Aaron Rodgers takes backhanded jab at Mike McCarthy’s playcalling

Aaron Rodgers has looked like one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL through two weeks this season, but don’t expect him to take any of the blame.

In recent years, NFL fans have grown accustomed to Rodgers appearing like a shell of his MVP-self. They’ve also grown accustomed to Rodgers reflecting on his poor performances by finger pointing. And Rodgers was at it again Sunday evening after the Steelers appeared offensively inept in their 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots.

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Aaron Rodgers says he needs to do a better job of letting Mike McCarthy & the #Steelers coaches know what has a better chance of working pic.twitter.com/KNBJhZhp8V

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“In a game like today where there wasn’t a lot of flow to it, we need to be better, and it starts with me,” Rodgers admitted in what seemed to be a rare moment of accountability, until he explained what it is he needs to do a better job of. “At like, making sure that Mike knows what’s working and what’s not working. The coaches know, so that we can call stuff that gives us a better chance.”

That’s easy, because nothing was working. And it can’t all be on the offensive play calling. Rodgers converted 23 of 29 passes for 187 yards, no touchdowns and one interception while also committing a brutal fumble that put the game out of reach for Pittsburgh. But the only thing Rodgers will admit he needs to be better at is telling head coach Mike McCarthy when he’s calling bad plays.

Rodgers hasn’t been great at throwing touchdowns since 2021, but he’s been exceptional at passing blame. He did it with the New York Jets, getting coaches fired while blaming the media, his teammates, and calling out specific wide receivers. And he’s continued to deflect blame with the Steelers. Rodgers is 42 years old, no one expects him to still be an MVP-level quarterback. There was a world where NFL fans and even media could have embraced Rodgers as an aging, game-managing quarterback. But his lack of humility and constant need to be the smartest person in the room has made this version of Aaron Rodgers particularly hard to watch.