Former Aaron Rodgers teammate thinks Jets could start with 1-5 record

The Jets have a very difficult schedule in 2023 and the first six games of the season are no walk in the park. The first third of their campain is as follows:

• Week One: vs. Buffalo Bills
• Week Two: at Dallas Cowboys
• Week Three: vs. New England Patriots
• Week Four: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
• Week Five: at Denver Broncos
• Week Six: vs Philadelphia Eagles

New York then will hit their bye in Week Seven. While on “The Carton Show” on Friday, Jennings predicted that Rodgers and the Jets would go into their bye week holding a 1-5 record.

The host, Craig Carton (who is a Jets fan) did not agree:

Now, while it may seem like Jennings is just trying to stir the pot, it is important to remember that he accurately predicted in August 2022 that the Vikings would dethrone the Packers in the NFC North. While it may sometimes seem like Jennings is taking shots, he is really just calling it like he sees it.

What he sees is a team that went 7-10 (and lost six games in a row to end the year) in 2022, starting the 2023 season against four 2022 NFL playoff teams. The only two that did not make the postseason were the Patriots (who finished 8-9) and the Broncos (4-13).

Additionally, Jennings sees a team that added a quarterback who will turn 40 years old in December after posting a down year in 2022. While most people expect Rodgers to bounce back in 2023, there are no guarantees that he will.

The Jets also added many aging free agents (Randall Cobb, for example) and did little to really improve their wide receivers room (Packers fans all know how the passing game looked with Cobb and Allen Lazard on the team last year).

Perhaps most importantly, though, Jennings sees a team with one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL. If Rodgers cannot be kept upright or is forced to be a mobile quarterback, the Jets will indeed struggle.