Jets’ Robert Saleh backtracks on Aaron Rodgers cadence suggestion after ugly loss

Robert Saleh backtracked from his comments that the Jets may need to take a look at Aaron Rodgers’ renowned cadence after they committed a flurry of offensive pre-snap penalties in Sunday’s loss to the Broncos.

Rodgers didn’t seem to like even the suggestion, saying the team should instead hold the players accountable for those mistakes.

A day later, Saleh said there’s a difference between “cadence” and the offense’s “operation.”

“We’re always going to push the envelope with cadence. Always,” Saleh said in a video conference with reporters. “But with regards to operation, getting in and out of the huddle, getting to the line of scrimmage, the communication that’s being had, those are all things that we can continue to look at and clean up.

“But from a cadence standpoint, that’s part of what makes us who we are, and we’re going to continue to always push the envelope on that.”

On Sunday, when asked about scaling back his cadence, Rodgers said: “That’s one way to do it. The other way is to hold them accountable.”

Sounds like the message got through to Saleh.