Jeff Ulbrich (Photo via New York Jets)
On Sunday, the New York Jets dropped to a 3-9 record after another loss to the Seattle Seahawks. However, the biggest storyline comes from the interim head coach, Jeff Ulbrich, who had an interesting soundbite.
After the game, he was asked whether the Jets would ever consider benching quarterback Aaron Rodgers and letting someone else take over for the rest of the season.
Ulbrich gave a simple yet complicated answer: “Not as of today.”
This indicates that if the Jets continue to lose every week like this, Rodgers might quickly find himself riding the bench.
Ulbrich likely gave such a vague answer since Rodgers had a decent game, completing 21 passes for 185 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
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Jeff Ulbrich Has Likely Not Earned Himself Another Head Coaching Position
Whenever an interim head coach takes over for a struggling team, the fanbase hopes they can turn it around.
That has not been the case for Ulbrich, who is now 1-6 since taking over in Week 5. His only win came against the Houston Texans when the Jets walked away with a surprising 21-13 victory.
Of course, though, it was obvious to most that former head coach Robert Saleh was not the problem in New York, so it would have been hard for Ulbrich to change much.
VIDEO: Aaron Rodgers Breaks His Silence On Plans For 2025 Season As Rumors Circulate That He Could Get Cut By Jets
Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
The never-ending saga that is Aaron Rodgers is already getting set to have another chapter before the 2024 season even ends.
The New York Jets quarterback firmly denies expressing preferences about where he might suit up for the 2025 NFL season.
While he is unsure if he’ll be back for another year, Rodgers said he would love to play for the Jets in 2025.
“As far as my future goes, I haven’t told anybody in my life that I want to play in 2025 and not on the Jets,” he started his statement on the Pat McAfee show.
“That is 100% false,” Aaron Rodgers stated as he dove into rumors of him saying he was done with the Jets after this year.
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Rodgers continued: “I actually said the opposite. I said I’m gonna wait and see what happens at the end of the season,” as he mentioned what happens with the staff as well as with the GM when he stated how the team had already fired Joe Douglas.
Rodgers did say that “playing in New York would obviously be my first choice if I want to play.”
The Aaron Rodgers era in New York has yielded all of three victories in its two years. After firing Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas, the Jets are expected to move on from their two-year quarterback.
Should they make that decision, it is not obviously clear who they plan to have in place for the 2025 season.
Aaron Rodgers Has Actually Been Somewhat Stellar The Past Few Weeks As The Team Continues To Rack Up Losses
Aaron Rodgers hasn’t tossed an interception in the team’s last four games, yet the team has only won one of those games.
The New York Jets suffered their worst loss, falling to the New England Patriots, 25-22. Rodgers threw for 233 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the day.
The following week, Rodgers completed 22 of 32 passes for 211 yards and three second-half scoring passes as New York defeated the Houston Texans.
The Arizona Cardinals blew out the New York Jets 31-6 in a game where Aaron Rodgers only threw for 151 yards.
On the following week before their bye week, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 22 of his 29 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-27 loss to the Colts.
Rodgers may be a problem with his regression, but the Jets have so many more issues to figure out.
