Week 1 of the 2022 season began quite well for many of the teams. However, quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, and Derek Carr suffered terrible losses despite fans vesting high hopes in the season opener. Former Patriots Julian Edelman explains the exact reason why everything went wrong for them.

The preseason is conducted as warm-up games for the franchises heading into the regular season. While many find it annoying and unnecessary because most of the time, players get injured, hampering their aspirations for the entire year.

As a result, athletes, especially the starting quarterbacks, stay away from taking the field and directly appear in the season opener. However, this attitude seems to have proven costly for the Packers.

According to the former Patriots wideout, preseason makes the signal-callers aware of reality. “The preseason matters a lot more than what we really think,” Edelman said in a show before listing out the players who didn’t play in the preseason.

“Quarterbacks that didn’t play in the preseason three for eight who didn’t play. Aaron Rodgers has too much Ayahuasca I think this offseason didn’t play in the preseason. I don’t know what to say, it might get me in trouble.” Edelman joked about including Rams’ Matthew Stafford and Raiders’ Derek Carr in the list.

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He mentioned passers like Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen, who played for at least one game in the preseason and created wonders on the field as usual. Moreover, Rodgers’ recent revelation about the usage of psychedelics (Ayahuasca) cornered him every time he spoke about something unusual.

Aaron Rodgers gives some justification for the loss

The season opener proved to be a nightmare for the Packers QB, utterly disappointing the fans with careless gameplay. First of all, the Offensive unit was missing the grip to have what it takes. Already, the loss of Davante Adams created a big void, and the absence of Allen Lazard made it more fragile.

Despite all these setbacks, Rodgers remained optimistic, saying the team scored more points compared to the 2021 season opener against the Saints. “There’s a lot to build on when you compare the two. Look, it’s tough to win in this league, and it’s definitely tough when you get in your own way too many times.” Rodgers said in the press conference.

The veteran is playing in the 18th NFL season of his career. He knows that his days are near. So it becomes an unsaid responsibility to wind up his career on a high note, especially when he is not surrounded by great players in the league.

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