…..torn achilles tendon….


Aaron Rodgers' torn Achilles injury: What's next for the Jets?

......It's the hope that kills you.

The same Jets fans who welcomed Aaron Rodgers to New York with a roar as he ran onto the field Monday evening were silenced after a grand total of four snaps. Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon in Monday night's victory over the Buffalo Bills, an injury that will end his season.

New York coach Robert Saleh's thousand-yard stare at the prospect of Zach Wilson taking over again at quarterback said it all: Six months of joy and excitement dissipated in a matter of moments. Rodgers seemed to realize he had suffered the tear on the field, as he glumly shook his head toward the sideline and sat down before being helped to the locker room.

With the news of his injury, there are naturally a handful of questions that need to be addressed. None will be a particularly easy read for Jets fans, but the fallout from this impacts the entire NFL. Let's rip off the Band-Aid and start with the most painful one:

Does the Rodgers injury take the Jets out of the championship picture in 2023?

Realistically, yes. We saw a version of this team with Wilson and a great defense fail to come close to competing for a playoff berth last season, when it needed five victories over backup quarterbacks to make it to 7-10. Barring some stunning development from Wilson as the season goes along that we didn't see Monday night or the arrival of a totally unexpected solution, the Jets can't expect to compete with the Bills, Bengals, Chiefs and other top teams in the AFC through a full season and into a postseason run.

Remember: All the concerns some of us had about this team with Rodgers still apply with Wilson. As good as the defense was last season, it was the healthiest unit in football, and that's unlikely to recur. (New York already has lost starting safety Chuck Clark for the campaign, and it didn't have top edge rusher Carl Lawson for the Bills game.)


The offensive line is a major question mark, as is O-coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. The Jets play a brutal schedule to start the season and face the league's fourth-toughest slate in total, per ESPN's Football Power Index. Those questions aren't going away........



……..I’m all out of faith…….this is how I feel…..?!

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Maybe this is an injury that responds to urine? Better ask Dr. Rogan.

In response to news of Rodgers' injury, NY1 had a foot doctor on this morning, with a model foot, showing the tendons and ligaments. He said, among other things, that once you are over 30, Achilles ruptures heal about 30% slower.

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You have to wonder if Rodgers will hang up his cleats before next season. He is at the age where he has nothing left to prove.

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That just plain old sucks for everyone involved.

It's contagious! Our 23 y.o. nephew (whose recent wedding is where Mrs. Buzz and I caught Covid), Mrs. Buzz's 63 y.o. baby bro, and 68 y.o. BIL, are all recovering from torn Achilles tendons. Stoopit(?) sports(?) injuries for everyone; volleyball, bicycling w/ a hyperactive whippet, and playing in an old geezers' softball tournament.


PSA: Don't do anything fun, or you might get hurt. Couch potatoes and sofa spuds unite!

PSA II: With all this new fangled online sports betting; don't bet on any old athletes.........
except San Mateo's own, slow, supermodel chasing, 5.2 sec 40 yard dasher, Tom Brady.



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Man! What did the Jets get, 5 minutes of his majesty?

A-A-A-A Aaron and the Jets...

The Jets got a solid 2/3 of a season out of Brett Favre in 2008. Geezus, that's 15 years ago.

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Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Jets are my 3rd least favorite team (Cowboys are #1, Giants #2). This one will haunt them for years.

Gotta wonder if it's karma after his reported vague 9/11 comment.

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Gotta wonder if it's karma after his reported vague 9/11 comment.

I thought the headline would be :-

Lying @#$%& hurts foot, karma vindicated.

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Gotta wonder if it's karma after his reported vague 9/11 comment.

I thought the headline would be :-

Lying @#$%& hurts foot, karma vindicated.

What did he have to say?

“ What did he have to say? “


[www.msn.com]

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“ What did he have to say? “


[www.msn.com]

I expect he’ll have a lot of time to “read up on it”, himself, now.

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I swear he wasn't always like this. I think he went crazy somewhere between his second and third MVP.

...I doubt spending time rehabbing a tendon is going to do anything to help.

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I swear he wasn't always like this. I think he went crazy somewhere between his second and third MVP.

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