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What's up, everybody? This is Peter Schrager. This is the season with Peter Schrager. We're planning on doing a podcast today, but it is the season. And the season twists and turns and there's surprises. And we had to do an emergency podcast here based on the firing of Robert Sala by the New York Jets. Sala, 45 years old, and this was his fourth season as the Jets head coach, 20 and 36 record overall. And I start with that because I think

at the end of the day, there is a scoreboard with coaches and whether or not we can get into

the, was it too soon? Was it not too soon?

20 and 36 is a head coach.

That was at the end of the day, I think, the biggest deal.

Now, let me empty the bag a little bit.

I spoke to Sala this morning over text, said he was not aware that this was going down when he walked into work today.

He was told to have a meeting with the owners.

He did and said it was rather cut and dry.

They're going to a different direction, and they're elevating Jeff Oldbrook.

I've spoken to sources in New York who said this was not some long orchestrated deal that was weeks and months in the making.

This is a decision

after the London game, but I think the Denver game had somebody to do with it as well,

and the pouring rain with that 10 to 9 loss. Now, Jeff Ulbrick is going to be elevated to head

coach. Jeff Ulbrick is the defensive coordinator. I was the first to break that news. Did it so on the NFL network. I will tell you

that Obrick is one of the more respected defensive coaches in the league. Doesn't get a lot of credit,

but when San Francisco was looking to replace Steve Wilkes, they did inquire with Obrick and

they could figure out a title that would work. And he was like, no, I'm staying with the Jets. I'm sticking it out here with Sala. So there were inquiries and he decided to, you know, be ten toes down in New York. Players respect him, close respect him. All right. All the salacious stuff. Let's get to it. Did Rogers, was Rogers really the judge, jury, and executioner here?

I don't think so.

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