A report from Monday instructed that quarterback Aaron Rodgers lacked chemistry with Pittsburgh Steelers extensive receivers DK Metcalf and 2024 third-round draft choose Roman Wilson throughout coaching camp.
Nonetheless, Rodgers’ connection with Metcalf and Wilson seemed to improve main as much as Pittsburgh’s preseason opener towards the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
In the course of the newest version of “The Why Willie Present w/ J.J. Williams,” NFL analyst and former Steelers offensive lineman Willie Colon indicated Rodgers’ teammates are in charge for the offense’s struggles.
“Aaron Rodgers appears to be like (expletive) good in camp,” Colon mentioned, Steelers Depot’s Troy Montgomery shared. “I do not know in the event that they’re speaking about that sufficient. Aaron Rodgers is doing a hell of a job in coaching camp. For a man who’s 41 years previous, he appeared good. He appears to be like actually, actually good. He appears to be like in form. The remainder of the workforce is attempting to get on his degree. It is a younger group. It is a group that is acquired loads of canine fights forward of them, however all people appears dedicated to the trigger.”
As The Athletic’s Mike DeFabo famous in a bit revealed on Friday, Steelers quarterbacks coach Tom Arth just lately talked about how Rodgers nonetheless possesses a “lightning-quick launch” and “is aware of precisely the place he’s going with the ball” throughout drills.
“He’s in unbelievable situation,” Arth added about Rodgers. “…He’s throwing on the transfer, and he’s making some throws on the run which can be ‘wow’ sort of throws that I don’t suppose many quarterbacks are making. And that’s at 40-plus years previous. I feel it’s all nonetheless there. He’s definitely going to have the ability to escape the pocket, prolong performs for us when he must. The entire motion passing sport, it’s alive and nicely with him.”
Whether or not Rodgers can maintain that degree of play in his twenty first NFL season is debatable. Whereas with the New York Jets final yr, a nagging hip challenge, accidents to each his knees, a low ankle sprain and a severe hamstring downside slowed Rodgers earlier than he recorded eight landing passes and three interceptions over his last 4 video games.
Maybe Pittsburgh’s offense could be in higher form had Rodgers joined the workforce in March quite than in June. Nonetheless, the Steelers now have roughly one month to arrange for his or her Week 1 sport on the Jets on Sept. 7.
