So yesterday afternoon Smitty, Rico, and Jersey Jerry convened on The Rundown.
The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.
Starting at this point, the instrumentalists won, instrumentalism having been seen as the norm ever since.
I’d like to respectfully tell all those nerds the party’s over, and to suck it.
Because yesterday proved otherwise.
And not just with those guys.
What are you going to do, pay him $60 million to sit on the bench?
Were in no hurry.
He knows the offense.
He doesnt like to participate in the offseason anyway.
We can do the deal at the start of training camp.
We can do it at the start of the regular season, if need be.
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Rodgers was never going to play for the Packers, ever again.
Team owner Woody Johnson asked on Twitter after the news emerged, Hows everyone feeling?
Packers fans should be feeling great.
For Jets fans, the answer is simple.
I’ll concede the painfully obvious: The Jets are significantly better.
But that’s neither here nor there.
Still, this was a bad trade by any objective measure.
And when they come down off that high, they’ll realize this was an absurd price to pay.
Sure they Jets gave up a lot.
Theres a better chance of pigs flying than the Jets drafting AND developing a quarterback.
Two very different, very important things.
If you cant spot talent youre fucked.
But if you cant develop it either, youre equally fucked.
Which is why I love this move.
Beggars cannot be choosers.
It it simply because “it’s the Jets”?
If so, that’s fair and I kind of get it.
But things are different now.
This isn’t the Brett Favre circus sequel here.
I legit like them to win the division.
And no, I’m not just saying that.
Because Rodgers makes them SO much better as a team, and the division is getting worse.
They’re well coached, and have a great defense.
But they’re stuck in purgatory because of his health questions.
The Bills are taking a big step back this season.
They’re not sneaking up on anybody anymore, or catching anybody sleeping.
Opposing teams are circling them on the schedule now and gearing up for them every week.
Also- his arm might or might not be shot?
Speaking of shot, the Patriots are a fucking disaster.
But back to the Jets.
Even with Zach Wilson last season, this team wasn’t a total clown show.
But this team has a legitimateelitedefense.
Quinnen Williams is arguably the second-best defensive tackle in the league now.
The team’s pass rush is one of the best in the league.
And they have an elite cornerback duo in Sauce Gardner and D.J.
Reed, who will be playing together for the second year in 2023.
They still managed to win 8 games (that should have been 10).
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Robert Saleh seems like a good coach.
I don’t think Rodgers is headed into a dysfunctional coaching situation.
Their odds to win the AFC Championship are +850, the fourth-shortest in the conference.
Yes, the Jets need to address their offensive line.
Over the past three seasons, Rodgers was night and day when protected vs not protected.
Just like any other QB.
