Mike Tannenbaum has concerns about the ability of New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to get back to his Hall of Fame level this season.
Tannenbaum, a former general manager of the Jets, made his comments this week on ESPN while discussing the return of Rodgers from last season’s Week 1 Achilles injury. The Jets’ season very much hinges on Rodgers’ ability to perform at a Pro Bowl level.
Last year without Rodgers, the Jets missed the playoffs and finished second from the bottom in the NFL in total offense.
Tannebaum cautioned that the Jets defense is “built to play with the lead and rush the passer.”
“When you’re over 40-years old and you’re coming off an Achille tendon injury and what I’m really curious to see in training camp -we’ll see what he does in the preseason,” Tannenbaum said on ESPN before diving into his area of concern.
“How quickly he gets rid of the ball and short-area quickness with his feet.
“I’ve been around other quarterbacks from Vinny Testaverde, Brett Favre…(I) worked with Dan Marino in Miami – they always talked about losing that little quickness really was the beginning of the end and that’s something that we really have got to watch carefully really just in a couple of weeks.”
Tannenbaum was the Jets’ general manager from 2006-12. He was the last general manager of the team to lead the Jets to the playoffs.
