Aaron Rodgers addresses potential controversy involving Robert Saleh

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and quarterback Aaron Rodgers seemingly disagreeing about whether players were able to handle the veteran's pre-snap cadence during Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos resulted in former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason suggesting that "there is a major issue" between Saleh and Rodgers. 

During his weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers did his best to downplay any potential controversy. 

"Listen, I’ve used my cadence my entire career," Rodgers said on Tuesday, as shared by Jared Schwartz of the New York Post. "...Everything we do in the game, we do in practice. And that’s why I said after the game that it felt like, I used the word outlier, maybe a better word is anomaly." 

After the Jets were guilty of five offensive pre-snap penalties in the one-point defeat that dropped them to 2-2 on the campaign, The Athletic's Mike Sando wondered if Rodgers was causing "stress" among his teammates with his "various cadences" and hand signals that reportedly confused Green Bay Packers players late in Rodgers' tenure with that organization. Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic noted on Tuesday that the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings are second in the league in blitz rate this season behind only the Broncos. 

The Jets face the Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this coming Sunday. 

"It was one of those games where we just jumped offsides five times," Rodgers added. "Before that, we had one false start in three games and nobody complained about the cadence. One of those was home but two of those were on the road. We’re using various styles of cadences – we don’t just go on one every time. It’s been an advantage for us – we threw a touchdown Week 1 on an offsides [on the defense] on a silent count. In order for it to be a weapon, we gotta stay onsides."

Per Ryan Chichester of Audacy, Esiason, who still has ties to the Jets, said during Monday's edition of the WFAN morning show he "100 percent" believes Saleh could be on the hot seat if Gang Green falls to 2-3 on a season that began with Super Bowl expectations hovering over the franchise. As of Tuesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Jets as 2.5-point underdogs against the Vikings. 

Saleh insisted on Monday the Jets will "continue to always push the envelope" from "a cadence standpoint" despite what occurred at MetLife Stadium this past Sunday. He and Rodgers appear to be on the same page heading into the Minnesota game, but it could be interesting to see how they interact with each other if the offense produces another dud in London.