Watch: Cowherd Discusses Who Won Packers-Jets Trade for Rodgers

Colin Cowherd breaks down the big Packers-Jets trade that sent Aaron Rodgers to New York.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Who won Monday’s trade that sent legendary quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets?

“Whoever gets the star in the trade wins the trade,” sports personality Colin Cowherd said in the accompanying video.

Sometimes. But not always.

For the Jets, who are going all-in to push for the Super Bowl, and the Packers, who are attempting to reload behind Jordan Love, there are different answers.

“The Jets have to be great immediately,” Cowherd said of giving up two premium draft picks for what could be a one-year-rental quarterback.

The Jets haven’t reached the playoffs since 2010. Last year, their offense was terrible behind benched No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson and Mike White, ranking 29th in scoring and 25th in yards.

“To go from that quarterback and that offense to Aaron Rodgers … it should really be a game-changer for them,” Cowherd said.

It won’t be easy, even with some friendly faces with Nathaniel Hackett running the offense and Allen Lazard at receiver.

“There are some potholes for Aaron Rodgers,” Cowherd said. The AFC East, led by the Buffalo Bills, is strong. The AFC, as a whole, is great – much better than the NFC.

Moreover, “Many of the Jets’ best players are young – first- second-year players – not ideal for an old, prickly veteran,” Cowherd said.

But the arrival of the four-time MVP, still with considerable talent at age 39 and with something to prove after being jettisoned by the Packers, remains a game-changer. He’s been there, he’s done that and he’s got the swag to lift a franchise that hasn’t been relevant for years.

“That alone should change the culture, the attitude and the locker room in New York,” Cowherd said.

From Green Bay’s perspective, this feels like a rebuild – even if that’s not the word general manager Brian Gutekunst wants to use. The Packers went 8-9 last season. Cap-strapped, they didn’t improve in free agency. And now, they’ll be entering the great quarterbacking unknown with Love.

If Love shows flashes of being “Kirk Cousins with a little mobility … that’s a win for them,” Cowherd reasoned. “Even if they find that out and go 8-9 and don’t make the playoffs, there’s a feeling of optimism for the Packers.”

So, who won the trade? From the Packers’ perspective, if Love shows he’s good enough to win games and is a top-half-of-the-league and trending the right way, that will be a victory.

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