Aaron Rodgers has made a damning confession after the New York Jets were embarrassed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as they fell to a fourth consecutive defeat
Aaron Rodgers has made a damning confession after the New York Jets were embarrassed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as they fell to a fourth consecutive defeat Aaron Rodgers has made a damning confession after the New York Jets were embarrassed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as they fell to a fourth consecutive defeat
Aaron Rodgers has owned up to his need for improvement following the New York Jets’ latest loss, their fourth on the trot. The team was outclassed by a revitalised Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers, ending in a 37-15 drubbing.
Rodgers, despite managing 276 yards, fell short of expectations, tossing two picks to rookie Beanie Bishop Jr. and missing the mark with top-tier receivers Garrett Wilson and new signee Davante Adams.
Much of his yardage, noteworthily almost half, came from checkdowns to Breece Hall who racked up 140 scrimmage yards and a touchdown. Although Rodgers connected with his main trio – Wilson, Adams, and Allen Lazard for 150 yards, the offensive effort was hindered by penalties and turnovers.
In reflection, Rodgers didn’t shy away from self-critique or point to issues within the team, commenting, “I gotta play better. That’s the key. I got to play better.
“Find a way to run the ball better, so we can actually pass. I thought did some nice things in the passing game. Breece obviously had a couple of really nice ones. Spread the ball around Tae (Davante Adams), G (Garrett Wilson) and Allen (Lazard). Mike (Williams) had a nice conversion, but we got to run the ball better, and I got to play better.”
Aaron Rodgers placed blame on himself after their loss to the Steelers
He remarked: “The energy, for whatever reason, at halftime, was a little flat. I felt like it was flat before the game too. So I could look at myself and what I can do to bring better energy, but we all got better.”, reports the Mirror US.
This was the Jets’ second outing with Jeff Ulbrich as interim head coach after stepping in for Robert Saleh, following an encouraging display against the Bills. However, the nature of this loss is causing concern within the Jets camp, especially after the team went all-in on trading for Adams, giving up a third-round pick and committing substantial cap space to him for the coming seasons.
The Jets, now at a 2-5 record, are gearing up for a crucial clash with the Patriots next weekend.
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