Aaron Rodgers tried to downplay an apparent disagreement with Jets coach Robert Saleh.
After the Jets' 10-9 loss to the Broncos on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, Rodgers spoke with Saleh about the team's five offensive pre-snap penalties and what role Rodgers' rhythm played. After what appeared to be a brief disagreement, one answer made headlines. that.
“I think the question was posed in a different way than exactly what was said,” Rogers said in his speech. Appears on “The Pat McAfee Show” every Tuesday.
“Listen, I've focused on rhythm my whole career. …Everything we do in games, we do in practice. That's why I felt like I used the word outlier after the game. As I said, abnormal might be a better word.
“That was a game where we were only offside five times. Before that we had one false start in three games, but no one complained about the rhythm. One of them We were at home, but two of us were on the go. We use different styles of rhythm, but we don't stick to just one rhythm every time. That was an advantage for us – in the first week. Scored a touchdown on offside [on the defense] Shut up and count. For it to be a weapon, it has to stay onside. ”
Explaining his team's penalty after the match, Saleh said: Cadence wasn't an issue at all [training] camp. It felt like our strategy was going pretty well. Obviously, we took a big step back today. ”
Rodgers was then asked about Saleh and said his pace “might have to be adjusted a little bit”.
“That's one way,” Mr. Rogers specifically replied. “Another way is to hold them accountable.”
Mr. Rogers criticized the criticism for the inconsistencies in his answers.
“I don’t know why Robert would get anything, or even that. [offensive coordinator Nathaniel] No one has the right to say that, except Hackett and the players,'' Rodgers said. “We've got to make sure we stay onside. I don't think it's an issue, it hasn't really been an issue, but it's also become a new topic of conversation outside the building.”
Saleh, for his part, downplayed the idea that they were considering making any major changes to the rhythm.
“No, no, you know, yesterday I mentioned surgery,” Saleh said on Monday. “We’re always going to push the envelope in a rhythmic way, but there’s communication going on in terms of operations, getting in and out of the huddle, getting to the line of scrimmage, etc. Those are all things that we can continue to look at and clean up. , from a rhythmic perspective, it's part of what makes us who we are, and we're always going to continue to push the limits of that.
“Cadence is all part of the operation, and the bottom line of that statement is [after Sunday’s game] is “operation”, and the operation was good until yesterday. There's clearly a problem appearing and I think it can definitely be fixed. ”
