Shannon Sharpe scoffs at Aaron Rodgers’ claims of happiness with Jets - "Stop this"

Aaron Rodgers appears to have smiled more in the last two weeks than in the last two years after his trade to the New York Jets. He's been spotted at practice and at several venues.

In comments made on the Pat McAfee Show via Undisputed, the quarterback claimed he was "pinching himself." Here's how he put it:

"Everything's new and exciting and fun. I'm just pinching myself a lot of days. I can't believe it's real sometimes. It's been a dream for sure, just to be here. Definitely feel energized to be in the building."

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Shannon Sharpe cast the comments in a new light, essentially calling them fake. Here's how he put it:

"I get it. You're in a new environment, you want to show the fans, the organization that you're really excited about being there. This is a great opportunity. New system. I get an opportunity to learn. I'm reinvigorated."

He continued, changing his tone:

"Stop this. Nobody dreams of playing for the Jets outside of Long Island. If you live in Long Island, you dream of playing for the Jets everywhere else with in the country, you rather play for the Giants or anybody. So stop this."

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It seems that the majority of talk shows floating around the television airwaves cannot say enough good things about the quarterback and his new team. Since the trade went down, numerous talking heads have endorsed the quarterback to have a big season. At worst, some expressed some nervousness, but not enough to change their predictions.

However, Shannon Sharp's tone has cut through the sea of positivity like a lightsaber through butter. Aaron Rodgers will hope to prove the professional Skip Bayless debator wrong this season. In order to do so, he'll need to overcome Josh Allen and the explosive Buffalo Bills, Tua Tagovailoa, and Bill Belichick.

Assuming he does that, he will need to likely go toe-to-toe with Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert, and others. Will No. 8 get the team above .500 for the first time since 2015?

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