Jets Offensive Line Coach Keith Carter Blames Himself For Their QB Aaron Rodgers Injury

The Jets are still reeling from the loss of Aaron Rodgers, who tore his left Achilles tendon on the fourth play of his debut season with the organization.

Jets offensive Line Coach Keith Carter Blames Himself For Causing Their QB Rodgers An Injury

Rodgers was injured while attempting to escape Bills edge rusher Leonard Floyd, who blasted past Jets left tackle Duane Brown to sack the quarterback. On the play, Brown attempted and failed to stall Floyd with a cut block.

Given the severity of the injury, Jets supporters have understandably looked for someone to blame, with some pointing to offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett’s decision to call cut blocks despite Rodgers’ aversion to them.

However, Jets offensive line coach Keith Carter claims it is not Hackett’s fault and places the blame squarely on his shoulders.

“It’s certainly not Hackett,” Carter said, adding that “all of the coaches on the offensive staff have done a bunch of’ cut blocking in the past,” according to NJ.com. “That’s an unfortunate injury that just kills me. It’s certainly not Duane’s fault. It’s my fault.”

“We ask them to do that and we’ve cut in the past. And it unfortunately unfolded that way, and I feel terrible for Duane and for obviously Aaron. But that’s something, from a schematic standpoint, we always like mixing those in because these freaking rushers are good. And we try to slow them down any way we can.”

Of course, it’s difficult to point the finger at a single person in this circumstance. As coach Robert Saleh pointed out after the game, it was ultimately just a bad combination of circumstances. And the final consequence was the cruellest of all: after months of preparation to play with Rodgers, he was injured before completing a pass.

Life doesn’t get any easier for Zach Wilson and the rest of Gang Green this weekend, as they play Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots, who have demolished Wilson the past four times they’ve faced him.

While many assumed Rodgers would retire after suffering an Achilles injury, the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer has now said emphatically that he intends to recuperate and return to the Jets.

That doesn’t take away the burden on Carter and the Jets’ offence as they prepare for Sunday’s crucial game against the Patriots. The Jets are coming off a humbling loss to the Cowboys, in which they had no blocking answer for Micah Parsons. And, without Brown, who missed the first two days of practice this week, they may have to try to slow down the Patriots and edge rusher Matthew Judon.

 

 

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