The New York Jets were labeled a “dumpster fire” by the former Broncos lineman, Mark Schlereth on the accord that Aaron Rodgers has made a complete mess of the franchise. Imagine firing a head coach and not seeing any results from it. If anything, the Jets just got even worse.

Maybe people grilling Zach Wilson wasn’t the right thing in hindsight. Maybe Mike Florio was right when he said how dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things.  Not only did the Jets waste Zach Wilson’s potential, but they also continued to ruin their franchise by operating on a whim that Aaron Rodgers would make things better for them.

Mark Schlereth was talking to his colleague about the state of the New York Jets and some interesting things came to light. Statistically, the New York Jets were doing better with Zach Wilson at the helm last year and for a while, people were not ready for that conversation. Now, they are burning Aaron Rodgers’ jerseys after watching him lose to the Patriots.

To make matters worse, the Jets aided Rodgers with former Packers like Davante Adams and Allen Lazard. Seems like those decisions didn’t pan out to be so good. The Jets are 2-6 now and Rodgers just looks like a former shell of himself. That’s what Mark Schlereth has an issue with.

“I mean, I don’t know what’s worse than a dumpster fire, but whatever it is, it’s worse than a dumpster fire. Like, this is it. This is so bad. And like, what are you gonna do? First off, you turn the keys over to Aaron Rodgers,” the former Broncos lineman said on The Stinkin Truth with Mark Schlereth podcast.

He then took a jab at Rodgers for his comments saying he doesn’t have as much authority on the Jets as people deem him to have. For Schlereth, the Jets getting “aging Packers players” was a telltale sign of Aaron Rodgers’ superiority in the Jets hierarchy. Davante Adams has played two games as a Jet now. Well! He has only 7 receptions over 85 yards to show for it.

Forget about scoring a touchdown, half of the passes that Rodgers threw to Adams didn’t even land on target. However, another one of his former Packers teammates, Allen Lazard has been doing way better in terms of production. He’s amassed 412 yards and 5 touchdowns this season.

Under Rodgers, the Jets have lost their last 5 games in a row. And moreover, it wasn’t that bad when Zach Wilson was around.

Was Zach Wilson doing a better job as a Jets QB?

In hindsight, it certainly feels like it. Last year, when Rodgers suffered the Achilles injury, Zach Wilson took over and gave the Jets a 4-4 start. Under the 4x MVP, the New York Jets are 2-6. Let that sink in. With Aaron Rodgers in control, Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson are on the same trajectory as last year with slight improvement.

These claims were enough for Mark Schlereth to say that Zach Wilson was a better option for the NYJ. “They were better offensively—this is no lie—they were better offensively with Zach Wilson. Let that sink in. They have Davante Adams, they have Garrett Wilson, they’ve got Breece Hall, and they were better last year with Zach Wilson.”

The Jets have lost the last two games with Davante Adams. So that’s a clear indication that their strategies didn’t work out. For all we know, the Jets players liked Robert Saleh and with him gone, they are regressing very quickly. Maybe the Jets owner did it on a whim and didn’t weigh in on the repercussions of his actions. Because the only thing that was holding the Jets together was their former head coach.