Passing on Hackett a good thing....

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers is sticking by his offensive coordinator and firing his hardest throw of the summer at Sean Payton.
The Jets quarterback was bothered by critical comments Payton, the Denver Broncos' head coach, recently made about offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Payton told USA Today for a story published Thursday that Hackett's 15-game stint with the Broncos last season ''was one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.″
Payton also said there were ''20 dirty hands'' around Russell Wilson's career-worst season, and took some shots at the Jets — Hackett's new team where he and Rodgers are reunited after enjoying success together in Green Bay.
''It made me feel bad that someone who has accomplished a lot in the league is that insecure that they have to take another man down to set themselves up for some sort of easy fall if it doesn't go well for that team this year,'' Rodgers told NFL Network on Sunday. ''I think it was way out of line, inappropriate, and I think he needs to keep my coaches' names out of his mouth.''
Rodgers, acquired by New York in April from Green Bay, said Hackett is ''arguably my favorite coach I've ever had in the NFL.'' The pair was together for two of Rodgers' four NFL MVP awards in 2020 and 2021 with the Packers.
During the interview with USA Today's Jarrett Bell, Payton also criticized the Jets being the latest NFL team ''trying to win the offseason'' — something he said the Broncos under Hackett tried to do and were ''embarrassed.''
Jets coach Robert Saleh said Thursday ''Hackett's doing a phenomenal job here'' when asked about Payton's comments. He also said the Jets are just focused on themselves, but recognizes ''there's a lot of people that are hatin' on us and a lot of people looking for us to fail.''
Payton on Friday said he regretted his comments in which he disparaged Hackett, and said he would reach out to Hackett and Saleh ''at the right time'' to do so.
''Listen, I had one of those moments where I still had my Fox hat on and not my coaching hat,'' said Payton, who's returning to the sideline this season after a year's sabbatical during which he worked as a studio football analyst for Fox Sports following a 15-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.
Rodgers told NFL Network he thought Payton's initial comments "were very surprising, for a coach to do that to another coach."
Meanwhile, the back-and-forth made the Jets' matchup in Denver in Week 5 on Oct. 8 a bit juicier. Payton acknowledged Friday his comments ''certainly will bring more interest to the game when we play them, but that seems like years from now.'
https://www.startribune.com/jets-aaron-rodgers-defends-nathaniel-hackett-and-fires-back-at-the-broncos-sean-payton/600293562/

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@comet52 said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@comet52 said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@comet52 said:

@StickyBun said:

@Mattyman said:
Passing on Jim Harbaugh was also a good move. 

Shhh. Don't tell Comet that.

Hey it's who our g.m. wanted, and I support our g.m.  Btw did you know he's black?  Supafreak84 just let me in on the big news!

Whats his skin color got to do with anything unless he was hired or not hired because of it?

You missed the 500 supafreak posts referencing it?  Tsk tsk.  

He didn't care if the man had black skin,  he was concerned that the skin color was the determining factor in his hiring and not the quality of his resume.  Pretty sad that some have to try and make everything about race or try and use it to shame people in disagreement. 

Well expressing that concern once or twice might be of some value... if there were going to be an actual, respectful and meaningful dialogue about it.   Not that I believe that's why he was hired, it's just a meaningless trope as far as I'm concerned.  

But be that as it may, expressing that notion over and over and over and over like you're beating a dead horse, doesn't really deserve anything except maybe having a little gentle fun poked at you, which was my only intent here.   

Lol you all are hilarious. I've literally brought it up three times. Once after he was hired, once after his first draft where he looked inexperienced and lost, and once after the Addison arrest. I gave sound reasoning to support my belief and everybody loses their shit even though a lot of you probably deep down know it's true. But we won't "beat a dead horse" and offend the senses anymore. It's my belief and we'll leave it at that and let the play on the field do the talking.The guy still has a lot to prove in my opinion despite most of you crowning him already

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@JimmyinSD said:

@comet52 said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@comet52 said:

@StickyBun said:

@Mattyman said:
Passing on Jim Harbaugh was also a good move. 

Shhh. Don't tell Comet that.

Hey it's who our g.m. wanted, and I support our g.m.  Btw did you know he's black?  Supafreak84 just let me in on the big news!

Whats his skin color got to do with anything unless he was hired or not hired because of it?

You missed the 500 supafreak posts referencing it?  Tsk tsk.  

He didn't care if the man had black skin,  he was concerned that the skin color was the determining factor in his hiring and not the quality of his resume.  Pretty sad that some have to try and make everything about race or try and use it to shame people in disagreement. 

Thank you!!!! Winner, fucking winner...ding ding 

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@purplefaithful said:
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers is sticking by his offensive coordinator and firing his hardest throw of the summer at Sean Payton.
The Jets quarterback was bothered by critical comments Payton, the Denver Broncos' head coach, recently made about offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Payton told USA Today for a story published Thursday that Hackett's 15-game stint with the Broncos last season ''was one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.″
Payton also said there were ''20 dirty hands'' around Russell Wilson's career-worst season, and took some shots at the Jets — Hackett's new team where he and Rodgers are reunited after enjoying success together in Green Bay.
''It made me feel bad that someone who has accomplished a lot in the league is that insecure that they have to take another man down to set themselves up for some sort of easy fall if it doesn't go well for that team this year,'' Rodgers told NFL Network on Sunday. ''I think it was way out of line, inappropriate, and I think he needs to keep my coaches' names out of his mouth.''
Rodgers, acquired by New York in April from Green Bay, said Hackett is ''arguably my favorite coach I've ever had in the NFL.'' The pair was together for two of Rodgers' four NFL MVP awards in 2020 and 2021 with the Packers.
During the interview with USA Today's Jarrett Bell, Payton also criticized the Jets being the latest NFL team ''trying to win the offseason'' — something he said the Broncos under Hackett tried to do and were ''embarrassed.''
Jets coach Robert Saleh said Thursday ''Hackett's doing a phenomenal job here'' when asked about Payton's comments. He also said the Jets are just focused on themselves, but recognizes ''there's a lot of people that are hatin' on us and a lot of people looking for us to fail.''
Payton on Friday said he regretted his comments in which he disparaged Hackett, and said he would reach out to Hackett and Saleh ''at the right time'' to do so.
''Listen, I had one of those moments where I still had my Fox hat on and not my coaching hat,'' said Payton, who's returning to the sideline this season after a year's sabbatical during which he worked as a studio football analyst for Fox Sports following a 15-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.
Rodgers told NFL Network he thought Payton's initial comments "were very surprising, for a coach to do that to another coach."
Meanwhile, the back-and-forth made the Jets' matchup in Denver in Week 5 on Oct. 8 a bit juicier. Payton acknowledged Friday his comments ''certainly will bring more interest to the game when we play them, but that seems like years from now.'
https://www.startribune.com/jets-aaron-rodgers-defends-nathaniel-hackett-and-fires-back-at-the-broncos-sean-payton/600293562/

interestingly, I agree with Rodgers here.  Really low class for a coach to disparage another coach.  But Rodgers is probably just jealous because he was saving that up for later this season if it doesn't work out.