We’ll touch on each individual situation and lay out some potential outcomes for each here, beginning with the Jets. Reports have popped up over the Jets’ Week 12 bye that there’s internal pressure for interim HC Jeff Ulbrich to bench QB Aaron Rodgers, but he came out yesterday and reiterated that Rodgers would ‘absolutely’ start in Week 13 against the Seahawks. Rodgers has thrown the ball plenty this season and volume hasn’t been an issue for the Jets WRs, though an uptick in the quality of the offense wouldn’t hurt anyone, either. Longtime serviceable backup Tyrod Taylor waits in the wings and could provide a spark should the Jets decide to turn to him at any point this season.
Meanwhile, Tommy Devito was named starter once again for the Giants against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. This on the heels of a disastrous performance against the Buccaneers at home, although he was able to salvage Malik Nabers’ day by hyper-targeting him in the second half. With Dallas trailing by at least 20+ points in six straight home games going into this matchup, let’s hope that Devito can deliver targets to Nabers at a similar rate in another strong matchup.
As for the Raiders, their turnstile under center continues to turn with Gardner Minshew now out for the season due to a broken collarbone. HC Antonio Pierce indicated that Aidan O’Connell has been activated ahead from IR ahead of Friday’s game, and Raiders beats seem to be optimistic that he can make a return this week. That would be the lesser of two evils considering Desmond Ridder is the other option, but expectations should be tempered regardless with a tough matchup against the Chiefs on tap on Black Friday.