Maybe I'm too influenced by the last game I saw Rodgers play - a Week 17 prime-time loss at home to the Lions with a playoff berth on the line and him finishing 17-of-27 for 205 yards, with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Is this now the most QB-rich division in the league?Īlways start with the stars, and an Allen-Rodgers duo makes for a legitimate contender when stacking up against the AFC West (Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert), AFC North (Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson) and NFC East (Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott).īeauty is always going to be in the eye of the beholder, and for this set of eyes, Rodgers' arrival still isn't enough to push the division past the AFC West and AFC North. The days of exploiting inexperienced Jets quarterbacks (two years of Zach Wilson, preceded by three years of Sam Darnold) are over.įor a change, the Jets can win at quarterback - and that changes everything in the division. AFC East defenses, which held the Jets to a mere three touchdown passes last season, will now have to respect them as a balanced offense. Rodgers, whose Packers teams finished below 15th in scoring only once during his 15-year starting reign in Green Bay (and that was an injury-shortened season), should give the Jets the ability to win shootout-type games. They couldn't compete with the Bills (fourth in scoring) and Dolphins (11th), as they were doomed by substandard quarterback play. They were 29th in scoring last season, which means they showed up to a rock fight with water balloons. The addition of Rodgers gives the Jets a chance to go from worst to first because, for a change, they will have a legitimate NFL offense. Six games separated the top of the division (Bills) from the bottom (Jets) in 2022. How does Rodgers change the balance of power in the division? And ESPN NFL draft analyst Jordan Reid examines which of the division's teams improved the most from the draft. It is against that backdrop that ESPN Jets reporter Rich Cimini, Bills reporter Alaina Getzenberg, Dolphins reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques and Patriots reporter Mike Reiss take a look at Rodgers' impact on the AFC East. The Dolphins are slotted in at third, ahead of the New England Patriots. There were only two divisions last season that featured quarterbacks who finished among the top 15 in MVP voting, and one of those divisions just added a four-time MVP.ĭoes that mean Aaron Rodgers joining the New York Jets makes the AFC East the most QB-rich division in the NFL? Rodgers joins the Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen, who finished third in MVP voting, and the Miami Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa (15th in voting) to form an impressive triumvirate of passers.Ĭaesars sportsbook has the AFC East as the only division with three QBs among the top nine favorites for 2023 MVP with Allen tied for second, Rodgers seventh and Tagovailoa ninth.Īs far as team expectations, with Rodgers' arrival, the Jets are the second betting favorite to win the division, behind the Bills. NFL, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills How Aaron Rodgers, NFL draft impact the AFC East balance of power You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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