A commerce between the Jets and Green Bay Packers for quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not but been finalized, however New York’s common supervisor Joe Douglas is assured it can ultimately get executed. Rodgers publicly declared that it’s his “intent” to play for the Jets, however the specifics on how that may occur are nonetheless within the works.
“Obviously, we’re not the place we should be but, however I really feel like we’re in a great place,” Douglas mentioned (through NFL.com).
He added that there have been “some productive conversations” between the Jets and Green Bay Packers. There isn’t any rush to get the deal executed and Douglas says “there is no onerous deadline.” It has been practically two weeks in the past since Rodgers made his emotions recognized, however for the Jets timing isn’t a problem.
“There’s not a ton of urgency from our standpoint proper now. But nonetheless very optimistic,” the GM mentioned.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh feels the identical manner and doesn’t really feel it is time to hit “the panic button.”
“I’m assured that issues are going to work out,” Saleh mentioned. “You guys know me. I’m a really constructive individual and optimistic, so I’m assured that issues will go the way in which we we’re hoping. But on the identical time, it is not going to eat at me.”
Likely referencing Rodgers working with Jets coordinator Nathaniel Hackett once they have been each with the Packers, Saleh talked about {that a} quarterback coming in and already figuring out how the offense is run could be a plus and means they needn’t get issues executed straight away.
“If there’s an amazing rapport with the coordinator, there’s actually no urgency. The quarterback, if he understands the system, if the quarterback is aware of it, it is only a matter of simply refining abilities and doing all that stuff. So there is no hurry,” Saleh mentioned.
With Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson saying that he requested to be traded, he could possibly be an alternative choice to hitch the Jets, however Douglas says that isn’t going to occur.
“First of all, Lamar Jackson is a implausible participant, however the place we stand is, it could be disingenuous and negotiating in unhealthy religion if we went down that path,” Douglas mentioned. “We have our plan, we’ve got our course of and we’re sticking to that. … We’re by no means going to function in unhealthy religion.”
