New York Jets hope Aaron Rodgers stars in 'A Very Brady Sequel' - New York Jets Blog- ESPN

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — It's the ultimate «get rich quick» scheme: A perennial loser, thinking it's one player away from greatness (and feeling pressure to get there), junks its long-term plan for a one- or two-year shot at the Super Bowl.

These are the 2023 New York Jets, who desperately hope their acquisition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers allows them to be like Tom Brady and the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: a successful marriage between a star-crossed franchise and an aging legend in search of another Super Bowl ring.

Considering all the key factors — a gaping hole at quarterback, a win-now defense and emerging stars on rookie contracts — the trade for the former Green Bay Packers star makes sense. Even at 39, one year removed from his fourth MVP season, he gives them a puncher's chance in the stacked AFC. That hasn't been the case in more than a decade. For a change, there’s real hope.

The Bucs, in similar circumstances, did it with Brady. After a 12-year playoff drought and a seven-win season (same as the Jets on both counts), they signed Brady, who, at 43, changed the losing culture, galvanized the organization and threw a lot of touchdowns to lead the Bucs to a Super Bowl title in his first season. Unfortunately for the Jets, Rodgers wasn't a free agent. The Packers traded Rodgers, their 2023 first round pick (No. 15) and a 2023 fifth-round pick (No. 170) to the Jets for New York's 2023 first-round pick (No. 13), a 2023 second-round pick (No. 42), a 2023 sixth-round pick (No. 207) and a conditional 2024 second-ro0und pick that becomes a first if Rodgers plays 65% of the snaps this season, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday. The price isn't outrageous for a first-ballot Hall of Famer and the cap hit ($15.8