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Will Aaron Rodgers return to Pittsburgh?

Will Rodgers return to Pittsburgh?

By: Jake Rajala

Aaron Rodgers may be 42 years old, but he still made the playoffs. The other grumpy old men (Joe Flacco and Philip Rivers) can’t say they went to the playoff gauntlet. He wasn’t as old as Tom Brady when he won his Super Bowl with the Bucs (as he was 43). However, the Ted movie already told us Brady was perfect underneath the blanket.

A-Rod didn’t play like his once MVP self. After all, he looked like he needed a scooter outside the pocket. We also didn’t witness Rodgers throw a game winning hail mary.

With that said, the ultimate question is: Will Rodgers return to Pittsburgh?

With Mike McCarthy coming to the Steel City, I’d love to see Rodgers try and ride off into the sunset with him. Rodgers doesn’t get to have a Top-3 defense or Los Angeles Rams-like weapons. He needs to work with what he can get.

Rodgers has all the time for burning man, hostel surfing, and meditating after his football career. I’d say that Rodgers has the perfect window to win a Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes can’t thrive in the AFC West, Josh Allen can’t thrive in the playoffs, and Lamar Jackson can’t even reach the playoffs.

Rodgers is a future Hall of Famer, make no mistake. He can retire now, play with Mike McCarthy, or potentially land with a different Super Bowl-caliber roster. He is still one of the best NFL QBs of the 21st century.

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The roller coaster named Josh Allen

Reflecting on Josh Allen

By: Jake Rajala

Josh Allen went from an MVP to a breakfast for Bo Nix and Sean Payton. He could have been thinking about sleeping, just as he is in the Natrol commercial. On the flip side, Allen is 29 years old. Former Bills legendary quarterback, Jim Kelly, was 30 when he reached his first Super Bowl!

Allen doesn’t exactly know what it takes to reach a Super Bowl. The question is: would Allen know how to play in championship games if he didn’t play at Wyoming? We sure know that Jalen Hurts knew what it took to reach the Super Bowl by playing at a Championship at Alabama. Everybody knew he was Patrick Mahomes’s son. We didn’t know he would still be unable to reach new heights without the Chiefs in the playoff gauntlet.

Apparently, Allen is involved in the search for a new coach. He may be looking for a new coach that will actually add young, prolific wide receivers for him instead of him throwing passes to a washed up Brandin Cooks. I don’t blame Cooks for catching passes that are determined interceptions, nonetheless. However, he isn’t the same weapon that someone like former Bill Stefon Diggs is.

In all seriousness, the Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady should be promoted to HC in my opinion. He may be intrigued about coaching for a different Super Bowl contender, or he could be let go in the near future. We witnessed Klint Kubiak leave the Saints to join the Seahawks and Sam Darnold, which was deemed an average situation at best. They need to focus on keeping Brady. The NFL stands for “not for long” and that applies to coaches.

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Is Rob Ryan still in the NFL?

Is Rob Ryan still in the league?

By: Jake Rajala

Everybody knows who Buddy Ryan is, as he was the architect behind the 1985 Bears defense. Buddy also loved smoking (which came from his pipe). Plus, if you won a Super Bowl in the 80s, then any type of pleasure is on the table.

Well, Buddy spit out a couple of sons (and twins) by the name of Rex and Rob. His status helped his sons get a foot in the door, just as how Mike Shanahan helped Kyle start, and how Gary Kubiak is helping Klay (49ers) and Klint (Seahawks) contribute in their early careers.

It’s impossible to miss the egos from Rex and Rob over recent years. The love to cause chaos on and off the field. They loved blitzing and hurting the opposing QBs. Well, there is video evidence of them fighting “off the field” in a dive bar. Buddy Ryan, who once got into a fight with Kevin Gilbride on the sidelines, knew his sons would follow in his footsteps.

Rex has taken his talents to a place where an analyst tries to have a really loud voice, rather than spew out facts and examples. Of course, the analyst I’m talking about is I’m talking is Stephen A (on ESPN).

Rex is 63 years old, so he still is young in football years. The analyst Al Michaels is 81 years old and the coach Bill Belichick is 73 years old. Hell, our President is 79 years old!

The real question is: Is Rob still coaching in the league?

Rob, who looks like he grew up in California in the 60s, is not currently in the NFL. Matter of fact, he is at USC, as their assistant head coach.

Rob had stints with a few NFL teams. His defense in Oakland, Cleveland, and Dallas weren’t overly lethal. However, he had one magical season in New Orleans, where his defense ranked fourth in PPG allowed and fourth in YPG allowed.

The coach that looks either looks majestic or greasy has football in his blood. I’m not saying he will coach as long as Tom Moore (who recently retired at 87), but I anticipate him moving around the CFB and NFL world for a few more years.

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The Packers lose to the Ravens on Saturday

The Packers lose to the Ravens in Green Bay

By: Jake Rajala

The Green Bay Packers took on the Baltimore Ravens at the frozen tundra. The Pack was not ready, to say the least. Their star running back, Josh Jacobs, ran for three yards on the night. Meanwhile, the Ravens RB Derrick Henry averaged twice that many yards per carry! The Packers mine as well lure Eddie Lacy out of retirement!

The Packers defense looked like they were playing a “prime Adrian Peterson”, who has three games of at least 190+ rushing yards in a game against them! It’s safe to say Packers Hall of Famer, Reggie White, didn’t show his big smile from up above.

King Henry had the most beautiful stiff arm in the contest. Perhaps he was paying homage to John Cena, who recently retired, with the move.

With the Pack losing the game, the Chicago Bears won the NFC North. Aaron Rodgers once claimed that he owned the Bears. Clearly, the exit from the free spirit, Rodgers, opened the doors for the Bears to come in and feast. After all, the Bears swept the Packers this season.

Do you want to know the last QB to win the NFC North for Chi-town? It is none other than Mitchell Trubisky. Yes, I’m talking about the backup QB in the “Progressive” commercial. Should I also say that he is a QB who has never thrown a pick-six?! It’s something that Philip Rivers can’t say.

I imagine that the Packers former defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine, who was fired by them in 2016, has a grin and a shot of whiskey to show his ex that he wasn’t the issue.

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The tale of Josh McDaniels

Josh McDaniels reflection

By: Jake Rajala

The long time New England Patriots offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, has six Super Bowl rings with Tom Brady. Given his success as the offensive coordinator he earned a head coaching gig with the Denver Broncos. Yet, he was fired after two seasons. The former Browns head coach, Hue Jackson, went 1-15 and 0-16, yet he was given another season as the HC. Perhaps the Browns tried (and failed) to tank for a QB.

It’s hard to blame Josh McDaniels for struggling with the Raiders. Even Jon Gruden went 22-31 in Sin City. Similar to the Cowboys, the Raiders aren’t a bully like they were in the 20th century. The best Raider in the 21st century might be the kicker Sebastian Janikowski.

It seemed that TB12 carried McDaniels in New England. Well, he is sitting at 11-3 with Drake Maye and the Pats. Yes, you read that correctly. He also doesn’t have Bill Belichick anymore. The biggest fear to McDaniel may not be head coaching gig, but rather Josh Allen. The Bills are 3-2 against the Bills in their past five games.

McDaniel is arguably the best offensive coordinator in NFL history. This doesn’t mean he will make the Hall of Fame. Buddy Ryan, who orchestrated the 1985 Bears defense, doesn’t even have a place in Canton. McDaniel is only 49, which isn’t that old in HC years. Yes, he’s nearly the same age as his former QB Tom Brady. Perhaps he can reel off more Super Bowl wins without Brady to prove he’s a genius, offensive caller, regardless of the QB

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The tale of Brock Purdy

Brock Purdy reflection

By: Jake Rajala

Brock Purdy has been seen as the second coming of Tom Brady. Brady was taken in the sixth round, while Purdy was a seventh round pick. 49er Faithful was thankful that he came out strong and proved to be more efficient than Jimmy G. Sure, Jimmy G has a nice jawline. Nonetheless, he has only thrown over 20 touchdowns in a single season once in his career.

Purdy has been a man on a mission. He went 5-0 in his rookie season. Not bad for a “project” quarterback. He unleashed 31 passing touchdowns to 11 interceptions in his sophomore season. Furthermore, he went 12-4 in the same season. Sadly, he hasn’t won a Super Bowl ring yet. It’s not a complete surprise given his head coach, Kyle Shanahan, coughed up a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl when he was with the Atlanta Falcons.

Purdy has a lot of help from Christian McCaffrey, who won Offensive Player of the Year in 2023. It may be a surprise that he’s an elite running back in the league. He also had Deebo Samuel in his arsenal, who was an All-Pro. Sadly, they moved him to Washington.

When Mr. Irrelevant was injured, he was replaced by Mac Jones. Jones went 5-3 with the 49ers. I wouldn’t say there’s a QB controversy. After all, they are paying Purdy five years for $265 million dollars. I expect Jones to be traded to a team like Miami or Cleveland.

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The tale of Matthew Stafford

Reflecting on Matthew Stafford

By: Jake Rajala

In college, we got to know both sides of Matthew Stafford. He unleashed 13 ints to 7 touchdowns as a freshman. His girlfriend once dated his backup (as shown below). Clearly, this propelled him to win two Bowl MVPs as a junior.

The former Georgia QB who looks like the leader of a frat house, Matthew Stafford, has been infamous for throwing 4,500+ passing yards and double digit interceptions at the same time. He’s a poor man’s version of Brett Favre.

As of late, the Stafford to Puka Nacua connection has been on fire. Stafford is first in passing yards, while Puka is second in receiving yards. It helps that they have Sean McVay, who has a boatload of confidence. He dates a model, yet he manages to wake up at 4 am.

In all seriousness, the gunslinger (Stafford) should still go into the Hall of Fame. He has the same number of Super Bowl rings as Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers and one more than Philip Rivers. Furthermore, he could very well have another Super Bowl ring and an MVP trophy.

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The tale of Sam Darnold

The story of Sam Darnold

By: Jake Rajala

Sam Darnold was drafted third overall in 2018. It seemed like a disgrace that Darnold was drafted ahead of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. After all, each of those two quarterbacks have won MVP. We can’t blame it all on Darnold early on. He was on Adam Gase’s island. Yes, I’m talking about the head coach who once showcased a stare like Elizabeth Holmes (as shown below).

He wasn’t quite on the same level at USC as talented as Matt Leinart. Leinart shouldn’t feel alone about being one of the best CFB QBs to sputter out in the pros. Kellen Moore had a 50-3 record in college, yet he was a backup on Dallas fetching coffee for Tony Romo.

Darnold was brought back from the dead in 2024. His personal best win count was 7, which came in 2019. He doubled that figure with 14 wins in 2024. I’m not saying he was on the same level as Brett Favre for the Vikings, who brought them to the NFC Championship. However, it’s safe to say he was much more prolific than J.J. McCarthy, who unleashed 0 points against Darnold’s team in Week 13. It was quite poetic. The Vikings sit at 5-8. Let it be known that even Christian Ponder even had a winning record in his second season and brought the Vikings to the playoffs!

Darnold is 28 years old. It would be a shame if I didn’t make a Philip Rivers joke, by saying Darnold may be able to play for 16 more years. It also helps Darnold that he has Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is only 23 years old!

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Let’s not forget about Joe Flacco

Joe Flacco is alive

By: Jake Rajala

Philip Rivers is all over the news for being a “44” year old QB. Even the “42” year old QB, Aaron Rodgers, got in on the fun by giving his take on the “mainstream” news. Well, let’s not forget there is another old QB that deserves attention. This would be none other Joe “Cool” Flacco, also known as the QB who has a Super Bowl trophy, which can’t be said by Rivers.

Flacco could be competing at a place that could be his true home for a couple of seasons. Joe Burrow has expressed that he is no longer having fun throwing a football for “hundreds of millions of dollars”. Wouldn’t it be a scene to witness the 29 year old, Joe Burrow, pass the torch to 40 year old Joe Flacco? Many may say it’s a lock to get a future first overall pick. Well, I believe Flacco would be more competitive than someone like Rivers or Justin Fields.

Then again, it wouldn’t be a complete surprise if Flacco hung up his cleats after this season. If this comes to fruition, then they are stuck with Jake Browning right now. I believe the Bengals fan base would rather see Carson Palmer come out of retirement than Browning play another down for them.

If the Bengals decide that they don’t want Flacco, who has a 2-8 record for them, and he decides to play another season, he will have to seek another home. Perhaps he could be the backup to a team that has a real chance of winning the Super Bowl. This team could be the Indianapolis Colts! If Rivers can come back from the dead for them, then Flacco could follow in the footsteps of Matt Ryan and Rivers by playing a few seasons for them.

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Joe Burrow isn’t having fun anymore

Burrow is sad

By: Jake Rajala

As widely reported, Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to be having fun with the game of football anymore. He has a Top-3 wide receiver tandem (in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins), and he would be pushing for a playoff spot if he didn’t get hurt this season. Yet, he has Andrew Luck syndrome and could retire at 29, which happened to be the same age that Luck hung up his cleats.

Perhaps Burrow would be having fun if he could smoke cigars in the Bengals locker room (just as he did after the CFB Championship). It’s not fair that he can’t couldn’t rip a stogie before a game.

Hendrickson and Burrow can’t be happy with their defense, which gives up more points than any other team. Burrow knows how his idol, Drew Brees, felt after he had many years with the worst NFL defense.

I know Burrow would be having more fun if he wasn’t missing his second former LSU pal, Justin Jefferson. Let it be known that Jefferson isn’t exactly having a lot of fun with the potentially worst starting QB in the league in J.J. McCarthy. The swap would still be a pipe dream, given that Jefferson is the Vikings best player by a long shot. The potential Jefferson trade from the Vikings would have to be more dull than the Cowboys shipping off Micah Parsons.

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