Tyler Conklin: Aaron Rodgers probably took [Robert Saleh firing] “harder than anyone”

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers insists he did not cause former Jets coach Robert Saleh to be fired. But this is not about what he did. This he did not do.

Rodgers did not prevent Saleh from being expelled. And by all appearances, Rodgers didn’t even try. He didn’t seem particularly bothered by the situation when discussing the situation with Pat McAfee and AJ Hawk on Wednesday.

Rodgers carefully emphasized the humanitarian aspect in the aftermath of the shooting. But there was nothing Rodgers said during the interview to indicate disagreement with the decision – or with the obvious fact that Rodgers had no input on it.

“I don’t think anyone inside that building from a player standpoint or anything would have thought that [Rodgers] “He had anything to do with it,” tight end Tyler Conklin said Wednesday, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. “I honestly, I really think so. I mean, Aaron probably took this harder than almost anyone else“.

However, being upset with the emotional side of development is different than being upset with the football side of things.

So the narrative given is that Rodgers was not involved in the decision because he did not know the decision was coming. Given his past (and well-documented in his own words) frustrations with the Packers’ failure to seek out or accept his input, wouldn’t Rodgers at least expect a nudge?

Circumstantial evidence supports a reasonable inference that Rodgers mobilized as soon as he learned that offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was about to be demoted. Even if it doesn’t happen, it seems plausible given the relationship between Rodgers and Hackett. Rodgers would presumably be very unhappy if Hackett were neutralized and/or terminated. Rodgers is supposed to try to prevent that from happening. At the very least, Rodgers would like to know it’s coming, at least until he has a chance to offer his input on whether or not it should be.

If Rodgers didn’t really know Saleh’s dismissal was coming, the failure to notify Rodgers and/or ask for his input doesn’t seem to bother him at all. Of all the things we collectively know about Rodgers, the failure to notify him and/or ask for his input seems to bother him.

The fact that he doesn’t seem bothered means one of two things. One, it actually is an act Have inputs and inputs He was It is reflected in the decision. Second, a decision made without his notice and input coincidentally matches what his input would have been.