Aaron Rodgers and Jets coach Robert Saleh have a 'major issue', claims Boomer Esiason

The Jets suffered a hugely disappointing loss to the Broncos on Sunday, and a former Gang Green quarterback believes something is amiss between Aaron Rodgers and head coach Robert Saleh.

After a dominant home win over the Patriots in Week 3, the Jets crashed back down to earth as they lost 10-9 to Denver and failed to score a touchdown in front of their home fans.

Now radio host Boomer Esiason, who played with the Jets between 1993 and 1995, has claimed there is a 'major issue' between the team's star quarterback and its coach.

'I try to watch to see if I see any interactions (between Rodgers and Saleh) on the sideline or anything - nothing, nothing. I see a guy walking right past another guy,' he began on WFAN's Boomer and Gio show.

'I had those days with two coaches in particular, and it's because I didn't trust the guy, and I didn't like the guy. I didn't (know) what he was doing and it p***ed me off. And if you read my body language in those days... you could tell that I was p***ed off. 

'And when I see Aaron Rodgers on the sideline and I see him after the game in the postgame press conference... there is a major issue there. Both will deny it, I guarantee it, but there is an issue there. And it's because you have this 40-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback to be dealing with a coach that I think he doesn't respect.'

Esiason's comments came after an awkward answer from Rodgers in the postgame press conference, regarding Saleh's comments on the team's pre-snap cadences.

After the Jets had five false starts against Denver, Saleh questioned whether his team was 'good enough' to handle the current pre-snap cadence. But Rodgers appeared to take issue with the suggestion it needed to be 'dialed back'.

'That's one way to do it. The other way is to hold them accountable,' he said. 'We haven't had an issue... until this.' 

Rodgers and Saleh also had a seemingly tense sideline exchange after the Jets took the lead over the Patriots in Week 3. The quarterback lightly shoved Saleh and many fans believed he told his coach it was 'too early' to be getting overly excited.

However, Rodgers played down the incident after the game, saying that the moment 'wasn't awkward at all' and that he in fact said 'two-score lead' - supposedly a common refrain of Saleh's.

The head coach's resume remains under the spotlight, however. Though the Jets were hamstrung by Rodgers' torn Achilles last season, Saleh is just 20-35 in New York.

Rodgers, meanwhile, is a 10-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro and one-time Super Bowl champion. He and the Jets will look to bounce back this weekend against the undefeated Vikings.