Aaron Rodgers definitely has his fair share of doubters heading into the 2025 season — but three-time Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth isn't one of them.
On a recent episode of The Rich Eisen Show , Schlereth touched on the Jets ' inefficient run game and Rodgers' lingering injuries, then explained how great the future Hall of Fame QB looked at the end of the 2024 season:
"Toward the end of the season, when I dug through the three games that I always watch as I'm prepping — I'm breaking down the coach's film, three games — I was like, 'Damn, Aaron can play,'" Schlereth said. "And then I'm watching him pregame on Sunday morning, and pregame I'm watching him throw the football versus the way a bunch of 25-year-olds throw the football — and it's like varsity versus JV. That dude can still rip it. … If [Rodgers] is healthy, and you've got [the Steelers run game], mixed with that play-action game, he's going to tear it up."
The Jets had the second-worst rushing offense in terms of yards last season — and while OC Arthur Smith made it clear the Steelers didn't acquire Rodgers and DK Metcalf to "run the wishbone," the four-time MVP should have a drastically better running game to work with in 2025.
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