Carolina Panthers receiver Robby Anderson had some blunt words about his New York Jets service under Adam Gase earlier this week.
Anderson expounded on his tutelage under Gase while appearing on Barstool Sports' "Going Deep Podcast." The receiver spent only a year with Gase, the last of the receiver’s four seasons in green, but it appeared to leave a lasting impression — and not in a good way.
He began by unfavorably comparing Gase to the previous head coach Todd Bowles, under whom Anderson played his first three NFL seasons as an undrafted free agent out of Temple.
“I feel like Todd Bowles was a great coach, but his hands were tied in a lot of ways,” Anderson told hosts Steven Cheah, Willie Colon, and Joey Mulinaro. “I’m not going to say (Gase) was there to make us lose, but it was like losing was acceptable … losing should never be acceptable and OK and used as a steppingstone because it’s taking steps back.”
Anderson said that the apparent discord led to him departing New York after the Jets went 7-9 (recovering after a 1-7 start). New York went 2-14 last season after Anderson absconded to Carolina, leading to Gase’s firing. The wideout continued:
“I just don’t feel like everyone was buying into being champions. I didn’t clash with that, so that’s why I didn’t see eye-to-eye and didn’t buy certain things because I’m here to win. I’m not here to lose.
“I’m not going to say I lost my will for football. But I lost my love for football being a Jet because it wasn’t the right fit for me, and I was stuck through the contracts.”
Last offseason, Anderson inked a two-year, $20 million deal with the Panthers, setting new career-highs (95 receptions. 1,096 yards) in his debut season down south. Anderson reunited with Matt Rhule and P.J. Walker, his respective college head coach and quarterback at Temple.
Listen to Anderson’s full appearance here.
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