The New York Jets have struggled to find any form of consistency on the field for what feels like an eternity now.
Last year was supposed to be a turning point for the franchise after making a blockbuster trade last offseason to acquire superstar quarterback and four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers.
The living legend was already in the twilight of his career, just two seasons removed from winning his fourth MVP award and just one year after his third.
Entering his 19th year in the NFL, expectations were high for Rodgers and the Jets, a team that was believed to be “just a few steps away from quarterback.”
After just four games with New York, a torn Achilles tendon ended his season prematurely, and the hopes of the team and its star quarterback disappeared.
The Jets have gotten used to disappointment from their quarterback room over the past few years, but it’s been more performance-related than injury-related.
In the 2018 NFL Draft, New York selected standout Sam Darnold from the USC Trojans with the first pick.
The team saw the specter early in Darnold’s tenure as a starter and quickly pivoted away from Darnold to acquire BYU Cougars standout Zach Wilson with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Wilson’s time as a starter will also be short-lived, but he is still on the roster and Darnold is currently the starting QB for the Minnesota Vikings, who are playoff contenders at this point in the year.
The most troubling part of the Jets’ carousel of QB acquisitions is the lack of scoring from a quarterback through the 2024 campaign.
Rodgers completed his 10th touchdown pass of the year last week, becoming the first New York State quarterback to reach double digits since Darnold threw 19 in 2019.
Rodgers is currently scoring 12 points on the year with nine games remaining, and the team recently acquired one of his favorite targets in Davante Adams, so 20 passing touchdowns on the year should be easy. is.
Was the last Jets quarterback to score 20 or more touchdowns in a season?
That’s none other than Ryan Fitzpatrick, who threw 31 touchdown passes for the team in 2015, the year of the Lord.
Rodgers needs to step up his game if he’s going to reach the 30-touchdown mark, and if there’s anyone who can do it, it’s Rodgers.
