Jets Name Geno QB1 Early… Smart Move or Big Mistake?

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The Jets make an early declaration at quarterback, but is it the right move? After publicly naming Geno Smith as the starter, the discussion turns to whether showing that kind of confidence helps establish leadership or creates unnecessary risk before the draft even unfolds. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber debate the strategy behind revealing too much too soon, including how it impacts draft positioning, competition, and locker room dynamics. They also explore whether this signals a bigger organizational shift or simply reflects a coach trying to assert control, and what it could mean for the Jets moving forward.

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0:00.0	Let's go to Bob and Long Beach. Hey, Bob.
0:02.8	Hey, guys. How are you doing today?
0:05.0	Good. Oh, it's good.
0:05.6	You can call me a Robert DeHiro, Evan.
0:10.5	I like that. Robert DeHiro.
0:13.5	As a matter of fact, Teddy Kennedy used that line in his eulogy of Bobby Kennedy after he was assassinated in L.A. in 1968.
0:23.2	Is that right?
0:24.1	He incorporated.
0:25.2	Yes, indeed.
0:26.0	Wow.
0:26.4	That's okay, though.
0:27.2	That's okay for Teddy to do that because he's like quoting what he thinks is from his brother.
0:32.3	And it's, of course, his funeral.
0:33.8	It's a tragic day.
0:34.7	So I'm going to excuse Teddy on that one.
0:36.9	But Bobby, I'll tell you,
0:38.6	plagiarizing George Bernard Shaw. Unbelievable.
0:41.8	Hey, a little, a little trivia for you on the night that Bobby Kennedy was killed,
0:47.0	Don Drysdale pitched his fifth or six straight shutout that same evening.
0:53.0	Wow.
0:55.2	Was it a home game? Was it a home game?
0:56.7	Was it a home game?
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