“Absolutely Stunned!” - Jets Fan Rich Eisen Reacts to Robert Saleh’s Firing | The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen weighs in on the Jets’ ”shocking” firing of head coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season and going 20-36 overall in his tenure in New York.
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[@mase2393]

Hackett is the guy at your job that never does anything yet is still employed

[@johaw105]

Staying on Aaron's good side is his job

[@laxin1231]

personality hire lmao

[@The_Beverage_Stand]

damn he just like me frfr

[@JLT0624]

Faaack I’m definitely that guy.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

the donald trump of the NFL?

[@rorysmakingamovie]

Sam Darnold sipping wine from the castle balcony

[@josephgrounds1048]

Zach should join him.

[@scottsodyssey2485]

So happy for So Cal Sam!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Worst QB to start 5-0 since Kyle Orton in 2009

[@Drewswaggy]

Thicc costal rugged sam??

[@tommyebay]

@@chrisuncleahmad Jealous much?

[@laxmannate07]

The entire GB organization has a smirk on their faces seeing this.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The same organization that hasn’t won a big game for over a decade? GB is the most overrated team in sports Outside of 1 outlier fluke SB in 2010, the Packers have been the 21st century’s biggest choke artists

[@matthewhenri]

Rich is so naive if he thinks Rogers had no say in this.

[@Hhhk345]

And you know?

[@this.i.command1055]

​@Hhhk345 ..It's plain as day that Rodgers soured on Saleh

[@annerector8765]

Rich knows it was Rogers, he is just afraid of him.

[@grovepeate3316]

Needs him after McCafy gets him.

[@FarEastindy]

That was a bad move, I guess rodgers can transition to coach while wearing a boot because it's still a long season and the remaining teams to play the jets are going to feast on rodgers who has been sacked 8 times in the last two weeks. Shame on the jets

[@omarreyes2219]

Aaron’s bad throws/interceptions led to a head coach that had no control over his arm getting fired. Lame old jets

[@NickyTesla]

It was the flag

[@thegreatrenaldo7718]

Nothing to do with going for it on 4th and 2 instead of kicking a FG and getting points which at the end of the game the jets could have kicked a FG to send it to OT instead of having to go for a TD. Keeping Hackett as OC, undisciplined penalties year after year after year with saleh. Actually watch the jets games before you embarrass yourself but judging by your picture that it's too late for that.

[@leonapplebutter5946]

I love how literally yesterday, rich said there were no problems with Saleh and Rodgers 😂

[@Nightbreed_DOA]

Everyone knows that Rodgers got him fired.

[@TheCapn23]

Rich been mainlining copium when it comes to the Jets

[@leonapplebutter5946]

@@Nightbreed_DOA Everyone except Rich lol

[@gregbowlan8041]

uhmmm... Rich kinda clueless there. Cadence fallout.

[@Flike245]

Insert picture of Iraqi Minister of Information here.

[@craigwoodward7638]

London: the graveyard of nfl headcoaches

[@ji8044]

Aaron Rodgers had issues with him, so you knew he was a dead man walking. Nothing like an egotistical, overbearing, aged, and fragile QB to torpedo your Super Bowl dreams and then point the finger at someone else.

[@ricdale7813]

100% Truth. Rodgers was Great but that guy is long gone. He is a Social Media Conspiracy Theory Nut job now and that is All he thinks about. Cant blame everything on him but his fragmented personality has the Jets is a Terminal Tail Spin.

[@LGPanthers1]

Damn dude how many boosters did you take?

[@annerector8765]

You said it exactly!! It was Rogers all along.

[@ji8044]

@@ricdale7813 He's probably going to blame the firing on Democrats.

[@ji8044]

@@LGPanthers1 As many as the number of interceptions Rodgers threw in the last game. LOL

[@Sledgeh101]

That is also my hot take: Woody was laughed at after the Jets were down 17-0 and decided to fire Saleh at that point.

[@lynnerose7891]

He certainly wasn’t going to ever fire AR, bc they’re somehow buddies.

[@noelv1976]

He should have fired Saleh the next day, not two days later if that’s the case

[@izzydizzy1115]

Maybe Saleh wearing a Lebanese flag on his sleeve had something to do with it! Politics don't belong on the football field. Period!!!

[@miamithrice6]

@@izzydizzy1115 He's Lebanese, so there's no chance it was political, it's personal. If someone attacked your home country, it'd be understandable if you wore a flag.

[@timking-iy9jw]

"You're embarrassing me in front of my friends!!"😂😂😂

[@mat.356]

😂😂😂😂

[@rjc_2001]

The 49ers need to rehire him immediately

[@creepybantha1665]

Ravens could use him too

[@nappymcpott2565]

This is what I thought when I saw it

[@Danny-bd1ch]

Nah, 49ers players are the problem. They have a lack of talent now.

[@rjc_2001]

A move to SF is a backward move unless it's more profitable move for him, being DC there already. The Jets are the biggest joke in the NFL, and the 49ers aren't much better.

[@TheCephalon]

@@Danny-bd1chlack of talent???? Nick bosa, Fred Warner

[@enigmazero8624]

Congrats to Rich for calling Saleh’s last game, and in a totally unbiased and not at all obnoxious way.

[@brutaldomcom]

Fr I had to mute the tv

[@FilonisHat]

There are some true, objective, time-tested axioms in the NFL: all rookie QBs hit the rookie wall at some point in their inaugural season, don't meet Derrick Henry in the open field, and the Jets are gonna Jet.

[@shazardsahai4613]

I’m a jets fan and everything you said is a fact

[@dougdrazga4461]

As a Pirates fan since 1978: Dysfunctional teams make dysfunctional moves.

[@jacobjones5269]

I still blame Jose Lind..

[@jackcurvin9769]

This makes absolutely no sense no matter how you look at it

[@RDrakeSans1]

The Jets are still a dumpster fire.......smh

[@aaronkemp7789]

Here are the starting QBs that Robert Saleh had during his coaching tenure. Who could have been successful under these circumstances? Zach Wilson: 33 Mike White: 7 Joe Flacco: 5 Tim Boyle: 2 Trevor Siemian: 3 Aaron Rodgers: 6

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

Mike Ditka he won a super bowel with that trailer park QB, jim mcmohan

[@jihyotwice3159]

Flacco is ressurecting another team after doing so with the Browns last year.

[@annerector8765]

@@AsifKhan-hf9zy Jim McMahon had a LOT of help. And Ditka was a field genius.

[@BenchwarmerGOAT]

​@@AsifKhan-hf9zyDitka had the '85 Bears defense and Walter Payton what are you talking about

[@jurbania]

Had to do a double-take, I thought Rich was in pajamas for a second😆

[@pablofrancisconadal2107]

The Jets need something more than a new coach.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

bigger bre ast ed cheerleaders? look what it did for the cowboys franchise...........

[@1Learn2Swim3]

Aaron Rodgers strikes again!

[@Chebornek]

Let's see that awkward attempted bro-hug between Saleh and Rodgers again. That should tell you all you need to know about this firing.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I agree Saleh wasn't working out. But Nathaniel Hackett is a much bigger problem and should be the next to go, Aaron Rodgers be damned.

[@ji8044]

Rodgers would never let anyone fire his boys.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@@ji8044 fire Rodgers too, then. I know: it'll never happen. God, sometimes I hate being a Jets fan.

[@scottsodyssey2485]

Nat is Rodgers dart buddy , he not going anywhere 🤣

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

@@JohnDrummondPhoto you have Aaron freakin Rodgers as your QB and you are crying? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? 75% of the teams in the NFL would kill for a legendary QB of that stature to lead their team.........

[@junehanzawa5165]

​@@AsifKhan-hf9zy Good to know. Can you let the Jets know which ones so they can send him there? Everybody knows about the Raiders, but which other teams?

[@PianoUniverse]

Saleh didn't throw 3 picks. The nuts are running the asylum.

[@jihyotwice3159]

AR wrecks havoc once again. That clip where Saleh tried to hug AR was hilarious. Poor Saleh was mentally drained for trying to fix the relationship between him and AR. Saleh will do fine and get another chance in the future. Ironic that Jets got rid of every QB in order to pacify the QB that finally wrecked the ship. Those QBs are all doing better now. Saleh will do so as well.

[@archie15900]

He'll go back to DC work next year after he's recovered. Having lived through the Jets these last few years, he probably wants nothing to do with Head Coaching.

[@Mgranadosv]

I always like how the Jets keep surprising Rich Eisen. They give him hope....then they crush it.

[@carrite]

It's pretty hilarious.

[@KCJaguar8-6]

Arron Rodgers is the new head coach 😂😂😂

[@broncosstampede494]

Half Of This Is Aaron Rodgers Fault, Everyone Jumped On Russell Wilson Getting Hackett Fired....THIS IS AARON'S FAULT 😂😂😂

[@joeyfouchajr6413]

Rich goes to London and now he says he Gobsmacked lol

[@annerector8765]

Why is Rich still in London?

[@charlyk-w1h]

@@annerector8765 he's announcing the Bears vs Jags in London next weekend

[@whatudontunderstandis-gk9hk]

It's really not that hard Rich : You're overthinking this. 1) Rodgers DID NOT like Saleh 2) The Jets have come out flat... A LOT 3) Rodgers is one of Adams BFF.... period

[@cubanmarleyvr]

Boy the Vikings just demoralizing teams to where they first made fans question Daniel Jones his talent for the NFL and now Jets coach get fired. damn.

[@laxin1231]

Woody Johnson saw his lebanese flag patch and fainted like Tony Soprano seeing a box of Uncle Ben’s Rice

[@ji8044]

Idiot stuff.

[@mrbilly9917]

That's the only thing that makes sense. He didn't get fired because they thought it was going to get them more wins.

[@izzydizzy1115]

LMFAO

[@Ifoughtpiranhas]

Aaron Rodgers has his dirty fingerprints all over this.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

he does nt have dirty fingerprints, he washes his hands all thru-out the day with soap.........he is nt vaccinated remember

[@dougmaclennan8654]

Rich has no idea what is going on but let's hear from Rich for 20 minutes.

[@dawnbanerdt-adams8356]

I know, right? Yeah, Rich is clueless.

[@dylanmcmahon4902]

This coming one day after Saleh wore a Lebanese flag on his shirt makes me think this is more related to bigotry than anything on the field. Saleh was CLEARLY not the problem with the Jets!

[@terrymcintosh1842]

Is it because of the Lebanese flag patch?

[@OneWey2Go]

You see the obvious so you must be "Woke"....😮

[@Andrewlang90]

Being that he’s Lebanese, doubtful. The Jets are dumb, not Redskins dumb

[@izzydizzy1115]

Yes indeed, that flag was tasteless in light of what happened in Israel on year ago!

[@OneWey2Go]

@@izzydizzy1115 Tasteless? He's Lebanese...he can't represent his people? Every Lebanese person is not Hezbollah. Their innocent are dying as well

[@OhNiceMatt]

I knew this was happening when Rodgers pushed the HUG away

[@kevintaylor3427]

There was a moment during the game when, after a bad Jets play, the camera panned on Saleh who just sort of shook his head. Not a good look for a head coach.

[@bryanclark3151]

In Saleh's 3+ seasons, he was 20-36 with a roster that's often described as having a lot of talent. 2021: 4-13 (last place) 2022: 7-10 (last place) 2023: 7-10 (3rd place) 2024: 2-3 What took so long to fire him?

[@ji8044]

It only has a lot of talent on defense of course. The offensive line couldn't start for Alabama.

[@chidorisnake22]

@ji8044 Not to mention dude had like, what, 6 or 7 different starting QBs throughout his tenure, most of whom sucked on top of playing behind a garbage tier O-line?

[@russc788]

QBs were an issue…..

[@glensmith491]

The Saleh Jets improved over his first two years. Rodgers was the piece that was supposed to put them over the top but he was down for the season quickly so Saleh got a mulligan.

[@philliphall7699]

Rodgers puts the M E in Team

[@pattyg1184]

This was going to happen sometime this season. Not surprised

[@ElizabethBryant-d2u]

I suspect Saleh was as stunned as Rich.

[@annerector8765]

No, if you have to endure Aaron Rogers, especially as his boss, then you know when Rogers is stabbing you in the back.

[@jacobjones5269]

I just heard security had to be called to escort him out?.. He’s a big guy, I get it, but dayam?!..

[@annerector8765]

@@jacobjones5269 Who was escorted out?

[@BlueBarrier782]

Absolutely hilarious 😂 Jets will always be the Jets.

[@Palefox27]

Didn't see it coming?? The team is a mess and he let Rodgers take over.

[@willanrac]

Not a jets fan. I don't really know what's going on. But i hate any firing this early in the season.

[@MichaelPetrone-ng5yx]

I said it after the Broncos game - Aaron Rodgers looked incredulous at the prospect of his dialing back his cadence count while suggesting that there could be some accountability of the offensive line who had numerous offside penalties - that's when I knew Saleh was gone

[@catboyzee]

So let me get this straight: Aaron Rodgers throws 3 INTs in a bad loss. Defensive-minded head coach Bob Saleh gets fired and is replaced with the team's DEFENSIVE coordinator. Makes complete sense to me.

[@frippertonics6421]

It was either the DC or Nathaniel Hackett. Aside from the special teams coach, it doesn't seem like there are many other options...

[@paulberesniewicz2564]

Adams to Ravens would be lights, Bills would interesting as well

[@popgrubbs]

Even more reasons why I will never EVER respect Rogers. His place in NFL history just took yet another hit lowering his position. The fact that the HC would get fired here is a total knee-jerk reaction by team management ... thinking they have to answer to sports media and fans.

[@robertbrown380]

Nobody in GB is shocked that Rodgers blew this up

[@jackcurvin9769]

Isn't this exactly what the Jets have done since 1970?

[@dhgast4198]

Harbs/Ravens should sign Saleh as a consultant to help Zach Orr up the learning curve.

[@jerome_dangelo]

You can't remove half the cancer. Hackett is still the OC.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Rich….. Richard. Richie. You didn’t assume Saleh wasn’t walking on eggshells. He was basically fired the day they started actively recruiting Rodgers to come to New York.

[@TheDbduece]

DailyMail is insinuating that Saleh got fired for wearing the Lebanese flag on his arm in London.....

[@marcusgarcia5089]

"I have no idea what it accomplishes." Well, it appeases the over-paid, over-respected, baby diva you have playing quarterback.

[@FELiPES101]

my dude saleh was 20-36 and taking a team with talent in the wrong direction

[@alanfinck5595]

​@@FELiPES101also had a horndog as a QB. Lol

[@ladarriusjennings8914]

@@FELiPES101. What talent? He had Zach Wilson for three years, had Mike White, and Aaron who was sorry as hell. The defense played well, but he has had some of the worst QB play.

[@eliasbyrne2925]

@@ladarriusjennings8914 Also had an objectively bad OC in Hackett, right off the back of an atrocious HC gig in Denver. I'm not saying I think Saleh was a great HC but at the very least he did well on the side of the ball that he specializes in. I never understand when people think defensive coaches should somehow be better at scheming and managing an offense than the offensive coordinator.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

⁠@@eliasbyrne2925because the NFL is obsessed with offensive minded coaches they pay 0 attention to defense

[@beeracks4446]

Rich is an absolutely professional commentator, couldn’t even tell he was a Jet during that broadcast 🐐

[@mtndude96]

How tf did he get fired before Hackett??

[@jungum4734]

I don't know... It just had to be after wearing the Lebanese flag patch... I wouldn't be surprised if this news also appears on CNN or Fox News later.

[@pokewack]

He is Lebanese. Not going to give my political views on that situation, but wearing the flag of my home country isn’t that big of a deal in my opinion.

[@joeynickles7962]

Aaron is in fact the Jets GM. Joe D is his assistant

[@jackshittle]

This is NO surprise. Most of us knew he'd be fired but we figured it would be after Monday nights loss. How Rich is shocked is a true head scratcher.

[@djlee_exe]

I mean considering he literally just spoke with the team, he has more insight into the vibe of the team than us.

[@ryanboldt7751]

Rodgers is GM, head coach and OC. He started doing this in Green Bay and it was bad. Now he’s doing it again and it’s bad. Owners own, players play, coaches coach. Rodgers performance has been more of an issue than anything else on that team.

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Hackett letting rodgers do whatever he wanted is the problem not hackett, they shouldn’t be passing the ball 50+ times a game especially when they have breece hall

[@brenthendley5871]

Aaron Rodgers does it agai he did the same thing in GB when Mc Carthy got fired

[@thedivomeister6308]

Does decision have to do with the Flag of Lebanon on his sleeve? It may have helped in decision.

[@sharonreel8678]

Can't believe people were upset about this. That would be total bs if that's really why he was fired.

[@williewilliams6172]

Absolutely not

[@pokewack]

He’s Lebanese. Thats why I think it’s no big deal. Flag of his home country.

[@mrbilly9917]

Could have offended his boss. It's the only reason I could see.

[@daltonsmith9257]

I dont necessarily think that Saleh was doing a terrible job, but come on, even if he is a "Defensive minded" coach, as a head coach-you must be able to answer for both offense and defense. Vic Fangio is another example-great defensive mind and always had a great defense but not a great head coach because he couldn't get a productive offense going

[@jfkisgr8]

Not surprising considering the patch he wore on his jacket.

[@michaellord9745]

I'm still trying to figure out why the NFL Network hired Jets fan-boy Eisen to do the play-by-play for the Vikings-Jets game. That was a curious decision at best. Eisen's Jets cheerleading from the booth was gross....and unprofessional.

[@whoopiebushion198]

Dumb as hell I’m blown away fire Hackett

[@robertgaines9286]

Hackett was hired for Rodgers. He isn't going anywhere this year.

[@occasionalfeelgood23]

Eisen is clearly a Jets fan, he's emotional here. Firing Saleh makes sense to me. And of course Adams would prefer to play with Rodgers over Minshew and whoever else is in Las Vegas, you don't have to squint to see that.

[@kathrynaston6841]

Something is wrong with the lockerroom. The Jets SHOULD win more, but they are not a cohesive team and they don’t have each others back.

[@ShelbyBaby27]

WFAN is going to be crazy today!!

[@Present4]

Tom and his monologues. 😂

[@michaelmejia3822]

When they brought in the Free Thinker, Saleh was done. There would be a push pull on who was calling the shots. It was just a matter of when Saleh was out.

[@annerector8765]

EXACTAMUNDO. Perfect assessment.

[@good4life268]

Rogers fires another coach. Time to look in the mirror

[@visionpainting23]

The jets should promote Hackett to head coach and still call the offense

[@ellievampmtf]

Rich bro, i just watched you talk about how both Saleh and Rodgers were besties yesterday, i gotta question your ability to read the room lol

[@scottsodyssey2485]

Richard Sherman going to be screaming today 🤣😂🤣

[@MonJcFarland5]

Team had no discipline and no accountability for dumb penalties, drops, etc. Starts with the HC who kept pushing the blame off, I think this makes perfect sense. Stoked as a Jets fan for next week!

[@wraynephew6838]

Something happened from Sunday until now. The Jets have never fired a head coach during the season. Some sort of rift, malcontent, or inside dysfunction led to this swift and drastic move so early in the season.

[@Splathew]

I can't believe a player has that much control over a team

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

its aaron freakin rodgers we talkin bout here.......... ZEN MASTER.........

[@sueprator9314]

I am a 9er fan and in no way ever got over being beaten by the Ravens in the SB. HOWEVER, Davante going to the Ravens would be quite the line up and stability w/the "other " Harbaugh. The goal is to beat the fkng Chiefs.

[@cbalexander4444]

Davonte Adams to Ravens makes so much sense 🏈✌️💜

[@scruffd0g193]

Rich is in denial if he thinks Aaron had nothing to do with Salah getting fired. Aaron runs the show there.

[@LeaveMyFreedomBe]

and how much of it had to do with input from Rodgers? It's odd to fire a coach mid season unless there are serious issues.

[@montollo1098]

An irrational move in my opinion. Saleh was not the problem, at least give the guy the rest of the season to and as Rich mentioned, do what you need to do as an owner once it is over.

[@rpm773]

Firing a football head coach mid season is announcing to the world things are so bad that you're throwing in the towel. 5 games into the season, and the Jets aren't anywhere near that state yet...or weren't as of earlier this AM. Silly, typical Jets nonsense.

[@jdoubleu1905]

How did Hackett make it?

[@williamwhite2113]

You'll find Aaron Rodgers's fingerprints on the knife.

[@justadude2800]

Rodgers had no say? Please stop.

[@xaxx5560]

Rich you need to apologize to Sean Payton and the Denver broncos

[@evanmcginley430]

I need him to come the texans

[@mazhar1980]

Sacked in the morning, you'll be sacked in the morning! As English football fans chant to bad managers. Embarrassing Woody in London seems to have consequences. As for Saleh, I'd welcome him to Chicago in a heartbeat to be our DC after Eberflus gets fired for a playcalling offensive head coach this January.

[@keastland]

At this point in his career, Rogers is nothing more than a coach killer.

[@Oldjohn52]

Jets doing Jet things. The Schadenfrueda is high today.

[@omazz1965]

Every respected NFL insider and announcer is shocked by firing. J E T S . Jets. Jets. Jets.

[@electriccontrol7680]

Just as Aaron Rodgers says, "THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS FINE" !!! 😂😂😂

[@thombrowne1014]

Adams has 18 catches for 209 yards 11.6 avg and 1 TD and 10 first downs.

[@gregbowlan8041]

Matt LaFleur is laughing!

[@daisycourtney100]

I'm sure he feels for Bob considering they're good friends

[@mrbilly9917]

I doubt Lafleur finds any pleasure in this.

[@annerector8765]

Maybe not laughing loudly....Saleh was Matt LaFleur's best man at his wedding. Great pals.

[@LGPanthers1]

Are any of us actually surprised? The dude's as milquetoast and passive as possible

[@addsloth3041]

After 30 years of watching the big 4 sports every season, it seems like signing to a New York team is consistently a really shitty experience for the coaches and players that I don’t really see in other cities

[@99somerville]

Fans have been calling for Saleh’s head for the last two years. Now when it happens they act surprised and feel sympathetic for him. Can’t have it both ways!