Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles injury has left New York Jets fans curious, and questions are emerging about whether this unexpected injury could have been avoided. The Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills quickly turned into a nightmare for the Jets, shattering their hopes of a promising 2023 season.
The catastrophic injury occurred on just the fourth offensive play of the game when Rodgers was tackled in what appeared to be an ordinary play. This past Tuesday, the team officially said that the injury is really bad, and it means Aaron Rodgers won’t play for the whole season. This is a big deal and changes how people think the Jets will do this year. Now, people are wondering if something could have been done to stop this injury from happening.
𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: Aaron Rodgers reportedly expressed to the #Jets coaching staff that he wasn’t a fan of play-calls that involved cut blocks from the OL due to not being able to extend the play and having to get the ball out quickly, via @ZackBlatt and @DMRussini
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— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) September 12, 2023
A recent report by NFL insiders Dianna Russini and Zach Rosenblatt of The Athletic sheds light on a troubling aspect of the situation. It seems that Aaron Rodgers had expressed concerns to Jets coaches about certain blocking schemes on passing plays. Specifically, he had reservations about plays involving cut-blocks, a technique where offensive linemen aim to block defenders at the legs. Shockingly, Rodgers’ injury occurred on a play that involved a cut-block, one of the very scenarios he had been worried about.
The Jets were really worried about keeping their star player, Aaron Rodgers, safe this season because he’s getting older at 39. In a recent game against the Bills, they saw how challenging it can be to protect him. Even though the Bills didn’t have their best player, Von Miller, their defense still put a lot of pressure on Rodgers.
Now, if Rodgers did tell his coaches that he was worried about being tackled in a certain way called “cut-blocks,” it makes fans wonder if they could have done things differently to keep him from getting hurt. It’s a tough situation because people are now thinking about whether they could have made different choices or changes in the game plan to reduce the chances of Rodgers getting injured.
