New York Jets ' locker room were whispered conversations and tossed equipment. Aaron Rodgers, his face wrinkled and his beard a nearly even mix of gray and brown, sat in front of his locker and stared into the distance.

Aaron Rodgers was supposed to pilot the Jets to a Super Bowl. Instead, the captain and his crew never left the terminal. The dark skies that have hung over the organization since winning Super Bowl 3 in 1969 don't seem to be going anywhere,