With Vintage Aaron Rodgers in the Driver’s Seat, This Is a New Jets Era

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers took the field on Thursday night and the crowd at MetLife Stadium roared, their conquering hero arriving at his coliseum. It didn’t go so well last time, but there wasn’t a hint of “here we go again,” no reintroduction to the Same Old Jets.

Think about what this fan base has been through over the years, long before Rodgers tore his Achilles four plays into his Jets debut, when all hope was lost. The feeling last September — disappointment — wasn’t foreign to this fanbase, even if losing Rodgers so early hurt more than usual. Hope has been in short supply around here over

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