Zava and the Jets

[Om]

For NFL fans NOT in NY or GB, this is going to be ... interesting. Maybe even thread-worthy.

Some quick thoughts:

* The details of the trade were not surprising. The important parts, to me, are essentially that GB gets a 2nd this year and a 'conditional' 1st/2nd next year which, absent injury to Zava, they will almost certainly get. He'll play 65% of their offensive plays unless the team is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs by say week 10.

* The money? Jets are way better off cap-wise in the short term (2023 and maybe '24) than I expected. After that we'll see. But they are clearly "all in" for 2023/24.

* Jordan Love is to GB as Mac Jones is to NE. No pressure.

* GB fans have enjoyed HOF-level quarterbacking for 31 straight years. They have no fucking idea.

* Watching Zava deal with the NY press after the fawning GB press is going to be popcorn-worthy.

* If I had to predict today ... by mid-season, if Zava hasn't blown out a knee, the Jets will be maybe 5-4 and in position to make a playoff push. And we'll see them almost every week on national TV the rest of the way.

* Away we go.




* And for those going WTF? ... Zava.

 

[Boone]

I think the elephant in the room is that Rodgers doesn’t seem to be all that interested in football these days and his skills have diminished somewhat. That deal is less painful than it was rumored to be. But it’s still a lot to give for a guy you’ll be lucky to get 2 seasons out of…

Rodgers doesn’t seem the type to me to knuckle down, do all the extra stuff it’s going to take to successfully transition to a new team and offense. His attitude these past few years hasn’t looked good or team-oriented, he’s all about Aaron. I just don’t see him being the missing piece that’s going to catapult the Jets to a Super Bowl… we’ll see.

 

[SilentThreat]

Om, I love the title... First thing i thought of when I first saw Zava was Aaron Rodgers. You can't tell me that the character is not directly based on him... i refuse to believe it.

 

[Boone]

He’s got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine… Zava and the Jets…

 

[Om]

Honestly, I had not looked online for any Zava/Rodgers stuff before posting this. It just seemed like such a no-brainer.

And so it was.

Is the mercurial new character Zava on popular AppleTV+ show 'Ted Lasso' modeled after Aaron Rodgers?

Fans of 'Ted Lasso' have observed parallels between character Zava and a certain Packers QB, but perhaps it's a different athlete being conjured.

www.jsonline.com

 

[Om]

Apparently the actor took his inspiration from Zlatan Ibrahimovic:





Thread still holds tho dammit

 

[SilentThreat]

Apparently the actor took his inspiration from Zlatan Ibrahimovic:



Thread still holds tho dammit

I read somewhere this was the primary 'inspiration'...


.....


i'm so sure.

 

[Neophyte]

Yeah...Zlatan makes Aaron look humble and unselfish. LOL