Robert Saleh is now out after three seasons and a change as head coach of the New York Jets, and the debate has begun over whether it was right to fire him.
An argument can be made that if not for a missed field goal against the Denver Broncos in Week 4 and quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ late intercepted pass against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the Jets would be 4-1 right now.
But the team definitely has problems, and according to CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco, those problems start with Rodgers.
Prisco says that Rodgers is basically the coach, general manager and owner of the team and he fired Saleh essentially because he doesn’t like Saleh.
,@priscocbs Aaron Rodgers has a message for the Jets 👀 pic.twitter.com/ntu9z8nCD9
– NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) 9 October 2024
Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks of the last 10-15 years and is certainly a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but he has received a lot of criticism for exerting too much power on his teams over the years.
It started during his last few seasons with the Green Bay Packers, when he reportedly wanted too much authority over play-calling decisions.
Rodgers, who has 1,093 passing yards, seven touchdown passes, four interceptions and a 61.0 percent pass completion rate, is clearly not the same player he was just three or four years ago.
He tore his Achilles on his first offensive series as a member of the Jets a year ago, and that injury combined with the wear and tear of the past 15 years as a QB1 has likely robbed him of his old form. .
Overall, the Jets currently rank just 25th in points scored and 27th in total yards.
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