Robert Saleh’s Titans Intro Sparks Jets Anger

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 990 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Evan reacts to Robert Saleh being introduced as the new head coach of the Tennessee Titans and plays the clip that is driving New York Jets fans crazy, Saleh joking that in New York, when he did not call plays, he felt like a “timeout and red flag guy” with the best seat in the house. Evan explains why it does not annoy him the way it annoys Jets fans, and instead turns it into a bigger point about how hard the jump is from coordinator to head coach when you are no longer fully plugged into the scheme every snap. From there, the conversation shifts into a blunt lesson about the risks of hiring first-time head coaches and why Woody Johnson keeps putting the Jets in the same cycle. The crew connects it back to the current direction under Aaron Glenn and why the rumored pursuit of veteran offensive leadership like Frank Reich makes sense if you want the “head coach of the offense” alongside a defensive-minded head coach. Then, right on cue, the segment flips into levity as Shaun launches Cinco de Loncho, a rapid-fire Top 5 of what to watch with no football this weekend, including the debut of NBC Sunday night hoops, the Grammys, and anything Craig has not already spoiled.

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0:00.0	Evan, we've already done a fan focus, but our powers that be mainly Andrew Kaplan does a great job in digital. He's wonderful. He heard us doing the dribble, dribble, dribble, fat, fat, and he quickly went back into the archives here. I don't have the WF&FAC to play, but this is a WFA flashback. Regarding the James Hardin trade? Regarding your reaction to the James Harden trade, and what you and Craig were in the middle of talking about when that trade broke.
0:21.8	Huh.
0:22.1	Okay.
0:22.5	I have no idea what we were talking about when the trade broke. Okay. I can't even guess that. I will just tell you this clip is about 90 seconds. I'm not previewing this. I've been told what it is. You tell me when you want out. All right. So here we go. It's the FAN flashback, Cardin Roberts, back in January of 2021.
0:38.6	We don't know how this interview went, but clearly the Jets are heads over heels for him. Well, listen, you'd like to think the Jets like them because yes, they brought him in for Numero Deuce, but they let him go without signing him. So he's got it... Oh, boy. The Nets got James on.
0:56.4	Breaking news, everybody.
0:58.6	Well, what do we give up?
0:59.2	Can I talk it?
1:00.7	Can you tell me what they gave up?
1:01.8	The Brooklyn Nets. I need to know what they gave up.
1:04.2	Is that answer out yet?
1:05.8	Brooklyn has acquired James Hardin.
1:10.7	Oh, well, what?
1:11.7	Craig, make a call.
1:13.4	What'd they give up?
1:13.9	I need to know.
1:15.0	I can't formulate.
1:17.7	My first reaction is shock, awe, and I'm pissed off.
1:21.3	That's my first reaction.
1:22.5	You want to capture it?
1:23.5	Want to take a picture?
1:24.6	That's my first reaction.
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