Aaron Rodgers breaks worrying trend for New York Jets quarterbacks

He New York Jets They have struggled to find any form of consistency on the field in what now seems like an eternity.

Last year was supposed to be the turning point for the franchise after making a blockbuster trade the previous offseason to acquire superstar quarterback and four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers.

Although the living legend was already in the twilight of his career, he was only two seasons away from winning his fourth MVP, just one year after his third MVP.

Entering his 19th year in the NFL, hopes were high for Rodgers and the Jets, a team believed to be “just one quarterback away.”

Just four plays into his tenure with New York, all hope was gone for the team and for the star quarterback, with a torn Achilles tendon prematurely ending his season.

The Jets have been accustomed to disappointment from their quarterback room over the years, although more on the performance side than the injury side.

In the 2018 NFL Draft, New York selected Sam Darnold, an NFL standout, with its first pick. USC Trojans.

The team was seeing ghosts early in his tenure as a starter and quickly moved away from Darnold to select Zach Wilson with its first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, a standout in the BYU Cougars.

Wilson’s time as a starter would also be short-lived, although he is still on the roster while Darnold now serves as the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikingsa playoff contender at this point in the year.

The most concerning thing about the quarterback carousel the Jets find themselves on is the lack of touchdowns they have received from their quarterbacks heading into the 2024 season.

With his 10th touchdown pass of the year last week, Rodgers became the first New York quarterback to reach double figures in the stat since Darnold threw for 19 in 2019.

Rodgers now has 12 for the year, with nine games left, and the team recently acquired one of its all-time favorite targets in Davante Adams, so 20 touchdown passes for the year should come easily.

The last quarterback to reach 20 or more touchdowns in a single season with the Jets, you ask?

Wow, it’s none other than Ryan Fitzpatrick, who threw 31 touchdown passes for the team back in the year of our Lord 2015.

Rodgers will need to take another step if he plans to reach the 30 touchdown mark, but if there’s anyone who can do it, it’s Rodgers.