Former New York Jets quarterback and present “The NFL As we speak” analyst Boomer Esiason believes Aaron Rodgers and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will thrive with Gang Inexperienced throughout the upcoming season.
“You bought a quarterback that has a significant chip on his shoulder; you will have an offensive coordinator who has to have a significant chip on his shoulder,” Esiason stated throughout Friday’s version of the WFAN morning present, per Ryan Chichester of Audacy. “I’m pondering, if Aaron Rodgers stays wholesome, he’s gonna have 50 landing passes this season, minimal.”
Esiason, who has ties to the Jets and was all around the Rodgers-to-New York story going again to the winter, was referencing how the four-time NFL Most Precious Participant handled a number of damage setbacks throughout the 2022 season and the way the Denver Broncos fired Hackett this previous December after he spent lower than one marketing campaign as that membership’s head coach. Rodgers suffered a damaged thumb on his throwing hand in Week 5 and later injured his ribs in Week 12.
Extra lately, Rodgers “tweaked” his calf throughout springtime exercises. That concern is not anticipated to linger and did not stop Esiason from predicting the 39-year-old may make some historical past this season.
“He could set the landing move document this yr. I’m telling you,” Esiason stated about Rodgers.
Peyton Manning holds the document with 55 landing passes for a single marketing campaign, whereas Rodgers tossed a career-best 48 touchdowns in 2020.
Hackett served as Rodgers’ offensive coordinator with the Packers from 2019 via the 2021 season and is seeking to put his failed stint with the Broncos behind him. Esiason believes Rodgers will assist Hackett obtain that purpose in an enormous method.
“Simply due to the best way he left Inexperienced Bay, the truth that Hackett received fired in Denver and couldn’t deal with Russell Wilson,” Esiason continued concerning the Rodgers-Hackett dynamic. “Take into consideration these two guys coming collectively.”
If nothing else, Esiason’s feedback are a reminder that the excessive expectations hovering over the Jets since they landed Rodgers aren’t disappearing.
