Rodgers Traded to Jets Officially

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

9 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:

 

He was the QB of the Dolphins who won the game.  He beat the Bills.

Obtuse much?

Yes, he was on the field when the dolphins won.

 

Doesn't mean he contributed all that much.

 

[DrDawkinstein]

3 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

I'm not sure either.  I follow the money on Spotrac pretty close and understand almost all the contracts.  Not sure about this one and that

2023 and 2024 Option Bonus's.  I was hoping for a tweet from someone would clear it up.

 

It's a weird contract. Starting next year, and going for 3 years, each year is guaranteed as long as he is playing. But it is not 3 years fully guaranteed at signing. If they cut him before Feb 2024, they'd have like a $50M dead cap hit, but get out of the other 2 $50M years.

 

 

 

[Franco_92]

46 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:

True! But it was also his first year without a top WR in well ages.  So IMO part of that could have been him adapting to not having Adams to throw to.  I think most QBs struggle when losing their top WR and his best WR in GB was out a lot last year. 

This is true and the Jets could have the pieces to reinvigorate him. But it's hard to check back into something you spent a year half checked out of. And there is a lot of space between his level last year and that which Allen is capable of hitting. The Jets and Fins have taken swings they absolutely should have, but I wouldn't trade places with either of them this year let alone for the next 10

[BADOLBILZ]

5 minutes ago, Sestak4ever said:

As I stated earlier I believe the Jets gave up way too much. Short sighted on their part.

 

 

If they were in the NFC.........any of the divisions........I think the Jets would have signed Jimmy G or David Carr immediately and tried to win 49ers style.

 

Having Josh Allen in division means you gotta' swing for the fences at QB.  

 

The $60M cap hit alone impacts their timeline........they should be a $100M cap space kinda' team entering Zach Wilson's 3rd season right now.

 

Hopefully that applied pressure disrupts the Jets window before that good 2022 draft class starts demanding big contracts after the 2024 season.    

[TheFunPolice]

it makes the Jets games a lot more interesting, and generally makes for a better story, so I'm excited for it

 

Either way, to be the best you've got to beat the best, and also, either way you play 2-3 playoffs games to get to the Super Bowl. There won't be cupcakes, but you also don't have to play every good team back to back to get there. 

 

In fact, if the Bills can get the #1 seed finally then it's a bye week, play the lowest seed left and suddenly you're in the AFC Title game at home. 

Edited April 25, 2023 by TheFunPolice

[ColoradoBills]

3 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

It's a weird contract. Starting next year, and going for 3 years, each year is guaranteed as long as he is playing. But it is not 3 years fully guaranteed at signing. If they cut him before Feb 2024, they'd have like a $50M dead cap hit, but get out of the other 2 $50M years.

 

 

That's kind of how I see it but what is confusing is the cap hit vs. the cash hits to the team.  @BADOLBILZhad a post as I was typing mine

which kind of clears up some of that (I think LOL).  

 

 

Just another general point.  I totally disagree with all this "Green Bay" did well in this trade.  It's bull.  IF they were not bullied by Rodgers

into signing the extension, Rodgers will still be under the old contract this year with next to nothing in dead cap.

They could have been in a position to trade Rodgers (with one year left on his contract) to anyone who wanted him without taking on

any real dead cap.

 

Green Bay paid a lot of cash and a lot of dead cap for those draft picks.  All this moving around of money has also caused them to have a

$40M cap hit next year for the 33-year-old LT David Bakhtiari.  Like the devil, the true cost of all this is in the details.

[Chicken Boo]

21 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Obtuse much?

Yes, he was on the field when the dolphins won.

 

Doesn't mean he contributed all that much.

 

 

I'll never understand why it's so hard for this board to give credit where it's due.  He played through a concussion he suffered in the 2nd quarter and played well enough to lead his team to victory.

[1onemangang7]

44 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

We looked like an elite team the first half of the season.  Not the second half.  Wonder which Bills squad shows up this season.  

Easy, they'll go as far as Josh is fresh without a run game

[filthymcnasty08]

4 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

We looked like an elite team the first half of the season.  Not the second half.  Wonder which Bills squad shows up this season.  

Our D looked pretty nasty before we lost Hyde/Von. 

Tre was not Tre after we got him back - full offseason/camp and he will be back.

Fill the LB hole in draft

 

On offense: 

Draft a nasty G (O'Cyrus Torrence)

Please get Hopkins and do NOT let him go to KC

 

 

And we will ball with anyone anytime anywhere....bring it.

 

 

 

 

[1onemangang7]

9 minutes ago, filthymcnasty08 said:

Our D looked pretty nasty before we lost Hyde/Von. 

Tre was not Tre after we got him back - full offseason/camp and he will be back.

Fill the LB hole in draft

 

On offense: 

Draft a nasty G (O'Cyrus Torrence)

Please get Hopkins and do NOT let him go to KC

 

 

And we will ball with anyone anytime anywhere....bring it.

 

 

 

 

If they put a cap on Josh running, right now there's not much balling. We've got Thursday and if that fails maybe Harris. 

[TBBills Fan]

"Hackett adds Veteran QB to stacked roster"  What could go wrong? lol

[PrimeTime101]

IF you guys still think the Jets will be easy just because the Jets sink QB's then your delusional..  NYJ has a deep roster and will NOT be an easy out for the bills... THAT defense with Rodgers? 

 

Daym... 

[Gregg]

28 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said:

IF you guys still think the Jets will be easy just because the Jets sink QB's then your delusional..  NYJ has a deep roster and will NOT be an easy out for the bills... THAT defense with Rodgers? 

 

Daym... 

 

Daym is right.

Paul Hembekides on Twitter: "Aaron Rodgers went 80-10 with the Packers when they allowed fewer than 20 points. The Jets allowed 18.6 PPG last season." / Twitter

 

[boater]

Aaron Rodgers Retires From Professional Football To Play With The Jets

 

Quote

NEW YORK, NY — Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has officially signed with the New York Jets, confirming his retirement from professional football.

 

"You have to know when to walk away," said Rodgers. "I'm excited to put on a New York Jets jersey, and leave pro football in the rearview mirror."

Sources inside the Jets organization were reportedly shocked to receive the word from Rodgers. "How much peyote is he smoking??" asked General Manager Joe Douglas. ...

 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Well it was a nice season. I’m told the Bills season is already over now? 

 

 

[Billl]

12 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Pretty good from Aaron Rodgers won't win the division.    

 

If you still think he's an MVP quality player going into a season where he turns 40.........and given everything that's transpired with him the past year and a half...........then say THAT.

 

Pretty good and great are a significant distance apart.

How many games do you think the Bills would have won last year with Zack Wilson and Mike White playing QB?  The Jets won 7, and I'm not convinced the Bills would have won that many.  Now they're adding Rodgers who, IMO, is in the same tier as Allen and Burrow in that they're capable of playing at an MVP level.  

 

NY just drafted arguably more talent in last year's draft (Gardner, Wilson, Johnson, Hall) than Beane has since 2018.  I don't think it's a stretch to say they're on the same level as Buffalo.  If Miller and White don't return to their pre-injury level of play, the division is wide open.  Vegas still has Buffalo as the favorite, but they're only given about a 40% chance of winning the division. 

 

That's a long winded way of saying that I think adding Rodgers makes them a credible threat in the AFC.

[SCBills]

Pre-Draft AFC Rosters, outside the QB:

 

If Von, Tre and Hyde all return to 80-90% of what they were pre-injury:

 

1.  Bills

2. Jets

3. Dolphins

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4. Patriots

 

If Von, Tre and Hyde are shells of themselves:

 

1. Jets

2. Dolphins

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3. Bills

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4. Patriots

 

QB Rankings

 

1. Allen

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2. Rodgers

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3. Tua

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4. Mac

 

 

Edited April 25, 2023 by SCBills

[Buffalo_Stampede]

4 minutes ago, Billl said:

How many games do you think the Bills would have won last year with Zack Wilson and Mike White playing QB?  The Jets won 7, and I'm not convinced the Bills would have won that many.  Now they're adding Rodgers who, IMO, is in the same tier as Allen and Burrow in that they're capable of playing at an MVP level.  

 

NY just drafted arguably more talent in last year's draft (Gardner, Wilson, Johnson, Hall) than Beane has since 2018.  I don't think it's a stretch to say they're on the same level as Buffalo.  If Miller and White don't return to their pre-injury level of play, the division is wide open.  Vegas still has Buffalo as the favorite, but they're only given about a 40% chance of winning the division. 

 

That's a long winded way of saying that I think adding Rodgers makes them a credible threat in the AFC.

Bills use to win 6-7 games with bad QB play all the time. It’s not that hard.

Edited April 25, 2023 by Buffalo_Stampede

[Utah John]

20 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

Brett Favre 2.0

 

 

I think Rodgers has more left in the tank than Favre did when the Jets picked him up.

20 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said:

Curious about the conditional 1st. 

The Jets receive Rodgers, the Packers' 2023 first-round pick (No. 15 overall) and a fifth-round pick (No. 170) in exchange for New York's 2023 first-rounder (No. 13), 2023 second-round (No. 42) and sixth-round (No. 207) picks, as well as a conditional 2024 second-round selection that could become a first if Rodgers plays in at least 65 percent of the Jets' snaps this year.

[BuffaloBillyG]

12 minutes ago, Billl said:

How many games do you think the Bills would have won last year with Zack Wilson and Mike White playing QB?  The Jets won 7, and I'm not convinced the Bills would have won that many.  Now they're adding Rodgers who, IMO, is in the same tier as Allen and Burrow in that they're capable of playing at an MVP level.  

 

NY just drafted arguably more talent in last year's draft (Gardner, Wilson, Johnson, Hall) than Beane has since 2018.  I don't think it's a stretch to say they're on the same level as Buffalo.  If Miller and White don't return to their pre-injury level of play, the division is wide open.  Vegas still has Buffalo as the favorite, but they're only given about a 40% chance of winning the division. 

 

That's a long winded way of saying that I think adding Rodgers makes them a credible threat in the AFC.

Remember last off season when the Broncos traded for Russ Wilson? All the pundits getting all whirled up thinking that the Denver Broncos were poised to take down the KC Chiefs in the AFC West? The though process was solid. 

 

-Wilson is a top end QB

-Man, the Broncos have some WEAPONS with Sutton, Jeudy and a good young RB in Williams

-Solid Defense

 

See anything eerily similar about AR to the Jets? I sure do.

 

One thing that is consistent between the 2...A LARGE reason the Denver season imploded was the complete ineptitude their offense showed between their aging QB and their playcalling. Who is calling the plays for the Jests this year? Yes, the same Nate Hackett that oversaw that horrible Bronco offense. And yes, Hackett was "the OC for Rodgers" in Green Bay...but he was not the one making the calls on offense. 

 

Game still has to be played on the field, of course. But there are just as many reasons to speculate that the Jests will implode under the pressure as they will contend for the division. If they start out slow that media will turn on Rodgers with the speed of a Don Beebe running down Leon Lett.