Jets' Struggles After Aaron Rodgers Injury Ripped by NY Coach: 'Such a F--king Mess' | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

The criticisms of the New York Jets for how they handled things in the wake of Aaron Rodgers' season-ending injury weren't limited to people outside the organization.

Per The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt and Dianna Russini, one Jets coach described the situation as "such a f--king mess" behind the scenes and said "something has to change."

Among the many issues for the Jets during the 2023 season detailed in the report are "a paranoid head coach, an ill-equipped offensive coordinator and an organizational tunnel vision on the quarterback that rubbed some teammates wrong."

One AFC general manager described Joe Douglas as the "assistant GM" with Rodgers perceived as the person in charge of the personnel decisions.

It wasn't an accident that several of the players signed by the Jets last offseason were teammates with Rodgers on the Green Bay Packers. They brought in Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard, Tim Boyle and Billy Turner.

Nathaniel Hackett, who was Green Bay's offensive coordinator from 2019 to '21, was hired for the same role by the Jets coming off a disastrous turn as head coach for the Denver Broncos in 2022.

Rosenblatt and Russini noted Hackett was Rodgers' "hand-picked offensive coordinator" and the dynamic between the two is described as "more frat brothers than player/coach," but Hackett's attention to detail on the field was "lacking."

"For most of the season, Hackett would meet with offensive line coach/running game coordinator Keith Carter and passing game coordinator Todd Downing during the week but wouldn't get together with the rest of the offensive staff until the 'last minute' of game prep," Rosenblatt and Russini wrote.

Head coach Robert Saleh was said to be unhappy that the New York Giants "don't get as much negative coverage as the Jets, calling it unfair."

Team owner Woody Johnson has a reputation within the building of "consuming criticism from fans and media alike" on social media and would "often [share] those opinions with Saleh in conversations about what wasn't working on offense."

The Jets' hopes this season were almost immediately dashed. Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles on their fourth offensive play in a Week 1 win over the Buffalo Bills. He often talked about wanting to return this season, but he was eventually shut down when the team fell out of playoff contention.

Despite all of the turmoil reportedly happening behind the scenes, the Jets are running it back with Saleh and Douglas in 2024.

Rodgers will once again be the key to what their ceiling is, though he's 40 years old and coming off a serious injury.

As long as the Jets have a better plan than simply hoping Rodgers will be the one to save them, their defense has proved it is more than capable of keeping this team competitive in a lot of games.