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Evan & Tiki

Hour 3: Jets QB Debate, WBC Fallout, and the Buzz Around Gerrit Cole

Evan & Tiki

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Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A packed New York sports slate, led by a spirited debate over the Jets’ quarterback room after bringing in Geno Smith. The hosts dig into whether the Jets should add another veteran, draft a developmental quarterback, or both, while also questioning what the team’s long-term plan really is. Along the way, they hit on Aaron Judge’s postseason reputation, draft-lottery tanking logic, and why fans never stop dreaming about the next big answer at quarterback. The conversation also swings through the World Baseball Classic, where the hosts separate the tournament’s excitement from what will actually be remembered months from now, including Venezuela’s title and the lasting power of truly iconic moments. They close with anticipation around Gerrit Cole’s spring return from Tommy John surgery, making predictions for when he’ll rejoin the Yankees’ rotation and what that comeback could mean as baseball season gets closer.

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0:00.0

It's also the return of Garrett Cole.

0:03.4

He is back.

0:05.6

He will throw an inning as he recovers from Tommy John's surgery.

0:09.6

More thoughts on Gary Cole's return coming up later this hour.

0:12.6

But the NFL offseason has kind of hit that quiet period.

0:15.9

We did have the big trade yesterday of Jalen Waddle going from Miami to the Chargers,

0:20.4

but we don't have the every five-minute free agent movements, Miami to the Broncos. What did I say? You said Chargers? I said the Chargers? You did. Boy, my brain. New team, who is? To the Denver Broncos for like a first, a third, and a fourth. So it's kind of gotten quiet, like the first layer of free agency

0:38.0

and the trade market is slowly ending. And I look at the Jets and they obviously made the decision to go after Gino Smith. And we expressed a lot of views on that over the last week. It's not something I would have done. It's not something I wanted them to do. Have I learned to accept it already? I have. Am I hoping for the best? I am. I'm a fan. What

0:55.0

else can I do? But it would not have been my first choice. With that said, the Jets still have a

1:00.8

quarterback room that probably needs to add a guy or two. Like as of right now, they have two other

1:06.0

quarterbacks on their roster, Bailey Zappy, who they picked up off waivers after the season was over.

1:12.0

And of course, Brady Cook, who was, I don't want to be mean.

1:15.8

Yeah, he was average at best and probably below average.

1:18.9

Yeah, you're being very nice.

1:20.7

He was not an NFL player.

1:23.2

So the Jets could draft a quarterback, which we'll spend more time talking about,

1:26.8

but they also, if they're really going to follow the Giants model, the Giants added two veteran quarterbacks. They still had Tommy DeVito, which I guess we could say is Brady Cook right now. And then they drafted their guy. Are they adding a veteran quarterback? Should they add a veteran quarterback? Because I got to tell you, Teak, I'm very curious your opinion on this because I'm so mixed.

1:45.0

I don't really want another veteran quarterback.

1:47.0

I would like a lottery ticket.

1:48.0

I'm a big lottery ticket guy. There are many tickets out there at this point. Look, I tend to agree with you, which why Ty Simpson makes a lot of since at 16. The only challenge with Ty Simpson if you draft him at 16 is you know Gino's going to play most of the season.

2:02.3

You brought Gino here going to play most of the

2:01.9

season you brought Gino here to play football and to help you win right now. Ty Simpson's likely

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