Aaron Rodgers: The Jets played with too much anger and not enough joy

The first two months of the Jets season were filled with attempts to get the team on the right track, but their 2-5 record shows those efforts were unsuccessful.

This week’s approach is to have a little more fun. That was the message from quarterback Aaron Rodgers during his performance on Tuesday The Pat McAfee Show.

Rodgers said the team, which has lost four straight games, played with “too much anger and not enough joy” during a stretch that saw it fire head coach Robert Saleh and trade for wide receiver Davante Adams. The quarterback said he believes “my energy and my approach” will be crucial to changing that.

“The power of faith is a snowball that can go off in an avalanche, and I think That’s what we need and it starts with me. I have to have the right energy every day, especially on game day. I feel like we were loose and had good practices, but for some reason there was a little tightness on game day and I think that has to start with me. I have to bring the same energy during the week and move forward with that energy.”

The surest way to have fun times in football is to win games, so NFL planners may have helped Rodgers and the Jets this week. Their last win came in Week 3 against the Patriots, and they have a chance to win the season series with a win that would bring welcome change to the team.