Giants Build Real Coaching, Jets Still Search for a Savior

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

his segment opens with a full takedown of what the Pro Bowl has become and why it no longer means what it used to. Justin Fields turning down the Pro Bowl earns respect, while seeing Shedeur Sanders labeled a “Pro Bowler” highlights how hollow the honor has become. The crew argues the solution is simple: keep Pro Bowl selection as a standalone honor, then separate it from the exhibition event entirely, possibly reimagined as a fan focused showcase tied to flag football and the future Olympic push. From there, the conversation swings back to New York football. The New York Giants are praised for leaning into real coaching and teaching under John Harbaugh, with callers emphasizing fundamentals like catching, tackling, and development, especially with young players such as Theo Johnson. The takeaway is that this staff feels deliberate and built to improve players, not just manage games. Meanwhile, the New York Jets spiral continues. Calls center on ownership dysfunction, whether Woody Johnson is driving the franchise into a dead end, and the bleak reality that even big name saviors like Mike Tomlin feel unrealistic. The hour circles the same haunting question Jets fans cannot escape: who, if anyone, can actually save this franchise.

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0:00.0	If you really want to show Shador being a pro bowler is whack, look at Justin Fields, who Woody
0:05.7	Johnson, the owner of the Jets was quoted as saying he doesn't know how to throw a football and
0:09.0	eventually got benched the last few weeks of the season. I give Justin Fields a lot of credit
0:13.0	because yesterday the story came out that he was offered a chance to compete in the pro bowl games
0:18.1	and Justin Fields declined as he's going to continue to work on getting ready for next season.
0:23.8	I thought that was a really good decision by Justin Fields.
0:27.0	And look, Geo hit on this earlier.
0:28.8	I give him a lot of credit because I think he's spot on.
0:31.3	He said, it just needs to be called something other than the Pro Bowl.
0:36.0	I 100% agree with it.
0:38.2	Because I see your eyes light up.
0:39.9	It's like, Pro Bowl!
0:41.1	Because I grew up with the Pro Bowl meaning something.
0:43.3	You're a Pro Bowl, it means something.
0:45.3	Here's the thing.
0:46.4	A lot of the guys who get elected to the Pro Bowl, it's Brian Burns is a pro bowler.
0:52.2	Yes, 100% deserved.
0:58.1	Pooka Nakua is a pro bowler. Yes, 100% deserved. Pooka Nakuwa is a pro bowler. 100% deserved.
1:06.6	But then there are these, it's mostly the quarterbacks, by the way, that they just don't want to compete in a flag football game or whatever the festivities are.
1:11.3	And so it needs to become something completely different. And I reached out to Michael Rubin.
1:13.1	I was like, make this a mini fanatics fest.
1:15.3	He's the owner of fanatics.
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