{"id":432929,"date":"2023-08-15T09:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T09:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=432929"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T09:24:15","slug":"zach-wilson-is-learning-so-well-from-aaron-rodgers-that-now-they-have-stared-resembling-one-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/zach-wilson-is-learning-so-well-from-aaron-rodgers-that-now-they-have-stared-resembling-one-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Wilson Is Learning So Well From Aaron Rodgers That Now They Have Stared Resembling One Another"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Wilson was a Rodgers fan growing up. All through high school and college, the former aspired to be like the latter.<\/p>\n<h2>Zach Wilson Is Learning So Well From Aaron Rodgers That Now They Have Stared Resembling One Another<\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, when the Jets and Packers practiced together, Wilson himself acknowledged that he was a &#8220;fan boy.&#8221; The opportunity to ask him questions about &#8220;footwork, what&#8217;s going on on the field, and what he&#8217;s seeing&#8221; thrilled the rookie quarterback at the time. Along with that, he said that he would &#8220;spend more time with him and just keep asking questions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best thing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> could\u2019ve done to fix Zach Wilson was get him a mentor, and now his footwork mirrors 4X MVP in Aaron Rodgers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hTSHNuqRDF\">pic.twitter.com\/hTSHNuqRDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle McDonald (@mcdtakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcdtakes\/status\/1690568149316382720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Zach Wilson, the New York Jets&#8217; backup quarterback, has made significant progress since Aaron Rodgers joined the team.<\/p>\n<p>Following a strong debut in the Hall of Fame game last week, Wilson put on another strong effort on Saturday night. The Jets decided to make a huge move at the position and trade for the illustrious Rodgers as a result of the former second-overall selection pick&#8217;s excruciating struggles in his first two seasons in the league.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hard Knocks sneak peak: Aaron Rodgers calling plays for Zach Wilson perfectly \ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Throw it up to Malik&#8230;. Yeahhhhh!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4XSkQsWDwI\">pic.twitter.com\/4XSkQsWDwI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1688557698701209600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It has been made known that the two quarterbacks have been closely collaborating during the off-season.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old enjoys instructing Wilson on the ropes and takes every chance to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Even in New York&#8217;s first preseason game of the year, Rodgers ordered a play for Wilson that resulted in a significant gain. After the conclusion, both males were grinning widely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York Jets Zach Wilson has showed good progress this off-season after working with Aaron Rodgers <\/p>\n<p>Reportedly the plan is going with Rodgers 1-2 years and then going back to Zach Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>A-Rod who sit and learned under Brett Favre knows the process to help Wilson <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQ0u9vnxGq\">pic.twitter.com\/tQ0u9vnxGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Rumors (@nflrums) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflrums\/status\/1691137280059031552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wilson executed a play that was uncannily similar to one that Rodgers had executed earlier in his career when playing for the Green Bay Packers. The quarterback took the snap, pretending to sprint, then rolled out and completed the ball for the score while throwing off one foot.<\/p>\n<p>On the play-action, Wilson rolled out, slowed down, and flipped the ball back across his body for six. NFL fans noticed the parallels right away since the entire play was flawless.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Rodgers mentoring Zach Wilson at Tuesday&#39;s Jets practice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EqCDiGKsWa\">pic.twitter.com\/EqCDiGKsWa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Leberfeld (@jetswhispers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jetswhispers\/status\/1688942503607549952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Rodgers anticipated to lead one of the league&#8217;s top lineups to a playoff run, Wilson&#8217;s chances this season will probably be limited to the preseason.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson might benefit greatly from having Rodgers as a mentor because the four-time MVP is getting close to being 40 and only has a few more seasons remaining.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Rodgers says he\u2019s getting too much of the credit for Zach Wilson\u2019s 57 yard pass to Malik Taylor<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was all Zach\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Love the humility from Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>(\ud83c\udfa5: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoyGreen25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BoyGreen25<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xet91peq7h\">pic.twitter.com\/xet91peq7h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1689319783328620555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The likeness between Wilson and Rodgers is even more startling when they are placed side by side. 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Zach Wilson Is Learning So Well From Aaron Rodgers That Now They Have Stared Resembling One Another In 2021, when the Jets and Packers practiced together, Wilson himself acknowledged that he was a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":400149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[5940,5187,2211,8074],"class_list":["post-432929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-jets-news","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news","tag-zach-wilson-aaron-rodgers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}