The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Postgame Show: The Jets

Episode Date: October 8, 2024

The crew finishes its discussion on the news that the New York Jets have fired head coach Robert Saleh and which players think they're more important than they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's not often that during the show we get this type of breaking news because it's never that Woody Johnson fires his coach midseason. He's never done it, David. Ever. Right. In a quarter of a century. I know. And we are there right now. Five games in, done with his coach. And his statement was a first class FU to his former coach.

Really? Wow. Boy, did he go after him and I can't even understand why it would be necessary to do that. Is it super long or can you read it to us? I'm gonna read only the pertinent parts. He did say that I informed Robert Sala that he will no longer serve as the head coach of the Jets, then Jay Glazer reported

that Woody Johnson actually went to Robert's office. I've never done it that way. You let them come to you. I was curious how that goes. I was wondering if Robert gets an email early in the morning like hey Woody wants to see you and he's just like oh shit. But you wanna feel that power of send so and so

to my office, right? That's half the fun of firing someone. What's the matter with you? You don't go to their office. That's from Jay Glazer, I assume that it's true. Do you think he does the little knock on the door? Like his door's open, he's in there, and it's just a little knock, knock, knock.

Hey, you busy? Hey, you busy? You got five? You're not busy anymore. I bet you got some time for me. So he then introduces who the interim head coach is. So no insider info needed, it's right here in the statement.

Jeff Ulbrich will serve as our interim head coach for the remainder of the season, here we go. He's a tough coach, this is still in the statement, who has the respect of the coaches and players on this team. I can't even, that obviously says it all, but then he keeps going. I believe he, along with the coaches on this staff,

can get the most out of our talented team and attain the goals We established this off season Wow I mean, it's pretty fair to say Robert Saul has not gotten the most out of that team Like that's that's a fair as quarterback got hurt, you know four snaps into the season last year I'm talking about this season. I know you're right for first place They have a game for first place on Monday night against the Bills. If they win that game, the Jets will be in first place.

But it hasn't looked great. It has not, the offense has not looked great. Now is that Aaron's fault? Is that Hackett's fault? By the way, Diana Racini, sorry Greg, she is reporting the Jets will keep Nathaniel Hackett. So, we know who's making the decisions for the Jets right now.

David, Aaron Rod Rogers fired Robert Sala Yes, or no, it certainly feels that way to me, and I've seen players do that We've had players come into our office and say I won't play for this band you ever have a guy It's like you're our backup third baseman. I don't care what you think like obviously it has to be someone important I just like the idea of a player who thinks they're more important than they are. But I'm like, hey, I'm done with Robert Sala. It's like, I don't give a shit. I think there's-

Yeah, John Bertie, don't worry about who the manager is. That's a fine David. I think there's a middle ground here between maybe perhaps not the best head coach and hasn't gotten the most out of the team, but also clearly not the biggest problem. And so firing him feels like a scapegoating

of the head coach where there's some bigger problems specifically with the offensive side of the ball that yes, he's the head coach, he manages the offense as well as the defense, but how much say has he had in personnel and in the offensive coordinator? It doesn't seem like those were either of his first choices. I told Jeremy right before the show that Aaron Rodgers when he throws interceptions

It seems like they have meaning behind them Like those are not passes the last two weeks that Aaron Rodgers normally makes he's never had three interceptions in a game He was making terrible pass after terrible bad hanking you cannot win games and get your coach fired It doesn't work like that one over that one overthrow. he had was like a really uncharacteristic throw from him. It's the worst throw I've ever seen a Hall of Fame quarterback make. This is the greatest throw of a football, maybe him and Dan Marino, that I've ever seen. It can't be worse than the Derek Carr first interception last night. Yeah, but I chucked it to the right side of the field.

That was so bad, Chris. He was throwing it out of bounds and it just didn't get out of bounds. You root for that in a Monday night. Yeah, but I just chucked it to the right side of the field. Oh, that was so bad, Chris. Thinking he was throwing it out of bounds, and it just didn't get out of bounds. You root for that in a Monday night football game, because that's when you decide, all right, I'm going to get my jammies on. I'm going to bet early. I love how I pete David Sampson's interest,

because what I'm accusing Aaron Rodgers of doing is taking the last two games and get his coach fired. It's the equivalent in baseball of 20 games. Just make sure we understand the math. You don't need to tank 20 games to get the attention of your owner when you're Aaron Rodgers. You just knock on his door and say,

hey, you got a minute?