Aaron Rodgers (Photo via @snyjets/X)
Aaron Rodgers was all of us during the Jets’ ‘Monday Night Football’ clash with the Buffalo Bills this week, with the veteran quarterback just as frustrated by the absurd number of flags thrown during the game.
The Bills escaped with a win on the night, leaving MetLife Stadium with a 4-2 record on the back of a fixture marred by a ridiculously high number of penalties.
There were 22 accepted penalties in the game, which made it hard to watch, prompting some critique from the QB while he spoke to reporters in the aftermath.
Rodgers described the officiating as “ridiculous,” calling the refs out for rendering some of the game’s biggest plays moot, including a play that would have registered a touchdown for New York but turned out to be a missed field goal instead.
The signal-caller also shockingly admitted that the roughing the passer call he was awarded was bogus.
This is it. The worst roughing the passer call in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/UyFsnYkLYX
— Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) October 15, 2024
“It seemed a little ridiculous,” he said. “Some of them seemed really bad, including the roughing the passer on me, that’s not roughing the passer. We might as well play Sarcastaball if we’re going to call those things.”
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Aaron Rodgers Advocates “Sarcastaball”
The call was one of the night’s more controversial moments, given that AJ Epenesa’s sack appeared to be clean despite his body landing on the QB.
“It seemed a little ridiculous. Some of them seemed really bad, including the roughing the passer on me, that’s not roughing the passer. We might as well play Sarcastaball if we’re going to call those things.”
Aaron Rodgers on the penalties tonight: pic.twitter.com/FeJ7zfeaVE
— Jets Videos (@snyjets) October 15, 2024
Rodgers apparently disagreed with it, although the Jets got a first down and were able to extend their drive.
The four-time MVP, who threw the fourth successful Hail Mary of his career to end the first half of the game, also made a cheeky ‘South Park’ reference as he suggested that the NFL might as well lay “Sarcastaball” if unnecessary flags continue getting thrown.
Robert Griffin III Reveals Viral Video Showing The Exact Moment When Aaron Rodgers’ Relationship With Robert Saleh Was Permanently Fractured
Robert Griffin III, Robert Saleh and Aaron Rodgers (Getty Images)
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III believes he spotted the moment when it was obvious that there was no going back with Robert Saleh and Aaron Rodgers together in Gotham.
In a stunning move, the Jets announced on Tuesday that they had fired coach Saleh after four seasons at the helm. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was named the interim head coach.
There are whispers that Rodgers played a hand in Saleh’s firing. The four-time MVP notably clashed with Mike McCarthy in Green Bay before the Packers fired him late in the 2018 season, and the Jets have catered to Rodgers’ demands since he arrived via trade 18 months ago.
Griffin took to X/Twitter to remind everyone of the awkward handshake/hug (?) during the Jets’ Week 3 Thursday night game against the New England Patriots. Perhaps we should have known at this point that the Rodgers-Saleh relationship was beyond repair:
For what it’s worth, Aaron Rodgers stated during today’s appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he had nothing to do with Robert Saleh’s firing.
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Over his three seasons and a bit with the Jets, Saleh compiled a record of 20-36-0. His best finishes were in 2022 and 2023, with the team compiling back-to-back 7-10 seasons despite awful performances by their quarterbacks.
Robert Saleh Will Be Back To Coaching Soon
Saleh probably won’t be hired as a head coach again any time soon, but it’d be a stunner if he wasn’t picked up as an assistant between now and the 2025 coach hiring cycle. Saleh was one of football’s best defensive coordinators during his time with Kyle Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers (2017 to 2020), and he turned New York’s defense into one of football’s best after a trying year in 2021.
Saleh connects with his players well and was on the Seattle Seahawks’ staff when they won Super Bowl 48 behind the Legion of Boom. Any team would be lucky to have Saleh on their staff, and don’t be surprised if his firing doesn’t lead to any new results in the Big Apple.
