J.J. Watt on Jets without Aaron Rodgers: ‘I don’t think they’re a Super Bowl contender anymore’

rewrite this content material with complete period and stay HTML tags Aaron Rodgers could be finished for the 12 months, however Robert Saleh is not letting the New York Jets let cross in their Super Bowl aspirations. While Saleh’s avid gamers are it appears purchasing in, J.J. Watt, a long run Hall of Fame defensive lineman and studio analyst on “NFL Today,” is not utterly bought. Without Rodgers, Watt feels that the 2023 Jets’ narrative could be the similar one New York had in 2022, particularly past due within the 12 months. “The Jets are 100 percent going to be riding that defense,” Watt mentioned right through an interview with CBS Sports. “I don’t think they’re a Super Bowl contender anymore, but who knows, I could be wrong.”Watt used to be inspired from what he noticed from Gang Green on Monday evening. Despite shedding Rodgers and falling at the back of by means of double digits, the Jets clawed again and pulled out a 22-16 win over the Bills in extra time. The Jets’ protection compelled 4 turnovers that ended in 13 issues, whilst rookie Xavier Gipson gained the sport along with his 65-yard punt go back for a rating in extra time.  The comeback got here after the surprise of staring at Rodgers, a four-time league MVP who had thrown one cross sooner than getting harm, limp off into the locker room. “It’s horrible to see that happen, not only for Aaron but for the Jets and for the whole league,” Watt mentioned of Rodgers’ season-ending Achilles harm. “You want to see the best players out there playing at their best, so that really sucked. But I think their reaction in that game tells you a lot about the Jets. “First of all, everyone knows they have got an improbable protection, and their protection clearly carried them in that recreation and they’re going to have to hold them the entire season. But they approach they spoke back in opposition to a department rival that has had some good fortune in opposition to them, it is telling.” Watt feels that Saleh is guiding the Jets in the right direction in his third season in New York. After presiding over a top-notch defense in San Francisco, Saleh is leading a similarly tough unit in the Big Apple, led by defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, cornerback Sauce Gardner, linebacker C.J. Mosley and safety Jordan Whitehead, who had three picks in Monday night’s win. While the defense might be elite, Watt wonders if the Jets’ offense can carry its weight without Rodgers. It’ll likely come down to whether or not Zach Wilson can do a good enough job in Rodgers’ absence. Wilson got off to a good start on Monday; he went 14 of 21 that included his game-tying touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson to force overtime. “I nonetheless think it will be very difficult,” Watt said. ‘You have to have a quarterback in this league that can do the job well. Zach did the job well on Monday night. Let’s see how much he’s grown and matured and if he can really help that defense out.”  Regardless of the way smartly Wilson and the remainder of the Jets’ offense plays, Watt feels that New York’s protection should play at a virtually superhuman degree if New York goes to have a shot at enjoying in its first Super Bowl in 55 years. And whilst that can sound like a lovely huge burden, Watt introduced a other viewpoint whilst providing perception into the thoughts of a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. “Yeah, but you live for that,” he mentioned. “As a defender, you live for that pressure. You love that. You want it to be on you. You want to have to go out there, and if you can score points, take the ball away and give it to your offense. There’s times when your defense is so good that you’re like, I kind of hope the offense goes three and out so you can go out there and play a little bit.” This fall, Watt has teamed up with Miller Lite and its new marketing campaign the place shoppers could have a likelihood to win an autographed jersey signed by means of Watt and 99 bottles of Miller Light. The marketing campaign comprises Watt making a song a moderately other model of the vintage “99 Bottles of Beer” music.  “You have to be pretty confident to be able to sound that bad on national television for a commercial,” Watt mentioned whilst smiling. “But it’s awesome. Miller Lite is such a natural partnership for me. I grew up in Wisconsin. My first-ever beer was a Miller Lite. So now, we have a chance to give 99 bottles away to 99 different fans. They cam make some memories with their friends and their family and really looking to it. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”The advert comprises a cameo by means of Watt’s spouse and pro-soccer celebrity, Kealia Watt. “She makes the whole thing go,” Watt mentioned. “Without her part there, it’s not as good as an ad. She crushes it out of the park. She makes the most of her screen time.” 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