MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 25: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers walks off the field after defeating the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 25, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Let’s give the New York Jets credit for this: they didn’t panic and they didn’t jump.twice about trying to turn a very promising 7-10 team into a playoff team.
And if Rodgers doesn’t happen, well, there are Carr-esque backup options ranging from Jimmy Garoppolo to Geno Smith to even a wild franchise-overhaul featuring a massive trade for Lamar Jackson. The next step might not be too much of a step down. New York can deal with that if necessary. He would bring a level of talent, star power and been-there, check-out-my-pile-of-MVPs leadership that the Jets are sorely lacking. If he commits to working with players in the offseason he could have an enormous impact immediately.
Is a young, exciting team in the nation’s media capital enough to keep Rodgers playing? Or is the idea of taking on the daunting AFC, where the Jets wouldn’t even be favored to win their division let alone get past Cincinnati or Kansas City make him head in another direction?