The story of Aaron Rodgers‘ decline as a quarterback has many talking heads licking their chops and hoping for the New York Jets‘ downfall. After all, Rodgers’ 2022 season was his worst since 2008, his first year as a starter.
Fractured finger notwithstanding, it was certainly not the season Rodgers was hoping for. However, there was one specific issue that he dealt with persistently, greatly undermining his season: drops. Rodgers’ receivers posted a 7.9% drop rate, which was the seventh-highest rate in the NFL. (That number may be an underestimate, as we’ll discuss later.