Some NFL followers and analysts are writing an obituary for the New York Jets following Aaron Rodgers shedding his total 2023 season — which Jets head coach Robert Saleh introduced up with the N.Y. media on Wednesday.
However a rival of the Jets, Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins, isn’t writing one up after Rodgers’ Achilles tear. He shared simply that on his “It Wanted to be Stated” podcast Thursday. He was additionally joined by one other legendary extensive receiver, Randy Moss.
Tyreek Hill Believes Zach Wilson Is ‘Going to Get Higher’
“The Cheetah” believes the Jets can be simply wonderful with out the Tremendous Bowl-winning passer, which he shared on his podcast.
It’s as a result of the renewed QB1 for the Jets, Zach Wilson, is in good palms due to Rodgers.
“I feel Zach Wilson, man, him being in that system, him having the ability to be taught from Aaron Rodgers. I’m pondering the time that he needed to be taught from him, he’s going to get higher,” Hill mentioned. “He’s going to repeatedly get higher each week.”
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Hill gained’t see the Jets till Nov. 24, at which period Wilson is anticipated to be main the Jets now that he’s as soon as once more New York’s starter following Rodgers’ damage.
Nonetheless, Hill believes that after his Dolphins and Jets meet up, Miami can be anticipating a aggressive bunch inside MetLife Stadium for the primary assembly.
“I nonetheless count on the Jets to do good issues this yr, dawg,” Hill mentioned.
Is Hill Championing a Change in Subject Situations?
Rodgers’ damage additionally sparked a league-wide dialog in regards to the security of dash turf.
Whereas thought-about an all-weather floor that forestalls the sphere from being much less muddy in comparison with pure grass, Rodgers grew to become the newest most notable NFL star to lose his season on the sphere floor.
The longtime Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback joins an inventory that features Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers (who misplaced his 2020 season on the identical subject) and Odell Beckham Jr. in the course of the time he was pursuing Tremendous Bowl 56 with the Los Angeles Rams.
Hill himself is becoming a member of the rising voices of championing a swap to grass.
“It’s additionally a difficulty of us as NFL gamers enjoying on grass and turf,” Hill mentioned. “As a result of, you understand, MetLife is turf.
“We performed within the turf after we was in L.A.,” Hill continued, referencing the Dolphins’ final recreation versus the Chargers. “Enjoying on that turf is all the time a danger, man. It’s all the time a danger of damage. As quick as we could run on turf, we slightly would play on grass as a result of turf hurts our knees after we break down. It hurts our legs after the video games.”
Hill concluded one final message when trying into the digicam.
“So NFL, we wish all grass fields,” Hill pleaded.
Randy Moss Jumps on the Wilson Wagon
Throughout his most up-to-date episode of the Wealthy Eisen Present, Wealthy Eisen had Corridor of Fame WR Randy Moss on to debate the Rodgers damage and its fallout. The dialog then turned to Moss’ Tremendous Bowl decide, which he initially shared earlier than the season had began. Previous to Week 1, Moss planted his flag for a Philadelphia Eagles and Jets showdown.
Nicely, after the Rodgers damage, did that change? No. In actual fact, Moss even doubled down.
.@richeisen requested @RandyMoss what’s his #SuperBowl decide? Moss mentioned he initially picked the #Eagles & #Jets & he’s going to stay to his weapons & say it’ll nonetheless occur 👀 he mentioned lots of people are going to leap ship on the Jets however he thinks Zach Wilson can get it accomplished, ‘it’s… pic.twitter.com/qfr91605k1
— Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) September 14, 2023
“It’s not going to seem like Aaron Rodgers, however he can nonetheless go in and lead the crew and put them in place like he did the opposite night time.”
With guys like Moss and Hill rooting him on, may Wilson discover a solution to take this Jets championship-caliber offense to a Tremendous Bowl? Time will inform.
