New Jets OC expects ‘growing pains’ with Aaron Rodgers

New York Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has recommended followers should not anticipate Aaron Rodgers to carry out like a Most Worthwhile Participant throughout his first few video games together with his new membership. 

“Potential is a kind of fancy phrases that we haven’t completed something but,” Hackett defined, per Antwan Staley of the New York Every day Information. “Proper now, we’ve got some superb items, some superb folks and gamers on the sphere. There must be cohesion, there must be a mesh.” 

Hackett beforehand served as Rodgers’ offensive coordinator with the Inexperienced Bay Packers from 2019 by means of the 2021 season and accepted the Jets gig this previous winter earlier than the membership secured the companies of the longer term Corridor of Famer. Whereas Rodgers earned MVP honors for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, Staley talked about that Inexperienced Bay coach Matt LaFleur was the workforce’s major offensive play-caller over that point. Hackett is anticipated to deal with these duties with the Jets. 

Rodgers seems to be having fun with offseason life within the Massive Apple and has already begun working with younger stars equivalent to 2022 Offensive Rookie of the Yr Garrett Wilson and 2022 Defensive Rookie of the Year Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner. Hackett reminded everybody Rodgers will want sufficient time to construct chemistry with new teammates in a distinct atmosphere. 

“Aaron runs issues on the sphere very uniquely, so there are lots of issues the fellows are going to should be taught and get used to,” Hackett remarked. “The place that goes, I’m undecided. However I do know there’s going to be some rising pains, there’s going to be some bumps. It’s nearly us getting on the sphere, everyone getting comfy with one another and we are going to see the place it goes.” 

If nothing else, Wilson and his fellow New York targets seemingly should be taught quite a few hand alerts utilized by Rodgers throughout video games, gestures which allegedly confused some youthful Inexperienced Bay gamers as not too long ago as this previous fall. 

Then once more, Tom Brady solely needed a few months throughout his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier than everybody concerned figured issues out en path to profitable the Tremendous Bowl.