Aaron Rodgers words wont save him if Jets results dont change

The best play Aaron Rodgers made all day came about 30 minutes after he and the Jets lost to the Vikings, 23-17, Sunday at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. That was when Rodgers, as a true leader does, was accountable for his own poor performance and resolute about his belief in the team and its head coach (at least publicly). “You’ve just got to be honest with your performance every single week and hold yourself to a standard,” a visibly dejected Rodgers said after the game.“Obviously, I was below my standard.” Rodgers’ accountability, of course, was of little consolation to Jets fans.

At the end of the day, accountability doesn’t overcome a 17-0 first-half deficit.Accountability doesn’t win games. So, while his accountability after the game was admirable, the reality is that Rodgers didn’t make a lot of positive plays in the game. And now, one week removed from throwing away an eminently winnable game at home in a 10-9 loss to Denver, the Jets are teetering dangerously on being an all-out mess if the losing continues. And Rodgers is at the center of it after throwing a career-high three interceptions to the Vikings, one of which was returned for a touchdown. Mark this down as Rodgers’ worst non-injury moment in a Jets uniform.

And if you’re a Jets fan, you hope that it turns out to be what Rodgers likes to refer to as an “outlier.” Because Rodgers was the reason the Jets lost this game, and that’s a problem considering he’s the best, most accomplished player on the team. His 63-yard pick-six, thrown right into the chest of linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel in the first quarter, was a backbreaker.It gave Minnesota an early 10-0 lead and represented a damaging points-swing since the Jets were in Minnesota territory at the time, trailing 3-0 with a likely chance at a game-tying field goal. It’s distressing enough that this Jets season of such massive promise stands at 2-3 entering upcoming difficult games against the Bills...