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Is Aaron Rodgers' public criticism of teammates justified, or is it tearing the Jets apart?

Remember in October, when Aaron Rodgers publicly called out Mike Williams for running a wrong route in the Week 6 game? Yes, it led to a crucial interception late in the fourth quarter. But still, publicly criticizing him like that didn’t sit well with anyone. Despite Rodgers’s “I wasn’t calling Mike out for anything other than his responsibility. And the details in that play” statement, the New York Jets made Williams available for trade. And of course, who can forget coach Robert Saleh’s firing? Even the team’s current 3-7 record? All these clearly show that the Jets are in a mess. Probably they might create a bigger stress in the future.

After the Week 10 game, Aaron Rodgers once again publicly called out his teammates. Hence, Mike Florio, in a recent episode of Sunday Night Football on NBC, seemed to be hinting at the possible tension within the Jets and Aaron Rodgers’s handling of team dynamics. Right now, nothing official is being said. But Florio predicted that once things settle down, people might open up about what it’s really like to play with Rodgers. He even suggested that Rodgers publicly call out teammates, like Mike Williams. This might lead some players to reveal more about their experiences. But that’s not all!

Florio even suspected that Aaron Rodgers may eventually reveal frustrations he hasn’t voiced yet, particularly around big decisions like the coach’s (Robert Saleh) firing. He said, “I don’t know whether there’s fatigue internally, you know, no one’s saying anything yet. This is going to be a great post-mortem….I keep waiting for Rodgers to either directly say, or leak, “Hey, what would you expect me to do? They fired the coach five weeks in, why did they fire the coach?” He was fine with it at the time. I have a feeling we’ll find out he wasn’t fine with it once this thing is officially or unofficially done.

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Aaron Rodgers appeared okay with Saleh’s firing episode initially. But once the season is over, Florio thinks Rodgers might express his frustrations on his previous HC’s firing. For now, it’s time to wait and watch.

Until then, the veteran QB is slowly calling out his teammates. Just as he did on Sunday after the loss against the Cardinals.

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Aaron Rodgers lashed out at his teammates?

It was never expected that Aaron Rodgers would face such a rocky tenure in his new team, the Jets. And it was also not expected that he would reach such a breaking point. Also, he would call out his teammates over their arguably poor performances. Last night in Sunday’s game, after a devastating and shameful loss 6-31 against Arizona, that unexpected thing happened once again.

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During a post-game press conference, Rodgers made a blunt admission, “We are just really bad.” He even added, “There’s been a lot of emotions this year for sure. I thought after a big win on Thursday night and a nice long week we were going to come out with a lot of energy and win the game. We didn’t come out with great energy on either side of the football and, offensively, you’re not going to beat anybody scoring six points.”

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According to him, the team might be a problem. But let’s face the reality, Rodgers too arguably falls into this category. His prime-time days seem to be gone. The reason? Last game’s stats – 22 of 35 attempts for 151 yards (his lowest of the season).

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