Even Aaron Rodgers’ non-answers say plenty.
One day after Rodgers praised the powerhouse Lions for the patience their ownership showed in the early years of a rebuild around head coach Dan Campbell, the future Hall of Fame quarterback was asked how that compares to the Jets’ situation.
Rodgers asked if it was a “rhetorical question,” and then was reminded that Jets owner Woody Johnson fired head coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to his fourth season and later canned general manager Joe Douglas who was operating on an expiring contract anyway.
“I don’t follow a lot of stuff, so I’d have to ask [the media]: Has there been a lot of public, supportive comments?” Rodgers said. “So, there’s your answer.”
After replacing Saleh with interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, Johnson told NFL Network that he expected the team to “kick … you can fill the word in.”
Instead, they are 1-6 since the season-defining moment.
“I cited an example [in Detroit] that I’ve seen,” Rodgers said. “There were probably examples over the years in Green Bay both for – and maybe not as for – whoever was in charge. But I think an important part of ownership is to hire the right guys, set the vision and then support them when the outside world is trying to tear them down.”