National Enquirer -no wait!- Bleacher Report: "Jets in Dissaray"

[TBJ]

14 minutes ago, The Crusher said:

Be way cooler if it read “ Jets in Disney” then panties would bunch and  bunch for real,,

[gdfodder]

A report from an anonymous agent reads:
 

NFL Agent Says Aaron Rodgers Isn't a Team Player: Jets Are in 'Complete Disarray'

Mike ChiariAugust 29, 2024

 

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An anonymous NFL agent expressed their belief Thursday that the New York Jets are in a state of turmoil due to quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Speaking to Ben Standig of The Athletic, the agent said: "There is complete disarray over there. Look at how they've handled Aaron Rodgers. Has one player had more power than him? He skipped minicamp. They have been unable to convert him into a team player. The vibe inside the building is terrible."

New York acquired Rodgers, 40, in a blockbuster trade with the Green Bay Packers prior to the 2023 season, but he suffered a season-ending torn Achilles on the Jets' first offensive series of the campaign.

 

Now the Jets are banking on the idea that Rodgers will be able to bounce back and play at a high level in 2024 despite his age and the significance of the injury he is returning from.

Rumors of Rodgers running the roost in New York began before he was even officially traded to the organization.

In March 2023, The Athletic's Dianna Russini (h/t ESPN's Rich Cimini) reported that Rodgers had given the Jets a "wish list" of players he wanted them to acquire, including wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, and tight end Marcedes Lewis.

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Rodgers denied it ever happened, calling it "ridiculous," but the Jets did end up signing both Lazard and Cobb.

After missing essentially the entire 2023 season, it was widely expected that Rodgers would have a significant presence within the Jets' offseason program, but he controversially missed the team's mandatory minicamp on June 11 and 12.

Per Fox Sports, Rodgers admitted that his absence was due to a trip to Egypt, which he planned based on the previous year's minicamp schedule.

Rodgers admitted he was fined due to the unexcused absence, but he downplayed the importance of missing the minicamp dates during an appearance on Barstool's Pardon My Take podcast (h/t Cimini), saying:

 

"They can arbitrarily put a tag on whatever week of OTAs they want and say, 'This is the minicamp week,' which makes it somehow more mandatory than the other weeks. But it was an OTA schedule. That's how words can be a little deceiving from time to time. They can make a story out of the fact that I missed minicamp, but it was really two OTA days, but came to the first 10."

Regardless of whether Rodgers missed much of substance by not attending mandatory minicamp, the optics weren't good considering how heavily the Jets are relying on him to turn things around.

New York has the longest active playoff drought in the NFL at 13 seasons, and with Rodgers out last season, the Jets went 7-10 behind mediocre quarterback play from Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle and Trevor Siemian.

The Jets improved their backup quarterback situation for 2024 by signing veteran Tyrod Taylor, but if Rodgers isn't healthy and productive this season, it could mean a 14th consecutive year without the postseason for Gang Green.

   

Why anyone would want to play for or coach this team is beyond me. It's (media/journalist/anonymous sources/ex-coaches.. etc) just relentless...

[BP]

On 8/29/2024 at 10:07 AM, Biggs said:

As ridiculous as this report sounds it would be very Jetsy if it turned out to be true.

That’s exactly what I thought. It’s not like the Jets are some kind of well oiled organization, no matter how hard some here grit their teeth and clinch their fists insisting that the Jets know all and can not be questioned. 

[Rich Thornburgh]

The media is all disgruntled patriots and giants fans

[GangGreened]

1 hour ago, Rich Thornburgh said:

The media is all disgruntled patriots and giants fans

Hoping things become more arrayed before the season starts 

[Rich Thornburgh]

4 hours ago, GangGreened said:

Hoping things become more arrayed before the season starts 

All the beat reporters who are giants fans are oozing with venom because they are livid that Jones is still their starter.  The patriots fans at espn all went back to being cowboys fans and having a hissy fits  about the Prescott and Lamb contracts