Aaron Rodgers Post Packers Thread

[forgetful]

Jets' HC Robert Saleh told reporters that he believes Aaron Rodgers suffered an Achilles injury and "it's not good."

https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1701437910107517322?s=46&t=OKa9zLCpE_7BZT5S62BqOw

A little surprised they didn't say more during the game. They just referred to it as an ankle, and was emphasizing that x-rays were negative.

It really seems like they are pretty certain it is an Achilles injury. Which if true leaves the serious question of whether this is Rodgers' last game.

[HutchwasClutch]

Jets' HC Robert Saleh told reporters that he believes Aaron Rodgers suffered an Achilles injury and "it's not good."

https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1701437910107517322?s=46&t=OKa9zLCpE_7BZT5S62BqOw

When a head coach comes out that blunt it's almost always the worst news it can be. Otherwise, they'll be as non-comital as possible. 

[MU82]

It really seems like they are pretty certain it is an Achilles injury. Which if true leaves the serious question of whether this is Rodgers' last game.

Yep.

We've joked about silly stuff here, but that really sucks. Hate to see it for anyone.

[DegenerateDish]

Really do have to wonder if that's it for Rodgers career.

Crazy to think he'd finish 0-1 on pass attempts and 1-0 as a starter.

[HutchwasClutch]

Well so much for the first round draft choice for Packers

Now they have to hope the Jets do lousy so the pick is a high second rounder

A second rounder for what could be 4 snaps is quite the heist though.  I'd say the Packers have won this trade big time.

They already have Musgrave who looks very promising. And moved up to get Van Ness.

[forgetful]

Yep.

We've joked about silly stuff here, but that really sucks. Hate to see it for anyone.

Feel really bad for him. I thought it was time for the Packers to move on from him, and was not a fan of how he acted towards the end, but was still rooting for him to have success.

Sucks for him, sucks for the Jets, and sucks for football in general.

Hoping it isn't as bad as it really sounds.

[cheebs09]

Bakhtiari is blaming the field for the injury, but I have a hard time seeing it. There was a lot of weight on that leg no matter what the playing surface was.

[HutchwasClutch]

Bakhtiari is blaming the field for the injury, but I have a hard time seeing it. There was a lot of weight on that leg no matter what the playing surface was.

Seems like a huge stretch.  A bad Jets offensive line and Rodgers almost being 40 playing a very violent game is what I'd put the blame on. Like 82 said, kind of an old man (for competitive sports anyway) injury.

[GOO]

Video close-up, show his Achilles wobble, speculation that it's a tear. So he could be done for the season. Who knows what that means for next year.

My question is what does that mean for the Jets salary cap situation. It was always a ticking time bomb for the Packers.

[Uncle Rico]

Bakhtiari is blaming the field for the injury, but I have a hard time seeing it. There was a lot of weight on that leg no matter what the playing surface was.

Players union should fight for better surfaces but they won't

[Spotcheck Billy]

trust the ayahuasca and some darkness

https://twitter.com/laz_versalles/status/1701393047148482853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1701393047148482853%7Ctwgr%5Ecb55c2afec6cad6568228c4bdca9af1f7d0c9847%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsonline.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fpackers%2F2023%2F09%2F11%2Faaron-rodgers-exits-jets-game-with-early-injury-twitter-x-shocked%2F70828909007%2F

[forgetful]

Rodgers does have a history of left calf injuries that have made him miss time, including this year.

Have to wonder if there was evidence of tendonitis or degeneration of the achilles tendon from repeated trauma that contributed to the injury.

I wonder if it is a tear, if the NFL will go back and investigate the history of the injury.

They investigated the Jets for Favre's bicep (tore it in week 11 in his 1-year with the Jets and then they covered it up for the ret of the year).

I don't trust NFL doctors for overlooking something like that.

[Herman Cain]

https://nypost.com/2023/09/12/what-went-wrong-on-play-that-likely-ended-aaron-rodgers-season/amp/

[Uncle Rico]

It's official.  Torn Achilles.  Out for the season.  Gutes was right.

[YaBlueIt]

It's official.  Torn Achilles.  Out for the season.  Gutes was right.

I know this news was essentially a formality at this point, but it's still hard to believe that I am reading those words. What a shocking start to the season.

[CreightonWarrior]

Brady to the Jets?

[Uncle Rico]

I know this news was essentially a formality at this point, but it's still hard to believe that I am reading those words. What a shocking start to the season.

I didn't think it would end well for him in NY but not this quick.  The line is a mess, cold weather, which has clearly bothered him the last few years, and he hasn't exactly taken off-season prep seriously in a long time.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Brady to the Jets?

Kaepernick.

[withoutbias]

https://twitter.com/AlyssaBergamini/status/1701393369358799213?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Uncle Rico]

Brady to the Jets?

Pretty slim pickings out there.  Glad the Pack peddled his azz before this happened in GB

[MU82]

Zach Wilson wouldn't be the first quarterback ever to have a very rough start to his career only to resurrect it after unforeseen circumstances give him the opportunity to do so.

He didn't show much last night at first, but he looked better as the game went on and as Jets coaches let him throw more than screens.

I am NOT saying he's gonna be great or even good. Maybe adequate, which might be all the Jets need with that defense?

Unfortunately for him, it didn't look like the Jets had a very good OL - and an inexperienced QB playing behind a mediocre line is not a great recipe.

[Pakuni]

Brady to the Jets?

Brady is a part owner of the Raiders ... who play the Jets on SNF Nov. 11.
Would seem a conflict of interest.

[Jockey]

Trade for Fields. Bears would probably take a bag of deflated balls for him now.

[Pakuni]

Any chance he comes to regret this?

@TomPelissero
Saleh says they'll look at veteran and young QBs to fill out the room, but clarifies: "Under no circumstances is any of this a competition. This is Zach (Wilson)'s team and we're rolling with Zach."

[Pakuni]

Trade for Fields. Bears would probably take a bag of deflated balls for him now.

Of all the Week 1 overreactions, this may be the most overreact-y.

Not a Bears fan, and I think the preseason hype around Fields has been a bit much (though not as much as around Kenny Pickett).
That said, he's pretty far down the list of reasons for the Bears' poor showing Sunday.