Aaron Rodgers angers referees over 'ridiculous' penalties in Jets' loss

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Aaron Rodgers has had several things bothering him since the New York Jets' loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, including his game-winning interception, a few drops and miscommunications with receivers. Above all, he reserved his harshest criticism of the office.

Rodgers pummeled boss Adrian Hill's team, which committed a total of 22 penalties for 204 yards, the latter number being the highest total of any NFL game this season. Both the Bills and Jets suffered 11 penalties each, many of which slowed the momentum and pace of the game.

Rodgers was so convinced of this that he even criticized a call in favor of New York and managed to slip in a “South Park” reference.

“Yeah, it seemed a little ridiculous,” Rodgers said after the game as a referee. “Some of them seemed really bad, including the rough attack on me by the passer-by. This isn't about roughing up the passer – he might as well be playing Sarcastaball, if we want to call it that.

“And I thought Kinlaw (Jets defensive lineman Javon) wasn’t roughing up the passer either.”

The reference to “Sarcastaball” comes from a Season 16 episode of “South Park” that included a portion criticizing NFL officiating.

While Buffalo also played tough, many of New York's penalties negated big plays. None was more consequential than a tackle on left tackle Tyron Smith late in the third quarter that negated a 4-yard touchdown rush by running back Braelon Allen.

The Jets eventually had to settle for a 32-yard field goal attempt, which kicker Greg Zuerlein missed when it hit the left upright. A touchdown would have given the Jets a seven-point lead; New York lost the game 23:20.

“We had a walk-in touchdown with Braelon,” Rodgers said, “and then we had a phantom holding call.”

Smith declined to speak to reporters after the game.

There have been 32 penalties called against the Jets (2-4) in the last three weeks. They have allowed 382 yards on penalty kills in the last four games.

“It’s something I’ll have to look at closely,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich told reporters after the game. “There are always some who are legitimate. We need to take a close look at those that are legitimate. How do we coach it? Is it a technical thing? Is this a recurring issue that just needs to be fixed and that we need to bring attention to? It's going to be a tough look at the tape because ultimately that doesn't mean winning football. It gets us behind the posts and destroys the drive on offense and extends the drive on defense. This can’t happen.”

Aaron Rodgers angers referees over 'ridiculous' penalties in Jets' loss

ByVanessa

By Vanessa

Related Post

The Raiders are reportedly trading All-Pro WR Davante Adams to the Jets, ending months of trade speculation

NFL Rumors: Davante Adams traded from Raiders to Jets, reunites with Aaron Rodgers | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

Adam Schefter reveals surprising twist at Raiders WR

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You missed

The Raiders are reportedly trading All-Pro WR Davante Adams to the Jets, ending months of trade speculation

NFL Rumors: Davante Adams traded from Raiders to Jets, reunites with Aaron Rodgers | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

Adam Schefter reveals surprising twist at Raiders WR

Raiders give the Pittsburgh Steelers opportunities for Davante Adams