Aaron Rodgers believes NFL franchises are too eager to fire staff after Shane Waldron was shown the door by the Chicago Bears – a message that will be heard in New York.

Waldron was relieved of his duties as Chicago’s offensive coordinator on Tuesday following the team’s 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots. Waldron struggled to get a tune out of quarterback Caleb Williams, who was picked first overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Bears are 4-5 this season, losing three on the bounce and failing to score a touchdown in their last two outings. Rodgers was asked for his thoughts on Chicago’s decision to fire Waldron during an appearance on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Tuesday.

“Unfortunately that’s the nature of our league right now,” said Rodgers. “It’s coaches and play-callers on both sides of the ball aren’t making it through a season. There’s been a lot of quarterbacks who have made rough starts to their career with multiple play-callers.

“I feel like at one point, Alex Smith had like four different play-callers in his first four years, or something, I believe in San Fran. You can fact check me on that! But I know there was a number play-callers. There’s a lot of guys who figure it out over the years.”

New York Jets quarterback Rodgers, 40, is one of the most experienced players in the league after winning a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers and becoming a four-time MVP. He knows exactly what Williams and the Bears are going through right now, as the Jets are also struggling to pick up results despite showing plenty of preseason promise.

Caleb Williams is having a tricky first season in Chicago

Caleb Williams is having a tricky first season in Chicago ( 

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Rodgers and his teammates are 3-7 having lost again on Sunday to the Arizona Cardinals, with many fans losing patience with the veteran QB. He’s urged all organizations to give players and coaches more time, a message that will surely resonate in New York.

Rodgers added: “It (firing the OC) doesn’t make it easy on the quarterback, for sure. There’s just not a lot of patience anymore in the league. It’s (like), ‘Get this guy out of here!’ Unfortunately what happens, and I really mean this, is a lot of it is rinse and repeat.”

He continued: “There’s not the patience to go, ‘Listen, I believe in X – this person, this game, this coordinator, this player – and we’re going to weather these storms because it’s going to make us a mentally tough group or a mentally tough person. We’re going to get behind these people, and I don’t care what you have to say outside the building. This is what we’re going to do.’

Aaron Rodgers is also struggling in New York/New Jersey

Aaron Rodgers is also struggling in New York/New Jersey ( 

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“And for a young player to come in like that and be drafted first overall – with all the pressure, scrutiny, expectations, and obviously with the roster moves they made – and then you get rid of the guy calling the plays after a nine games? 10 games? Something like that. That’s a tough deal for him.

“But I don’t know him. I know a little bit about him… He’s strong enough mentally to get through this, he is. Chicago is a great sports town, they got great sports fans. But the consensus for all fans is, ‘We’re not winning now and everyone needs to get the hell out.’

“Listen, there are places that are broken – locker rooms that may not be sticking together or staffs that need a shake up from time to time. But I would continue to preach patience, for players and for coaches.

“But you know what it starts with? Ownership. Ownership has to come out and make strong statements, ‘This is the plan, this is what we’re doing. We’re going to trust the process or trust the guys that are in place unless there’s a major (unforeseen) problem… something that throws a wrench in the plans.’ I don’t know, I’m just thinking what could derail (a team).

“(Ownership need to say), ‘Hey, listen, we’re giving this thing three years, this is what we’re doing. And I don’t care what the outside opinions are.’ But unfortunately, there’s too often the opinions of – whether it’s the social media world or the incredible experts out there talking about football – that impacts a billion dollar organization.”