Jets Play-Caller Drama, Darnold Regret Debate, and Aaron Judge as “King of New York”

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Jets are already signaling a major change for 2026, with Tanner Engstrand not expected to call plays and Frank Reich emerging as a veteran option to stabilize Aaron Glenn. Evan and Tiki debate whether Reich is a solid move or just another safe hire, and what it says about the Jets hunting for experience over upside. Then the phones light up with more Sam Darnold regret arguments, including why QB mistakes hit harder than the Saquon situation and how the Giants’ draft decisions still haunt them. The hour takes a sharp turn into baseball and New York sports hierarchy as Anthony Rizzo introduces Aaron Judge as the “King of New York,” reigniting the Judge vs Jalen Brunson debate. Plus, the Knicks win again, and the guys tease a hilarious Ryan Ruocco moment that got way dirtier than anyone expected.

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0:00.0	Tanner Engstrand is not expected to call plays in 2026, according to sources.
0:05.7	While the Jets are still determining his role, a new play caller is expected to be added to the
0:10.5	staff. And the one name that he's attached to this job for now is Frank Reich.
0:16.4	And Frank, of course, was the OC during the Nick Foles run.
0:20.3	He had some success with Indianapolis, but he also has a weird distinction.
0:24.5	I don't know how many guys have done this, Teague.
0:26.6	He was fired mid-season as head coach in back-to-back years.
0:31.0	How often can that happen?
0:32.5	Yeah.
0:33.7	It's circumstantial.
0:34.8	I think Frank Reich is a good offensive mind, and obviously it was failures in Indy, mostly because they could never find a quarterback for him.
0:46.4	And then ultimately, he gets hired by the Carolina Panthers, and he wants, for his own sake, he's trying to win right away.
0:53.9	Right. And they have a rookie quarterback in Bryce Young.
0:57.3	And so it just didn't really make sense for him to be the head coach in Carolina.
1:04.3	So I get why he got fired in Carolina.
1:06.8	And the circumstances in Indy were just rough.
1:09.4	So I don't think it heavily weighs on his reputation as an offensive play caller.
1:16.4	I do not mind this.
1:18.2	And that's how I would phrase it.
1:19.2	I'm not against it.
1:19.8	I'm not partying.
1:20.5	I do not mind this.
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