"They might fistfight each other on the sideline this year": Packers analyst reacts as Aaron Rodgers reveals Mike McCarthy using similar 2018 playbook

× Aaron Rodgers is turning back the clock in the final season of his NFL career, and at least one person has reservations about how it will go. Ad For the 2026 season, the multiple-time MVP quarterback will be reuniting with Mike McCarthy, who was his head coach for most of his tenure with the Green Bay Packers. In a feature that the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review released last Thursday, he revealed that his Pittsburgh Steelers would be using a similar playbook to what was used in 2018: “I spent 13 years in Mike McCarthy’s offense.

He’s changed some stuff when he was in Dallas. It’s stuff that we used to run, but he’s just called it something different now.” Ad Trending He continued: Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios?

Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game! "It's just the next generations of the West Coast offense. It went kind of Bill Walsh to kind of what Mike was doing with Paul Hackett, and then it's kind of grown from there.

From a real fundamental level, it's all about the quarterback's timing." SleeperNFL @SleeperNFLAaron Rodgers says Mike McCarthy is using a similar system as the 2018 Packers: “I spent 13 years in Mike McCarthy’s offense. He’s changed some stuff when he was in Dallas…

It’s stuff that we used to run, but he’s just called it something different now.” (@ProFootballTalk) Ad Those comments drew an alarmed response from Zach Jacobsen, a senior writer for 247 Sports' Packer Report. He alluded to Rodgers and McCarthy's 2018 feud over the quarterback's refusal to follow the Packers' playbook, which led to the coach's firing that December, warning that such a return to a similar one would produce similar results: "2018?

They might fistfight each other on the sideline this year" Zach Jacobson @zacobson2018? they might fistfight each other on the sideline this year Ad ALSO READ: "Steelers are the odd man out": Skip Bayless doesn't hold back while calling out Aaron Rodgers and Co. amid AFC North debate ALSO READ: "He’s a pain in the a**": Aaron Rodgers gets honest evaluation from Bears legend Brian Urlacher as 4x NFL MVP enters year 22 Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis believes Aaron Rodgers will motivate Steelers in final season Meanwhile, Jerome Bettis has a more positive outlook on Aaron Rodgers' farewell campaign.

Ad On Monday's episode of The New York Post Sports' "Schein Time" show, the Hall-of-Fame running back, who retired after winning Super Bowl XL with the Steelers at the end of the 2005 season, said (from 20:02 in the video below): "That's motivation, right? It's motivation for him, but also for his teammates. They want to make sure they get the best out of him because they know, 'This is it.

This is our last opportunity.' So there's gonna be some energy that a not lot of people are thinking about or expecting." Ad Rodgers and the Steelers begin their 2026 season at home against the Atlanta Falcons on September 13.

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Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Andre Castillo Aaron Rodgers is turning back the clock in the final season of his NFL career, and at least one person has reservations about how it will go. Ad For the 2026 season, the multiple-time MVP quarterback will be reuniting with Mike McCarthy, who was his head coach for most of his tenure with the Green Bay Packers. In a feature that the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review released last Thursday, he revealed that his Pittsburgh Steelers would be using a similar playbook to what was used in 2018: “I spent 13 years in Mike McCarthy’s offense.

He’s changed some stuff when he was in Dallas. It’s stuff that we used to run, but he’s just called it something different now.” Ad Trending He continued: Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios?

Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game! "It's just the next generations of the West Coast offense. It went kind of Bill Walsh to kind of what Mike was doing with Paul Hackett, and then it's kind of grown from there.

From a real fundamental level, it's all about the quarterback's timing." SleeperNFL @SleeperNFLAaron Rodgers says Mike McCarthy is using a similar system as the 2018 Packers: “I spent 13 years in Mike McCarthy’s offense. He’s changed some stuff when he was in Dallas…

It’s stuff that we used to run, but he’s just called it something different now.” (@ProFootballTalk) Ad Those comments drew an alarmed response from Zach Jacobsen, a senior writer for 247 Sports' Packer Report. He alluded to Rodgers and McCarthy's 2018 feud over the quarterback's refusal to follow the Packers' playbook, which led to the coach's firing that December, warning that such a return to a similar one would produce similar results: "2018?

They might fistfight each other on the sideline this year" Zach Jacobson @zaco