Craig, Evan & Shaun Clash Over Wink Martindale and Jets DC Drama

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A new wrinkle in the Jets’ offseason drama has Craig, Evan, and Shaun sparring on air after Wink Martindale suggested his failure to land the defensive coordinator job may have been due to factors “out of his hands.” The comment quickly reignites questions about whether ownership, specifically Woody Johnson, played a role in the decision and whether earlier reporting about the situation was correct. Craig pushes back hard on the interpretation of Martindale’s remarks and refuses to apologize, while Evan and Shaun argue the comments reinforce what had already been reported. The debate pulls in outside perspective from Willie Colon and expands into a bigger conversation about the Jets’ direction, including the team’s quarterback future and whether Geno Smith could buy them time before they eventually draft their long-term answer.

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0:00.0	Yesterday, Wink Martindale did an interview with Pat Leonard and made pretty clear that there were
0:05.2	higher ups that led to him not getting the defensive coordinator job.
0:09.2	Here's a quick clip of that.
0:11.1	If you missed it, Wink Martindale.
0:12.9	It was just to be honest with you, I think it was one of those decisions that was out of his
0:17.4	hands and we'll just leave it at that.
0:20.3	A decision that was out of his hands, which to me backed up Sean's report that Woody Johnson got involved
0:26.5	and put the Ixnay on Wink Martindale becoming the defensive coordinator, basically telling Aaron Glenn,
0:31.8	you make a ton of money. Why don't you run the defense? Hence, Aaron Glenn says I have a superpower.
0:37.1	So the question for our friend in the afternoon, Craig, Aaron Glenn says I have a superpower. So the question for
0:38.5	our friend in the afternoon, Craig, was, does he apologize to Sean or does he call Wink Martindale
0:44.3	a liar? Because those are the two options. So before we play his response, any prediction to make
0:50.0	Tiki? I think he probably called Wink a liar. Is that what you think? Yeah. You don't think you apologize to Sean?
0:56.8	Sean, do you think Craig apologized to you or called wink a liar?
0:59.8	I'm going to say it's going to take a lot for Craig I ever apologize to be, so no, he's going to call wink a liar.
1:04.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Craig Carton.
1:06.1	I think he didn't say I know.
1:08.8	Correct.
1:09.4	He didn't say I can, I can put my hand on a Bible.
1:12.8	Correct.
1:13.1	He said, I think the decision might have been out of his hands.
1:18.1	Yep.
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