Aaron Rodgers: Jets need to flush the B.S. to win in 2024
Jan
8
1/8/2024 8:38:28 PM
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, trying to create a winning culture for 2024, offered a few words advice for the organization, Rich Cimini of ESPN New York reports..
"Flush the bulls---," he said Monday.
Rodgers, responding to a question about what can be learned from the 7-10 season, said they need to eliminate distractions. The four-time MVP, who created headlines throughout the year with his weekly TV appearances on "The Pat McAfee Show" -- most recently last week with controversial remarks about talk show host Jimmy Kimmel -- said the organization must maintain a singular focus in order to shed its losing ways.
"Anything in this building that we're doing individually or collectively that has nothing to do with real winning needs to be assessed," Rodgers told reporters, adding:
"If you want to be a winning organization and put yourself in position to win championships and be competitive, everything that you do matters. And the bulls--- that has nothing to do with winning needs to get out of the building. So that'll be the focus moving forward. That's the focus of these [exit interviews]."
Rodgers didn't cite any specific examples, but the inference was that he wasn't happy with certain things. He said the organizational focus can't be a "half-the-time thing. It's not a sometimes-thing, it's not a most-of-the-time thing. It's an every time thing."
The Jets were in the national spotlight since last February, when they started courting the former Green Bay Packers star. Rodgers mania, combined with the team's appearance on HBO's "Hard Knocks," created unprecedented media coverage. Pro Bowl cornerback Sauce Gardner, calling them distractions, said Monday, "We really lost track of some things."
Ironically, Rodgers' presence created most of the attention, some of it unwanted. He sparked a firestorm last week when discussing the release of the sealed Jeffrey Epstein court documents. Rodgers said there are "a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are hoping that doesn't come out." Kimmel, who works for Disney-owned ABC, fired back on social media, threatening Rodgers with legal action. ESPN, which broadcasts McAfee's show, issued a statement, saying Rodgers' comments were "dumb and factually inaccurate."
Rodgers declined to address the matter Monday in a session with reporters who regularly cover the Jets.
"I'm going to talk about it [Tuesday] on the show," he said. "Tune in."
Speaking of the season, Rodgers -- who tore his Achilles on the fourth play -- called it "a lost year" for him, personally. He sounded optimistic about next season, saying they have "great cornerstone foundational pieces." Once again, the Jets will be under the spotlight, and the pressure will be intense, especially for Rodgers and coach Robert Saleh, who will return despite an 18-33 record.
"Obviously, we're all going to be on the hot seat next year," Rodgers said. "It's going to be an important year for all of us, and I love that."
total dumb ass and complete moron
funny how he really seems to think he is some sort of genius. Guess that’s what happens when someone gets their ass kissed too much. They start thinking they deserve it.
Never would have thought anyone could top the arrogance and “me first” assholeness of Brett Farve, but Rodgers make Farve look like a Saint. Hope he gets his ass handed to him next year and he is exposed for the loser that he is.
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Aaron Rodgers cut from 'The Pat McAfee Show' for rest of season
Jan
11
1/11/2024 12:04:34 PM
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Even Pat McAfee has had enough of the Aaron Rodgers drama, Justin Terranova of The New York Post reports.
The ESPN host announced at the start of “The Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday that the Jets quarterback has made his final appearance of the season.
“There will be a lot of people who are happy with that, myself included to be honest with you,” McAfee said. “The way it ended, it got really loud. I am happy that he’s not going to be in my mentions going forward, which is great news.”
Rodgers was originally scheduled to appear throughout the playoffs, The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported.
Last year, Rodgers was on every week in January after the regular season and even appeared the Tuesday after the Super Bowl and beyond before leaving for his darkness retreat at the end of February.
Rodgers’ fourth season as a guest of the show ends amid a feud with Jimmy Kimmel after suggesting the ABC late-night host could be on a list of Jeffrey Epstein associates.
Rodgers’ final appearance came Tuesday, and he spent most of it discussing the Kimmel feud and his controversial thoughts on COVID.
McAfee has remained loyal to Rodgers throughout the drama.
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