FOX’s Jay Glazer broke the Aaron Rodgers news Sunday, and Colin Cowherd offered his own take on Rodgers’ likely dismissal from the Jets Monday on The Colin Cowherd Podcast. The move caught him by surprise, but based on what he knows about the personalities involved, he portrayed a situation that makes a lot of sense.
At this point in his career, Rodgers is well known for his mercurial attitude. Aaron Glenn is a first-year head coach coming over from a very successful tenure as defensive coordinator in Detroit, a franchise that has revamped its culture since Dan Campbell took over as head coach.
In light of Cowherd’s longtime insider knowledge, the clash of Aarons in New York produced what now seems like a predictable result.
“Not a Compromising Guy”: Aaron Glenn Didn’t Want To Put Up with Aaron Rodgers on New York Jets
Cowherd said of the correspondence he received about Glenn’s decision on Rodgers, “These were the exact words I was told: He didn’t want the player or the person in the building as he started his head coaching career.”
While Rodgers bounced back from a torn Achilles with a solid showing for an old QB, throwing for 3897 yards, 28 TDS and 11 INTS, his three-year, $112 million contract has obviously been a massive overpay. Add his ego and drama and Rodgers is a lot of trouble for an incommensurate return.
Referring to the likelihood that the Jets will cut him, Cowherd said:
That doesn’t necessarily mean Aaron’s a bad person. That’s not the point. The point is that for what you deal with with Aaron–you have to be far more productive than Aaron is at this point in his career.
Aaron’s a lot of work. I’ve known multiple Packers who have played with him. He is moody. Depends on what Aaron you get in the building.
Cowherd characterized since-fired coaches Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich as not being ones to “push back” against Rodgers’ shenanigans. The new man in town is not that guy.
“Aaron Glenn is a different cat,” continued Cowherd. “He’s very intense, he’s very bottomline, he’s not a compromising guy.”
It’s hard to blame him if he wants a clean slate. How the Jets will replace Rodgers remains uncertain, as is the next destination for the Packers’ best passer of all time. So, too, is whether he will play at all.
Where Rodgers and the Jets Go From Here
“I’m a little surprised,” CC remarked of Rodgers’ dismissal, “because I thought Aaron played well in the last eight or so weeks of the year and I do think this is a bad quarterback draft, so I’m not exactly sure what they’re going to do.”
As for where he will go next, Cowherd named the Colts, with a solid roster in the soft AFC South, and the Raiders, with Pete Carroll and a promising offensive line, as the best landing spots.
But he can’t say for certain that Rodgers will suit up in 2025. “There are people, I was told, that are unsure if Aaron wants to play….I’m not going to try and speculate. I have no idea.”
Given the weak draft, the Jets could look for a stop-gap passer in free agency, say a Justin Fields or Russell Wilson, but it is not a strong class. The best talent available is Sam Darnold and he spent the worst seasons of his career as a Jet. It seems highly unlikely that either the franchise or the player would welcome a reunion.
The Trend Rodgers’ Departures Have Established
This much is clear, said Cowherd: “Aaron Glenn was not going to walk on eggshells. He just came from Detroit, he knows what culture means. He took over a very Jets-like situation.” Cowherd notes that Glenn has commented on the talent on the Jets’ roster, including cornerback Sauce-Gardner Johnson, wide receiver Garrett Wilson and running back Breece Hall.
The latter two are entering the last year of their contracts, further reason to dump old, costly players like Rodgers and Davante Adams to reduce cap hit.
Cowherd justified Glenn, saying, “He didn’t want to start with a player that’s older, that’s expensive, that Green Bay moved off from.”
He also stated that Rodgers has been “caught off guard” by both the Packers’ and Jets’ decisions. “This has been a theme in Aaron Rodgers’ career….When you get dumped twice, and you’re surprised both times, maybe it’s not somebody else.”
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