It appears like Aaron Rodgers has some ideas on how the Jets went from constructing a potent 1-2 mixture within the backfield to wanting punchless on the bottom.
“Aaron and I had a dialog about, when he was with the Jets, how abysmal their working recreation was and the way schematically it made no sense,” NFL on Fox analyst Mark Schlereth stated just lately on his “The Stinkin Reality” podcast, in line with SteelersNow.com. “I began the dialog, after which Aaron went on for a couple of 25-minute diatribe on their run recreation.”
Rodgers counts Schlereth amongst his tight circle of associates.
The Jets drafted large again Braelon Allen within the fourth spherical in 2024 to pair with former second-round decide Breece Corridor to create what they thought can be a dynamic duo.
As a substitute, the Jets ranked No. 31 within the NFL with 91.8 dashing yards per recreation, and Rodgers was typically left disgusted and throwing his arms within the air when a short-yardage run failed.
The Jets had Rodgers’ buddy Nathaniel Hackett because the offensive coordinator for the primary 5 video games underneath head coach Robert Saleh.
When Saleh was fired, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich promoted pass-game coordinator Todd Downing to play-caller whereas retaining Hackett.
Two minds was not higher than one on this case.
Corridor was harm probably the most by the dysfunction as he averaged a career-low 4.2 yards per carry and completed with 876 yards on the bottom after saying within the preseason that 1,000 was an computerized.
Rodgers and the Steelers will face the Jets in Week 1, however the opposing run recreation gained’t look acquainted as a result of Hackett and Downing are lengthy gone.
Offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand is a full-time play-caller for the primary time since 2017, and head coach Aaron Glenn made an enemy out of the grudge-holding Rodgers when he launched the longer term Corridor of Fame quarterback with out a lot of a dialog on the potential for returning.
