Compensation update: The trade for Davante Adams is expected to get finalized today, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 15, 2024
It will be for a conditional 3rd-round pick that can go to a second-round pick, per source. pic.twitter.com/qZfL2DoQ6j
Piggybacking off of last week’s blog following the firing of Robert Saleh:
Next up on the Rodgers Cabal: David Bakhtiari signs a free agent contract, Randall Cobb becomes Director of Morale, Pat McAfee installed as Jets head coach, Joe Rogan head of scouting and research, RFK Jr strength and conditioning coach.
Related: I did a dumb thing last night. I took a look at the Jets odds to win the AFC East. +375! I looked at the standings before last night’s game, they’re a game back of the Bills! So I says to myself I says, “self,” I says, “The Jets probably get a ‘we just fired the coach everyone hated’ boost, Rodgers might be reinvigorated, if they win tonight they’re tied for first and have the tie-breaker with the Bills. At +375?? Sign me up!” I started to believe even more when Rodgers dialed up ANOTHER Hail Mary just before halftime:
ANOTHER AARON RODGERS HAIL MARY TD 😱
— ESPN (@espn) October 15, 2024
UNREAL ‼️ pic.twitter.com/TmMpRyY9ZC
It is honestly remarkable how many of these he’s been able to hit on in his career. It gets to be a 20-20 game late, the Jets had a Braelon Allen (17 years old!) touchdown taken off of the board with a penalty, then had not one, but TWO doinks on field goal attempts. Eventually Rodgers throws an awful pick that was *ALLEGEDLY* his wide receiver’s fault, and the Bills win 23-20.
So, at 2-4, it kind of felt like that bet was gone as quickly as I made it. But in the words of Lee Corso, “NOT SO FAST MY FRIENDS!”
As expected Rodgers is getting his buddy back with the Jets trading for Davante Adams this morning. Adams is in Year 3 of his time with the Raiders, and honestly years 1 and 2 weren’t awful. He was still an All Pro receiver in 2022, and had 100 catches last season. But this year has been a disaster on all fronts in Vegas, and Davante has been out with a hamstring injury for a few weeks. I’m guessing he’ll look like this now that he’s reuniting with Rodgers:
Lord it’s a miracle! I’m healed!
Well hopefully this ignites a fire under Rodgers and he goes on a 2016 ‘Run The Table’ heater. Local bloggers/gamblers are depending on it.
PS: As a newly minted 40-year old, I found it quite offensive that all of the Rodgers’ Hail Mary highlights on Twitter last night had captions that read, ‘the old man’s still got it!’ Old?? Rude!
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