seattle loss by going away from the run game after thomas jones was tearing it up.  talk about not knowing when to play the hot hand.

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Mangini is clearly clueless about the absolute love affsir between the rest of the players and Rodgers. What a doofus. Just watch the practices Eric. You couldn't be more wrong. 

This is why you are out of the NFL. Poor perception of reality.

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12 minutes ago, rangerous said:

the question is how did mangini and schitty not realize favre was injured?  they should have rested him a game or two instead of offering up some heroics.  and then schitty compounded the seattle loss by going away from the run game after thomas jones was tearing it up.  talk about not knowing when to play the hot hand.

They knew, but Favre didn’t want to end his durability streak and his backup was Kellen Clemens 

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He’s effectively saying that Rodgers creates weird, unnecessary off-field distractions. This has been true, historically. He’s saying it puts winning at risk. Some would argue that Rodgers should have bagged more rings. So, also on the true side.

You guys should attack the message, not the messenger. It doesn’t matter if Mangini said it or if it came from the ghost of John Madden.

It’s a valid concern.

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10 minutes ago, UntouchableCrew said:

Yeah, I would criticize Favre for putting his streak ahead of the team but I'm not even sure healthy Clemens would have been an upgrade.

You know I just fact checked myself on this. Favre's stat line during the 1-4 collapse:

98 of 175 (56%) for 1011 yards (5.77 YPA.) 2 TDs, 9 INTs -- 55.2 passer ratings.

I think Kellen Clemens is actually better than that.

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The problem with Rodgers is that he is the teflon don.   Any success in his career personal or team wise  has been characterized as being due to him.   Not one thing that has ever one wrong has been his fault.

And for a guy that talks about distractions and only football he has more distraction baggage than any player in the league over time.

He looks good in camp so I am hopeful he can actually stay healthy and lead the team to good things but I do not like him at all as a person.

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22 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

He’s effectively saying that Rodgers creates weird, unnecessary off-field distractions. This has been true, historically.

Definitely true. He's a an odd duck with a huge ego. 

22 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

 He’s saying it puts winning at risk. Some would argue that Rodgers should have bagged more rings. So, also on the true side.

This one I'm less convinced by. Rodgers has been in the playoffs almost every year of his career when he played every game (I think 2008 and 2022 are the only two exceptions to that). The Packers had a bunch of winning seasons/division titles/top seeds during AR's tenure there. AR only has one SB ring because of some brutal playoff losses that seem unrelated to his bizarre off the field controversies (which tend to make headlines in the spring and summer).

My contention is that the best critiques of Rodgers are football related and have nothing to do with him being an anti-vax, conspiracy weirdo. The media spends waaaay too much time talking about stuff that doesn't really matter. 

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12 minutes ago, UntouchableCrew said:

You know I just fact checked myself on this. Favre's stat line during the 1-4 collapse:

98 of 175 (56%) for 1011 yards (5.77 YPA.) 2 TDs, 9 INTs -- 55.2 passer ratings.

I think Kellen Clemens is actually better than that.

Yea, he was dreadful. 

And the one game they won in those last 5 required the Shaun Ellis miracle defensive touchdown when the Bills inexplicably decided to throw a pass instead of just handing the ball off. 

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1 hour ago, slats said:

Mangini named his kid after Brett Favre, and that was essentially the highlight of his short coaching career. 

Yeah .. that and building the team Rex rode to the Championship games... still ... this is a weird douchy comment.

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