SNY’s Gary Cohen threw out a Pat McAfee-influenced concept on the place Aaron Rodgers could also be fairly than attending the Jets’ obligatory minicamp.
The enduring play-by-play announcer mentioned the nationwide storyline with SNY Jets studio host Steve Gelbs whereas calling the ultimate outs of the Mets’ 10-4 win over the Marlins on Wednesday evening.
“So, the place do you assume he’s?” Cohen requested Gelbs, who responded: “There’s plenty of prospects.”
“Is he like underneath Pat McAfee’s sofa or one thing?” Cohen then mentioned in a zinger.
“That is likely to be the most effective risk,” Gelbs mentioned whereas laughing.
That McAfee would catch a humorous stray on the scenario is smart since he and Rodgers are fairly shut and McAfee gives the long run Corridor of Famer an open discussion board every week to debate his ideas.
It doesn’t matter what Rodgers says, be it about Jimmy Kimmel or COVID, McAfee doesn’t problem Rodgers and can nearly at all times aspect with him.
Even on this present Jets drama, McAfee mocked Jets coach Robert Saleh for the way he tackled Rodgers’ absence. Saleh mentioned Rodgers skipped minicamp for one thing “essential to him.”
“Fascinating, in Aaron’s twentieth yr, he didn’t miss a single OTA,” McAfee mentioned Tuesday. “What’s the life occasion? As a result of clearly Saleh heard it and was like, ‘Nah I don’t assume so.”’
Whereas McAfee could giggle, the fact is Rodgers has made the Jets’ minicamp a significant speaking level by selecting that soccer got here second.
Saleh tried to diffuse the scenario Wednesday, saying he and his star quarterback are on the identical web page, nevertheless it seems their priorities don’t line up.
Loads of people have weighed in on the scenario, and the SNY crew — accurately, we might add — had extra enjoyable with the subject than simply specializing in the ultimate outs of a sport between two struggling NL East groups.
Cohen had no issues being blunt about Rodgers’ Jets profession.
“Aaron Rodgers has taken 4 snaps in his Jets profession,” Cohen mentioned.
Gelbs responded, “Sure, that’s right,” earlier than Cohen continued: “Do you assume he’ll take any extra?”
“I positive do,” Gelbs mentioned. “And, I’ll inform ya, I don’t care the place he’s proper now, simply go win video games within the common season.”
“My feeling proper now’s when you have a look at their relative Jets careers, that Brett Favre has up to now had a greater Jets profession than Aaron Rodgers,” Cohen mentioned, earlier than calling a strikeout.
“Effectively, I don’t even assume that’s a query proper now,” Gelbs responded, whereas Cohen laughed. “Gary, there are only a few that had worse, at this level, nevertheless it’s nonetheless very early. And I’m optimistic as I bodily could be, which I don’t understand how optimistic that’s. However I’m optimistic.”
Cohen then took Gelbs, a famous Jets and Rangers fan, down reminiscence lane.
“You’ve suffered plenty of disappointment within the final years between Rodgers happening and the Rangers not attending to the Finals…” he mentioned.
“It’s been a tough yr,” Gelbs mentioned in settlement.
Cohen responded: “I don’t know when you can deal with much more, so I hope Aaron reveals up someday.”
The Jets pregame and postgame host then gave the world the glass-half-full outlook on Rodgers’ absence.
“I’ll have a look at it from this angle, OK,” Gelbs mentioned. “He confirmed as much as each doable offseason apply, obligatory, non-mandatory, final yr and what did it get him?”
It certainly received the Jets nowhere, they usually can solely hope there are higher issues forward.
Within the meantime, maybe they’ll verify underneath McAfee’s sofa for his buddy.
