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The quarterback situation for the New York Jets this season has been disastrous, to put it lightly.
After losing expected savior Aaron Rodgers to a ruptured achilles just four snaps into the season, the Jets were forced to turn to the clearly incompetent Zach Wilson, who, once again, proved that he simply does not have what it takes to be a legitimate NFL starter.
Due to Wilson’s ineptitude, they’re now starting third-stringer Tim Boyle, who wasn’t even good when he played in college and is only on the Jets because he’s Aaron Rodgers’ buddy.
All of this has led to the Jets losing four straight games, dropping their record to 4-7 and all but ensuring a 13th-straight playoff-less season for the organization.
Given the Jets’ struggles at the QB position this season, you’d think Rodgers would use his ample airtime on The Pat McAfee Show to try and instill them with some confidence.
Instead, however, Rodgers spent Tuesday’s appearance going to bat for Dallas Cowboys signal caller Dak Prescott.
“I want to talk about Dak, because he’s become one of my favorite quarterbacks to watch,” Rodgers told Pat McAfee and his crew of co-hosts.
Rodgers said that due to his injury, he’s been watching more NFL football this year than ever before.
“I’ve watched more football this year than any other year, because in normal years … you’re getting ready for a game, so you never watch some football, right? And you might see some scores on your phone, and maybe every now and then, you see a Sunday night game. And you might get part of Monday or Thursday [games], but you’re not just not watching a lot of games.”
He then dove into the specifics of why he’s so impressed with Prescott this year, essentially highlighting the intelligence with which he’s playing this year.
“I’m watching him make Ringo calls. So that’s protection adjustments against these crazy looks, and picking things up. I’m watching him bring the tight end back in against the zero pressure and throw an old concept we used to run — for a touchdown, to CeeDee Lamb. I’m watching him use his cadence beautifully and get into this rhythmic ‘Here we go!’ [call], using it as a dummy sometimes, doing it twice in a row and, like, other cadences,” Rodgers said.
“I love the way he’s playing … like … really playing. I’m not talking about just, like, ‘Oh, he’s making good throws,’ I’m talking about … actually really playing a position where you’re making adjustments. You’re handling everything at the line of scrimmage and now you’re doing this crazy cadence and stuff like that. I love it. And I just want to shout out Dak for really impressing me.”
The soon-to-be 40-year-old signal-caller couldn’t end his soliloquy without making it a bit about himself, though, as he compared the pressures of being the Dallas Cowboys’ starting QB to being the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
“For whatever reason, maybe because he’s the Cowboys quarterback and it’s one of those premier positions in sports — like I feel like the Green Bay quarterback has been for a long time and some other positions in various sports — he might take a little more [crap] than he deserves,” Rodgers said.
In addition to his comments about Prescott, Rodgers also clarified that his willingness to return this year will depend on the Jets’ playoff chances, which are currently close to zero.