The Green Bay Packers finally made the decision to move on from Aaron Rodgers after last season and all of the drama that comes with the quarterback’s greatness is suddenly gone.
For years, while Rodgers thrived on the field at Lambeau there were constant stories of his frustrations with the front office, desire to leave, issues with teammates and the list goes on and on
Aaron Rodgers may very well be one of the best quarterbacks to play the game, but it’s become a fact that if he’s on any NFL team’s roster, he’s going to be the story 24/7, and in this year’s case with the New York Jets, even when he’s injured for the season with an Achilles injury.
Mike Lombardi worked in the NFL from 1984 to 2016 where he held various personnel roles including the vernal manager and vice president for the Cleveland Browns. He was part of building three Super Bowl Champions and clearly has a firm pulse of how an NFL organization should operate.
Earlier this week, Lombardi joined the Pat McAfee show and slammed the Jets front office and coaching staff with how they have handle the Aaron Rodgers situation since he got injured in Week
“Woody Johnson should just give the charter of this franchise to Aaron Rodgers,” Lombardi said.
He then noted that the team has done nothing to adapt since the former Green Bay Packers QB was injured and continue to use his absence as an excuse to lose.
“It’s just what he should do. Because everything is under the umbrella of ‘oh Aaron’s not here.’ Everything like the incompetence in the coaching, the poor game planning, the decision making. I mean, you can’t get any worse offensively.”
Adam Gase was not good and they couldn’t wait to run him out of town, but Saleh, it’s like you know it’s okay. I mean Bill Belichick is on the hot seat, he has six Super Bowls, he doesn’t deserve to come back, he’s a horrible coach. But Robert Saleh, we just lost Aaron Rodgers, he’ll be back, it’s
good. He’s really good, he’s a defensive specialist. They’ve been out scored by Miami 64-13.”
McAfee then acknowledged Lombardo’s take and asked what the plan will be next season once the former Green Bay Packers star returns.
LombardI referred to a book written by Bill Walsh and his philosophy about righting the ship when you’re losing in the NFL
