Broderick Jones Not Frightened About Studying Aaron Rodgers’ Tendencies: ‘We’ll Determine That Out Throughout Camp’

With Aaron Rodgers solely exhibiting up shortly earlier than obligatory minicamp, Broderick Jones has a lot to study his new quarterback. Nevertheless, he has no considerations about that course of and expects progress to happen naturally in August. He’s shifting to left sort out this offseason, now on Rodgers’ blindside, however he’ll be prepared.

“We’ll determine that out throughout [training] camp,” Jones stated about studying Rodgers’ cadences and tendencies, by way of Pittsburgh’s DSEN. “As soon as he will get behind Zach [Frazier] and we get that ball rolling, I really feel like we’ll be alright.”

Frazier reportedly stated that the coaches had been giving their linemen movie of Aaron Rodgers to review. Broderick Jones didn’t appear to assume it was completely mandatory, however he’ll embrace any technique of studying.

“They give you all kinds of alternative ways to assist us out and ensure we’re prepared. Our coaches do an important job with that,” he stated. “So so long as they proceed to try this and we’re keen to hear and study.”

Whereas he won’t know all of the intimate particulars of Rodgers’ each motion, Jones is already impressed along with his quarterback. After all, Jones spent nearly his complete life watching Rodgers play soccer, so there may be some star energy in impact. Nevertheless it’s a enterprise, a job, and he is able to go to work.

Jones additionally informed reporters that his downtime after minicamp shall be busy. Making ready to maneuver to left sort out, he’s going into “grind mode” for the subsequent 40 days. A part of that grind will embrace learning Rodgers to higher block for him.

Maybe it’s going to even embrace some in-person work, or at the very least socializing. Aaron Rodgers plans to carry teammates out to Malibu through the break to work. Though such exercises usually solely characteristic talent gamers, it won’t damage to incorporate linemen. Ben Roethlisberger often hosted his linemen within the offseason for bonding alternatives. With Broderick Jones as his blindside protector, it wouldn’t damage to develop that relationship.

Though his late signing would possibly condense the timeline, there shouldn’t be a lot situation for the offensive line. Aaron Rodgers has 20 years’ price of tape, and Broderick Jones and his friends are learning it. After all, it’s good to get a really feel for that within the flesh, however there’s rather a lot you study from tape.

And they’re going to have numerous time working collectively in coaching camp and all through the season. Jones’ prime precedence shouldn’t be adjusting to Rodgers however adjusting to being again at left sort out. That’s a a lot greater change, particularly contemplating he has already blocked for a number of completely different quarterbacks.

Since coming into the league in 2023, Broderick Jones has blocked for 5 completely different quarterbacks who began video games. That 12 months, he blocked for Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph. Final 12 months, he blocked for Justin Fields after which Russell Wilson (and one snap of Kyle Allen). Aaron Rodgers is simply the most recent on Jones’ listing, so it’s no shock that he isn’t making it greater than it’s.