The New York Jets have a huge problem. And that problem has to do with “culture.” But does it really, though? Aaron Rodgers was short on words after losing 37-15 to the Pittsburgh Steelers and suggested that the New York Jets make a change. What change exactly? They fired Saleh, and got a few new players to the roster, so what else can they do?

Surely, they can’t fire Jeff Ulbrich, right? Something needs to be changed and A-Rod hinted what. A reporter asked him why the Jets are struggling despite having a solid roster. Per Rodgers, a team’s success depends not only on the roster but factors like “trust, preparation,” and a solid “culture” also play a huge role. “You’ve got to have culture changers in the midst of the talent to steer things in the right direction. And there’s a lot of us leaders who try and do that week to week, but it comes down to each individual making the right decisions during the week, preparation and going out and playing as well as they can and trusting each other,” Rodgers said in the post-game presser.

The Jets QB, after throwing for 276 yards and a touchdown, pointed out that though Jeff Ulbrich tried to bring in a new energy, but for some reason, the warmups “seemed a little flat.” Apparently, the Jets also brought in a few speakers in the team meeting last night, but those speeches apparently didn’t move the consciousness of the Jets players.

“I mean, I’ve been loving what the messaging that Brick’s [Jeff Ulbrich] brought to us. And we had three great speakers last night at the team meeting, and the energy seemed really good. But for whatever reason today, it just kind of seemed a little flat in warmups,” the QB elaborated further.

The flat energy of the team was perplexing to the 4x MVP. Is Rodgers implying that the team is falling short of winning any games despite Ulbrich’s “messaging?” They’ve lost 4 games in a row now and somebody in the leadership position has a sword hanging over their head. The Jets didn’t give Robert Saleh much of a chance this year and some even think Rodgers had something to do with it.

Though he denied any such accusations, the mind begs the question of how much influence Rodgers had on Woody Johnson.

Aaron Rodgers denies Robert Saleh firing accusations

A-Rod thought that the rumors about his involvement in Saleh’s firing were “patently false.” He took to The Pat McAfee Show and gave his side of the story. If anything, the Jets quarterback “resents” these accusations and thinks that they are “ridiculous.” What’s ridiculous is the fact that Robert Saleh was fired after a 2-3 start. Not many teams do what the Jets have done so early in the season.

“As far as any of the ridiculous allegations out there, I’m not going to spend more than one sentence in response to it,” Rodgers said. “And that is I resent any of those accusations because they’re patently false. And it’s interesting the amount of power that people think that I have, which I don’t.”

Maybe “power” is the wrong word to use here. Maybe it’s about his “influence” over Woody Johnson, who didn’t waste a single second and hired Davante Adams in a heartbeat. Adams didn’t do much in the game and came up with 3 carries for 30 yards. If anything, he looked disappointed. The entire experience might have been awfully similar to his time with the Raiders.

Coming back to Rodgers, the QB has the same answer every time he loses a game: “I’ve got to do better.” Unfortunately, he has to resort to the same answer after each loss. It might be getting old for the Jets fans already. Hopefully, his retort changes in the future.