‘Smug’ Aaron Rodgers torched by Shannon Sharpe in scorching Jets rant

The “Get Up” panelists weren’t nan only ESPNers who tore into Aaron Rodgers and nan sad authorities of nan Jets connected Monday.

Shannon Sharpe led nan complaint of nan Rodgers pile-on during Monday’s installment of “First Take,” calling nan 40-year-old backmost “smug” and “condescending” — among different niceties — erstwhile discussing really overmuch of nan Jets’ struggles are connected nan four-time convention MVP arsenic nan team’s once-promising play frefefalls.

“Let’s make it nan trifecta because it couldn’t hap to a much smug, cavalier, condescending guy,” nan Hall of Famer, 56, said, as covered by Awful Announcing.

“… Now, who other are you going to blasted it on? You moving retired of group to occurrence and demote. You fired [now-ex-coach] Robert Saleh, you going to occurrence [Jeff] Ulrbich now, nan interim caput coach? You’ve demoted [offensive coordinator Nathaniel] Hackett, what are you going to do? Demote nan caller violative coordinator? Who other you gonna waste and acquisition for? Who other you gonna bring in?”

In summation to naming nan dizzying watercourse of Jets unit moves — the firing of Saleh aft three-and-a-half seasons, nan elevation of quarterbacks coach Todd Downing to play-caller and the stunning waste and acquisition for wideout Davante Adams, to sanction a fewer — Sharpe reiterated comments made by Patriots chemoreceptor tackle Davon Godchauxk, who said Rodgers is “not mobile astatine all” aft New England’s 25-22 upset triumph Sunday.

“You heard what Godchalk said yesterday, this guy, I tin pursuit him down,” Sharpe said.

Although Sharpe has called retired Rodgers successful nan past, nan disapproval of this Jets squad reached highest levels successful nan early greeting hours Monday connected ESPN, pinch Dan Orlovsky, Damien Woody, erstwhile Jets coach Rex Ryan and longtime Gang Green instrumentality Mike Greenberg going scorched world connected nan championship-starved franchise.

“The New York Jets of 2024 are 1 of nan colossal failures successful sports history,” Greenberg said connected “Get Up.” “… The New York Jets turned complete their full franchise to him [Aaron Rodgers] and it sewage much, overmuch worse.”

Rodgers arrived successful New York pinch overmuch fanfare successful 2023 pursuing a blockbuster waste and acquisition pinch nan Packers.

Though sidelined for nan 2023 play due to an Achilles injury, nan anticipation was nan Rodgers of his Green Bay glory days would look from nan tunnels of MetLife Stadium and propel nan Jets backmost to nan playoffs.

That hasn’t happened and nan Jets’ playoff hopes person only dwindled, with Ulbrich emphasizing nan squad arsenic a full — Rodgers included — needs to beryllium better.

“We’ve conscionable sewage to beryllium amended collectively,” nan protect coordinator-turned-interim coach said. “Every azygous quality being retired location has sewage to beryllium better. Aaron has sewage to beryllium better. Coaches sewage to beryllium better. All of america sewage to beryllium better.” 

Rodgers, who has thrown 12 touchdowns against 7 interceptions this season, echoed that sentiment erstwhile discussing red-zone troubles.

“We’ve sewage to people touchdowns,” Rodgers said. “Can’t time off it up to Greg [Zuerlein] aliases effort and pin it connected Greg. We had a batch of opportunities to people 30, to make it a two-score crippled astatine times and didn’t do it.” 

The Jets person an opportunity to correct nan vessel Thursday nighttime erstwhile they big nan 6-2 Texans, who just mislaid Stefon Diggs for nan season owed to a torn ACL.

Should that capacity reflector others successful what’s been a miserable stretch, Sharpe and Co. won’t beryllium short connected worldly successful nan aftermath.