What Jets, Bills had to say about MetLife Stadium turf after Aaron Rodgers’ injury

[Buddy]

What Jets, Bills had to say about MetLife Stadium turf after Aaron Rodgers’ injury

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[HipKat]

The New York Jets’ trade for Aaron Rodgers this spring meant many things, including that he would be playing 14 games on artificial turf, a significant increase from the four he had with the Green Bay Packers in 2022.

“Huge difference for a guy who turns 40 in December and has had some lower-leg injuries, including calf strains,” an NFL team exec told The Athletic this summer.

But it’s unclear what role, if any, the MetLife Stadium turf had in the injury that knocked him out of the Jets’ “Monday Night Football” season-opening win and possibly much longer.

Jets coach Robert Saleh said after the game the team fears Rodgers suffered an Achilles injury. The quarterback is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.

In only four snaps, Rodgers faced instant pressure from a struggling Jets offensive line, and he went down awkwardly on a sack by Bills linebacker Leonard Floyd. But speculation about the turf, which was replaced this year, fired up the moment Rodgers was helped off the field. NFL players have been vocal in their concern about and disdain for artificial turf.

What did some of the other players who played Monday on MetLife’s new FieldTurf Core surface think? We asked them.

Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins: “I did mention on the field that it felt way better. I don’t know what they did, but it felt way better. The turf feels a lot better because the (old) turf was horrible. But it feels good.”

Jets wide receiver and longtime Rodgers teammate Randall Cobb: “We wanted the NFL to protect the players with grass fields, but the NFL is more worried about making money. Profit over people, it’s always been the case. I’ve never been a fan of turf. That’s my stance.”

Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley: “For me, the new turf is a lot softer, which I feel in the legs and knees. Like, my legs right now feel a lot better than on the turf last year. So then you feel like maybe it’s improved, but at the end of the day, grass has always been the best.”

Jets running back Breece Hall: “Grass. That’s my answer. We want grass.”

Jets running back Dalvin Cook: “I played on turf in Minnesota so I know it. I didn’t think it was bad here. It was just wet. I slipped a little bit at first. I didn’t think it was that bad. No complaints from me.”

Jets cornerback D.J. Reed: “It definitely feels better. It’s a lot of beads, so it gets in your cleats. So you got to kind of shake it out, but it’s definitely softer than last year. Playing last year it was definitely harder, so I can see it being more pressure on your knees (then).”

Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson: “I’m not a fan of turf at all. It’s just hard on athletes. I love grass. … I played in the South pretty much my whole collegiate career, so the grass is very forgiving. Your strides, anything accidental, the grass will give. Turf doesn’t give, so it just goes back into your body and bad things happen. So I’m not a big fan of the turf, period.”

[thinwhiteduke]

Pointless distraction jibberish about nothing 

[HipKat]

47 minutes ago, thinwhiteduke said:

Pointless distraction jibberish about nothing 

Thank you for describing your post because that’s exactly what it is. Pointless gibberish about nothing. It’s amazing that you don’t realize how fucking retarded you look by complaining about a fucking post concerning the football game on the forum about the football team. You would do the world a favor if you stood in front of a mirror and punched yourself in the face about 25 times as hard as you possibly could.

[thinwhiteduke]

5 hours ago, HipKat said:

Thank you for describing your post because that’s exactly what it is. Pointless gibberish about nothing. It’s amazing that you don’t realize how fucking retarded you look by complaining about a fucking post concerning the football game on the forum about the football team. You would do the world a favor if you stood in front of a mirror and punched yourself in the face about 25 times as hard as you possibly could.

You are one narcissistic , clueless fool.

Lol..

As dumb as ic and the other guy.

Talking about the turf is a waste of time.

It won't change. 

[TonyasTaters]

5 hours ago, HipKat said:

Thank you for describing your post because that’s exactly what it is. Pointless gibberish about nothing. It’s amazing that you don’t realize how fucking retarded you look by complaining about a fucking post concerning the football game on the forum about the football team. You would do the world a favor if you stood in front of a mirror and punched yourself in the face about 25 times as hard as you possibly could.

If he punches himself exactly 25 times does that mean the Bills will have the 25th pick in the draft? This whole numbers thing is confusing. I feel like I need a secret decoder ring or maybe a tin foil hat.

[HipKat]

57 minutes ago, thinwhiteduke said:

You are one narcissistic , clueless fool.

Lol..

As dumb as ic and the other guy.

Talking about the turf is a waste of time.

It won't change. 

Do you know what, you fucktard? According to you, talking about anything is a waste of time. So why the fuck are you here? This is called a discussion forum. It’s where people talk about things. All kinds of things.
 

If you don’t like the things that people are talking about or you don’t think they should be talking at all, then do everyone a favor and do yourself a favor for your own peace of mind and get the fuck out of here. Nobody really gives a fuck if you’re here or not. You could disappear right now and it would be four or five days before anyone even noticed. 

[thinwhiteduke]

13 minutes ago, HipKat said:

Do you know what, you fucktard? According to you, talking about anything is a waste of time. So why the fuck are you here? This is called a discussion forum. It’s where people talk about things. All kinds of things.
 

If you don’t like the things that people are talking about or you don’t think they should be talking at all, then do everyone a favor and do yourself a favor for your own peace of mind and get the fuck out of here. Nobody really gives a fuck if you’re here or not. You could disappear right now and it would be four or five days before anyone even noticed. 

You're incredibly basic and one dimensional in trying to tell me what I say.

The turf had absolutely nothing to do with last night's outcome. Absolutely nothing.

Rodgers fell down and pretended to be injured.

The Bills lost exactly as they were supposed to.

The bills players let the jets succeed on simple run plays up the middle.

Get a clue already 

[HipKat]

4 hours ago, thinwhiteduke said:

You're incredibly basic and one dimensional in trying to tell me what I say.

The turf had absolutely nothing to do with last night's outcome. Absolutely nothing.

Rodgers fell down and pretended to be injured.

The Bills lost exactly as they were supposed to.

The bills players let the jets succeed on simple run plays up the middle.

Get a clue already 

You constantly redefine the term stupid

[thinwhiteduke]

7 minutes ago, HipKat said:

You constantly redefine the term stupid

you're confused and have no idea what you're saying.

You can't disagree because you know it's the Truth.

You can't prove me wrong so you insult.

[HipKat]

2 hours ago, thinwhiteduke said:

you're confused and have no idea what you're saying.

You can't disagree because you know it's the Truth.

You can't prove me wrong so you insult.

The amount of whining and crying you do is spectacular

[thinwhiteduke]

2 minutes ago, HipKat said:

The amount of whining and crying you do is spectacular

Where's the whining part. I'm gloating because I've been nothing but correct.

That game was as scripted as it gets  and I told you a month ago that Jets would win.

You're quite the attention whore, following me around

[HipKat]

4 minutes ago, thinwhiteduke said:

Where's the whining part. I'm gloating because I've been nothing but correct.

That game was as scripted as it gets  and I told you a month ago that Jets would win.

You're quite the attention whore, following me around

Are you fucking kidding me?? ALL YOU DO IS WHINE!

Whine about the length of articles

Whine about the content of articles and posts.

Whine about people's comments.

Whine anytime someone disagrees with you.

You're the whiniest fucker on here and have you ever noticed you NEVER get in conversations with anyone?? Like, EVER??

Does that tell you anything?

[thinwhiteduke]

3 minutes ago, HipKat said:

Are you fucking kidding me?? ALL YOU DO IS WHINE!

Whine about the length of articles

Whine about the content of articles and posts.

Whine about people's comments.

Whine anytime someone disagrees with you.

You're the whiniest fucker on here and have you ever noticed you NEVER get in conversations with anyone?? Like, EVER??

Does that tell you anything?

I see...you call it whining when your confronted with your inadequate behavior and shortcomings.

Narcissistic people can't handle criticism.

 

[HipKat]

6 minutes ago, thinwhiteduke said:

I see...you call it whining when your confronted with your inadequate behavior and shortcomings.

Narcissistic people can't handle criticism.

 

Right.

You mean crazy as fuck, conspiracy-theory believing retards....

[Vegasjackson]

14 hours ago, HipKat said:

Thank you for describing your post because that’s exactly what it is. Pointless gibberish about nothing. It’s amazing that you don’t realize how fucking retarded you look by complaining about a fucking post concerning the football game on the forum about the football team. You would do the world a favor if you stood in front of a mirror and punched yourself in the face about 25 times as hard as you possibly could.

You are so blind it hurts to even listen to your drivel. The ultimate sheep with 4 covid shots. 

[HipKat]

14 hours ago, Vegasjackson said:

You are so blind it hurts to even listen to your drivel. The ultimate sheep with 4 covid shots. 

What was that?? You say you wanna deep throat me?? And swallow every drop??

Fucking homo....

 

BTW, moron, I never got any boosters, nor will I

[thinwhiteduke]

On 9/12/2023 at 9:48 AM, TonyasTaters said:

If he punches himself exactly 25 times does that mean the Bills will have the 25th pick in the draft? This whole numbers thing is confusing. I feel like I need a secret decoder ring or maybe a tin foil hat.

Buffalo had #3 'Damar out of game.

#3 on Jets got 3 ints.

The same thing happened when Belichick kept #21 out of super bowl vs eagles. The guy who won the SB vs Seattle with end zone int.

Was inexplicably  not played in SB and #21 on eagles had a 50 yrd int TD.

 

[thinwhiteduke]

18 hours ago, HipKat said:

Right.

You mean crazy as fuck, conspiracy-theory believing retards....

Retards? You keep rooting for buffalo.

What's more retarded then that?

I told you last year Bills wouldn't make SB. I said it the year before that.

I'm batting .1000  based on the knowledge you call conspiracy.

 

[HipKat]

5 hours ago, thinwhiteduke said:

Retards? You keep rooting for buffalo.

What's more retarded then that?

I told you last year Bills wouldn't make SB. I said it the year before that.

I'm batting .1000  based on the knowledge you call conspiracy.

 

See how fucking twisted your brain is? Why does me rooting for them have to be contingent on them winning a title? Ever consider I just love the game of football and cheering for the team that represents my hometown??

Would I love them to win a Lombardi?? Of course, but I'm not a clueless, shallow-minded imbecile like you

[thinwhiteduke]

41 minutes ago, HipKat said:

See how fucking twisted your brain is? Why does me rooting for them have to be contingent on them winning a title? Ever consider I just love the game of football and cheering for the team that represents my hometown??

Would I love them to win a Lombardi?? Of course, but I'm not a clueless, shallow-minded imbecile like you

Dance , faggot, dance around the truth.

You can't admit in right. It hurts too much. 

[DannyBoy]

That turf, all artificial turf, has pros and cons but when it's wet you can slip on it and almost instantaneously get stuck in it depending on your cleats.  On a slightly different note, the rubber chips used in it are finely chopped up used tires and presents an exposure to carcinogens.