I really think it will. They will keep Zach because his salary is fully guaranteed, Rodgers will come back (I don't think he'll play this year because I don't think we'll be in playoff contention so it won't be worth the risk), and he will get hurt again at some point behind our trash offensive line. Then we will watch eight, ten, 14 games of Zach scoring half a touchdown a game. I don't think it will even matter if JD tries to fix the line - he has shown himself to have a blind spot when it comes to the O-line, so I would put money on the line being trash again next year. So, I really think we will be watching this movie again in 2024. This Aaron Rodgers thing is turning into an episode of the Twilight Zone.
I just don't see it. They know there will be a mutiny within the locker room if Wilson is forced to start next year. He should not be #2 next year and he really shouldn't be on the team. See if you can get a 7th round pick in a trade. I don't think he's worth it but some team may convince themselves that his struggles are all the Jets' fault.
It’ll be interesting to see the team building approach. We have very little cap space even though we can create some more. We need probably at minimum three new starting offensive lineman factoring in that AVT won’t be ready for opening day and the free agents we have. Maybe Mitchell plays his way into a right tackle job next year. We have dogshit receivers behind GW. We have one safety under contract (Tony Adams). It’d probably behoove the Jets to buy Rodgers out to retire, sign a Jameis or someone to just stabilize for a year while we theoretically “rebuild” the offense for the millionth year in a row.
Next season will be a weird season. We are supposed to be all in for a SB run. But our roster will be thinning due to cap and FAs, and we still have holes. We also wont have the resources to start rebuilding yet either. TBH it should be a tear down year to prepare for a rebuild - but its already an all in year for a SB run. Its really kind of a limbo year where we try to cobble together a playoff team before the big tear down. A sad last gasp for the current FO.
I agree with both of you that there are options... I just think this staff is so pigheaded they will trot out the same plan again. I just don't see them changing it. Their whole angle is 'this would have worked if it wasn't for that pesky Achilles tendon'.
This is why I’m adamant about the fact that we should be cutting Zach now. He is a cancer to this team
Yeah this is typical Jets - totally unable to accurately assess the team. The takeaway from this season will be that it would've been fine if we had Rodgers instead of the more accurate takeaway which is that this is a deeply flawed roster on offense and coaching staff which Rodgers would've merely covered up.
After Bowles, Gase, and Selah, I'm done with the lovey dovey coaches and their feel good endless penalty teams. Its time for a butt kicker to whip us into shape.
All Zach did was play his ass off yesterday. He’s not anything more then mediocre but he’s so over the top attacked it’s a joke.
Zach will be the #2 because Aaron came here to hang with his little buddy. I'm not moving off of this -- Saleh, Hackett, Lazard, and Zach will all be here because Aaron want them here, and Woody will do whatever Aaron wants. Cobb might retire, though. Maybe.
"it's cheaper to keep her" we don't have cap room, why would you create less. it makes more sense to keep him even as a 3rd string cap wise. you really need to look at the big picture sometimes
If the Jets decision makers were mature adults and willing to put the team ahead of one player, then yes. But they're a bunch of little children, and sometimes you have to take the fork away from them before they stick it in an electrical outlet.
