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Joe Namath has the New York Jets’ all-time passing document for many yards thrown in a season with 4,007 yards. Ryan Fitzpatrick has the Jets document for many TDs thrown in a season with 31. Aaron Rodgers is presently at 3,255 yards and 23 touchdowns with 3 video games left to play. For now, we’ll ignore the truth that Namath’s 4,007 yards had been thrown in a 14-game season and that Fitzpatrick’s 31 TDs had been thrown in a 16-game season. It’s unlucky that stars of the previous get buried resulting from this phenomenon of including video games after which individuals simply have a look at totals however we’re not right here to debate the ethics of the matter!
We’re right here to level out that regardless of all the loss and heartache of this 2024 season, Aaron Rodgers should still be capable of stroll out of it with one thing, similar to the traditional Denzel meme. For these of us who should not desirous about tanking, these information add just a little additional ‘juice’ for us to look out for whereas rooting for victory. He’s presently 752 yards away and 9 touchdowns away from making historical past! If he averages 251 yards and three touchdowns per sport that’ll put him at 4,008 yards and 32 touchdowns and he’d break each information this season.
Can he do it?
For the reason that bye, Rodgers averaged 271 yards and a pair of touchdowns per sport so he’s undoubtedly been on a tear after the bye and you’ll see how a lot better he’s been transferring within the pocket after getting that additional relaxation. I feel he’ll break the yards document this season however the touchdowns shall be very robust – particularly contemplating he must common 3 of them per sport and he’s solely completed this feat as soon as as a Jet (this previous sport vs Jacksonville).
The standard of opponents also needs to be taken in consideration – the Jaguars had been 3-10, with out their beginning QB, and a manner much less proficient workforce general than the Jets. Two out of the following three video games are in opposition to groups which can be jockeying for playoff place and the third is in opposition to the Dolphins who Rodgers simply threw 339 yards on two weeks in the past. Are the Rams, who’re combating to win the NFC West, and the Payments, who might nonetheless safe the #1 seed within the AFC, about to lie down and let Aaron get these information?
In all probability not, however not like Favre and Strahan, most individuals don’t want others to lie right down to get information. I feel the Jets might be aggressive in all 3 of those video games and leverage the reborn chemistry of Rodgers and Davante Adams to climb towards these milestones. In fact, the extra extra stress they placed on Adams, the much less shall be on Garrett Wilson who can be in search of a milestone of his personal. He’s 67 yards away from changing into the fifth participant in NFL historical past to start out his profession with 80+ receptions and 1,000+ yards in every of his first three seasons.
It should absolutely be thrilling to see which of those milestones might be reached and I sit up for seeing how every of those last three video games unfold. Let’s go Jets!
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Born and raised in NY, cursed to be a Jets, Knicks, and Mets fan for all times. I take turns yearly crying over my snake-bitten franchises however hopefully earlier than I die my favourite of the bunch (Jets) will be capable of reward my timeless religion in them. Within the meantime, I am going to present rational perception and evaluation to assist in giving you a practical perspective on the greenest present in New York Metropolis!
