It was certainly a week of off-field headlines for the New York Jets (2-2) before facing the Minnesota Vikings (4-0) in Week 5.
In addition to trade speculation revolving around All-Pro Davante Adams and No. 1 wide receiver Garrett Wilson’s stir-causing comments… we had Aaron Rodgers and Robert Saleh.
This one started before the rest. After last week’s 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos, the quarterback and head coach seemed to be on different pages relating to the cadance he uses, pre-snap.
Soon after that Week 4 final, Saleh said maybe that has to change because the Jets took way too many penalties in the contest, 15 in total as a team, with several being false starts on offense.
Meanwhile, Rodgers thought teammates needed to be held accountable.
But there was no controversy after that. Both downplayed it. The QB went on to blame the question itself a bit.
“I think the question may have been posed in a way that might not have been exactly what was said,” Rodgers said during his weekly appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show.”
Saleh was direct.
“There is no cadence issue, there never was a cadence issue. It was created,” Saleh said via video conference this week. “Aaron and I are fantastic. Love the guy.”
Some week it’s been 1 Jets Drive…
Rodgers’ full thoughts can be found in the clip below:
“Great question @OfficialAJHawk 😂😂
I’ve used my cadence my entire career and everything that we do in the game we do in practice..
It’s a weapon for us and we’ve just gotta stay onside..
The cadence is the cadence is the cadence”@AaronRodgers12 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/VarQRk1D8d
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 1, 2024
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