Following Aaron Rodgers’ trade from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets in the 2023 offseason, the former MVP’s 2023–24 NFL season was not quite what the team had hoped for. Although New York would go on to surprise everyone by winning that game against the Buffalo Bills, they eventually failed to muster enough consistently strong play from their abundance of backup quarterbacks to make a run for the playoffs. Rodgers suffered an Achilles tear just a few plays into his time with the Jets.
However, it seems that Rodgers and the Jets have a lot of hope for the future.
A source close to the team said, “We’re married to No. 8,” which perfectly captures the current status of the franchise. For better or worse, Aaron Rodgers is the focal point of everything the Jets do. He has the ability to lead the team to the postseason or require a complete rebuild, according to senior NFL national correspondent Jeremy Fowler on ESPN.com. Important personnel choices are centred on the quarterback. Although it may be required, bringing in free agent pass-rusher Bryce Huff will be expensive. Again, the offensive line requires significant improvement. The Jets ought to strengthen guard and tackle through the draft and free agency.
Throughout the 2023 season, significant fundamental weaknesses for the Jets were indeed revealed—flaws that maybe the New York management had hoped Rodgers’ presence alone would conceal. Even while it looks like the superstar will be back in the mix for this season, New York still has a lot of work to do this offseason, starting with the NFL Draft.
