Aaron Rodgers isnt the QB the Jets thought they had

What is a fair and proper sample size when assessing an NFL quarterback’s performance? Where does seven games fall into that analytic formula? Through seven games this season, the Jets are 2-5 with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. Through seven games last season, the Jets were 4-3 with Zach Wilson at quarterback. Remember him? The Jets finished 7-10 last year in spite of a chaotic and dysfunctional revolving door at quarterback with Wilson going from starting to ineffective to benched and then injured and three other journeyman backups also playing games. Remember when those among us (myself at the head of the line) wondered aloud: Imagine how good the Jets would be if they just had a competent NFL quarterback? So, here we are with Rodgers, Hall of Fame-bound, former Super Bowl winner and four-time league MVP.More than competent. Plug in Rodgers and this team, with its talented defense and skill position players on offense, would improve to 10-7 at worst. That was the popular belief.

But popular belief doesn’t always equate to reality. Through seven games last season, the Zach Wilson Jets scored 126 points.Through seven games this season, the Aaron Rodgers Jets have 128 points. Rodgers has thrown seven interceptions in seven games.

In his 15 full seasons as a starter, Rodgers threw seven interceptions or fewer 10 times.He’s thrown double-digit interceptions, which is the direction he’s headed at the moment his season, only three times. All of those interceptions, of course, have not been the fault of Rodgers.

Case in point: His third-quarter pick to Pittsburgh cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr.was completely the fault of receiver Garrett Wilson, who had the ball bounce off his chest and into the arms of Bishop. But still, I hear Bill Parcells’ voice inside my head with his oft-used phrase: “You are what your record says you are.” I also hear Parcells’ simple measure on how he judges quarterbacks: How often do they get their team into the end...