Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are not having a good time. Things are so bad for Rodgers and the Jets in fact, that head coach Robert Saleh has already been relieved of his duties.
Rodgers has remained tight-lipped about the situation regarding Saleh, but thanks to an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show where he commented on changes to the Chicago Bears coaching staff, we now have an idea of what Rodgers actually thinks of all the midseason coaching changes that take place nowadays.
“Unfortunately, that’s the nature of our league now, right?” Rodgers said.
“It’s coaches and play-callers on both sides of the ball aren’t making it through the season. . . . There’s just not a lot of patience anymore in the league. It’s, you know, ‘Get this guy out of here.’ Unfortunately what happens — and I really mean this — is a lot of it is ‘rinse and repeat’ under the guise of brand-new scheme, brand-new approach. And that’s the way the league is going too often.
“There’s not the patience to go, ‘I believe in X. This person, this scheme, this coordinator, this player. And we’re gonna weather these storms because it’s gonna make us a mentally tough group or a mentally tough person. And we’re gonna get behind these people and this is — I don’t care what you have to say outside the building — this is what we’re gonna do.”
“The consensus for all fans is, ‘If we’re not winning now, then everybody needs to get the hell out,’” Rodgers continued.
“And, listen, there are places, I’m sure, that are broken. Locker rooms that may not be sticking together or staffs that need a shakeup from time to time. But I would continue to preach patience for players and coaches.
“But you know what it starts with? Ownership. Ownership has to come out and make strong statements. ‘This is the plan, this is what we’re doing. We’re gonna trust the process or trust the guys that are in place.’ Unless there’s a major problem, an issue, an arrest, or something that throws a wrench in the plans.”
Well, now we know that Rodgers might not be too happy with New York’s decision to let Saleh go, and with the Jets sitting at 3-7, the move hasn’t exactly paid off.
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