Jets' Press Conference & the NFL's Officiating Problem - Mike Francesa Reacts

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The Jets are entering a new era as they officially introduced Aaron Glenn as head coach and Darren Mougey as general manager. Mike Francesa assesses whether or not the new staff will finally lead Aaron Rodgers and company to success and who will be the deciding voice when it comes to differences of opinion. Plus, Mike shares his thoughts on the NFL's officiating problem in yesterday's games and answers your emails. 00:00 Jets Hire Aaron Glenn as HC 04:15 Jets Hire Darren Mougey as GM 13:08 Time to Outlaw the Tush Push? 14:01 The NFL's Officiating Problem 26:16 Super Bowl Preview 32:38 Who is Better? Kelce or Gronk? 33:07 Does Spags Have a HOF Case? 33:59 Does Saquon's Performance Make the NYG Look Bad? 34:53 Does Rodgers Want to Start a Season with a Rookie HC? Want more Mike? Sign up for the free Mike Francesa Podcast newsletter for exclusive content. Go to www.mikefrancesapodcast.com to sign up. Subscribe today to The Mike Francesa Podcast for Giants and Jets news, analysis, and breakdowns during the NFL season.

[@MrAquinas1]

What you're not taking into account with officiating in KC games is that they cannot be called in any manner that might cause Taylor Swift to cry. This would also cause Roger Goodell to cry.

[@cinnaminson0653]

The players will listen to Aaron Glenn until they are 2-7 and then they will tune him out.

[@gabrielsuncar]

This guy is so negative against the New York Jets, keep hating hater!! Ps GIANTS are a way bigger joke.

[@Elephant2024]

Brutal SB for Giants fans. Saquon Barkley on one side. Spags on the other.

[@MrAquinas1]

@@gabrielsuncar Recognizing obvious deficits is not hatred. But it is hatred to characterize honest criticism as hatred.

[@fmac0417]

Mike's take on the officiating is spot on.

[@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq]

That's why he's the best

[@marcal7224]

LMFBO!!! Going from Giants to Philly was like going from Bayonne to THE MOON!! That's a classic Francesa line right there folks! (34:39)

[@420scene]

Only if you’re in the tri-state area, you would get it. Yeah that was definitely a classic Francesa line. 💯

[@marcal7224]

@420scene this is true.. it was just a perfect comparison because Bayonne is a town of nothingness (no disrespect)... People would only know it (Bayonne) from the War of the World movie with Tom Cruise.. lol

[@matthewsottile8877]

Mike is the best for intelligent sports talk period

[@dasefxrob]

Unfortunately, as always, neither the NFL nor the officiating ever have to answer for this stuff 🤬

[@vpking77]

Mike, Time flies. I didn’t know it was Ash Wednesday.

[@JWD1992]

I had to keep from bursting out laughing at work after reading this just now.

[@1958yankeefan]

Thank you Mike for hitting on everything that annoyed me about that game….and about the NFL in general!!! Very cathartic!!!

[@joeruiz4010]

The NFL doesn't have an officiating problem, though. The NFL is corrupt. KC's benefit from favorable bias officiating is institutionalized corruption.

[@petrhrabovsky7172]

Mike is still the best, i only listen to him. We appreciate you Mike

[@bundown5463]

If Woody empowers Glenn and stay out of this, Glenn will be fine. I like that Parcells told him to be a scout 1st, talent evaluation, before becoming a coach. That is very promising. He's been around other Parcells guys like Sean Payton in New Orleans & Denver and that will definitely help. Now the GM has to give him guys, esp. a QB (post-Rodgers). You Jets fans should love how Glenn conducted himself today.

[@Scott_R_LePage]

Mike, I appreciate your knowledge and perspective. I like AG's words. My personal best takeaway was, "People make culture, not words" I know first-hand that those words are the gospel! He also said it will be communicated to each player their responsibility. They will be aware of it and held to it. Now that the talk is done, we need results. Nuff said.

[@nyjetsfl632]

State Farm is a huge sponsor with Chiefs players and coaches as spokesmen.

[@hybridous]

'Nobody can screw up football...'? No Mike, the NFL can certainly screw up their thing. They can absolutely KILL this Golden Goose. Know how? Let the fans start thinking we're watching a script. Let us get the idea we're watching Pro Wrestling. Think the NFL has the stones to prove its legitimacy by sacrificing a big storyline? Me neither...

[@Slo-ryde]

They are now in bed with the gambling industry. They get a cut of the proceeds.

[@joeruiz4010]

Well said. The NFL is very corrupt right now. 😂

[@punkrockdad86]

Well said. Back afta dis.

[@smartyjonez5470]

@@Slo-ryde the nfl makes 12 billion per year. U think they’re going to risk all of that profit and their reputation for some little money from gambling sites ? Yall are delusional

[@Slo-ryde]

@@smartyjonez5470 what I said is a known fact. You can look it up.

[@Chize41]

Love hearing Mike ruminate over that 98 AFC title game lol…we all have games like that as fans

[@el_GuapO_1]

Time stamp?

[@Elephant2024]

Aaron Glenn won the press conference. Now comes the difficult part of putting together the roster via the draft, free agency, etc. and trying to turn around the losing culture.

[@MM-rr1kp]

You lneww when that offsides was called against Buffalo early when that Defender timed that snap perfectly that this was not going to end well if the refs had anything to do about it

[@JohnMoore-z1r]

Unfortunately he was Offside 😢😢

[@Slo-ryde]

The chiefs already have their LIX rings on order.

[@ScottLulu]

One thing about Glenn, he was a college scout for a few seasons so maybe he can evaluate talent well. Who knows but it’s possible

[@timburr4453]

Curious how Mike will bash and hate the Jets with this latest hire

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

80% of the country doesn’t care about this superbowl Only chiefs eagles fans. Its getting old and boring with the refs and the league pushing kansas city to superbowl

[@johnreape2833]

I finally surrender this year. I won't watch the Superbowl, or another Chiefs game, regular season or playoffs next year. This " boat ride", has gone on for 5 years now. Whatever it takes, is their mantra!! Mike can't say it, but this is all Goodell behind every Chiefs home playoff game!!

[@lex6794]

Exactly the NFL will make sure the refs do everything they can to make sure Kansas City 3 peats, and I don't want to see them play the eagles again, it's too scripted and boring.

[@rextside]

As someone who has been listening to Mike since the mid 90's, I'm hear to tell you for Mike to say something negative about the officials it has to be incredibly egregious.

[@Tyweezy84]

Thank u Mike for pointing out the bias in how chiefs are officiated

[@JimDiBattista]

Mike, I totally agree with the abolish the Tush Push it's Rugby not football. The other rule that has to be fixed or done away with is the stupid and always subjective Illegal Man downfield rule -the drive killer as I like to call it.

[@stevenwinograd2757]

Bad officiating and NFL scripts are nothing new, but Taylor Swift and her mega universe of new NFL fans represents a different level of opportunity and threat to the league.

[@salsciara6275]

Do you think if Taylor was dating Gardner Minschew the raiders would be in the superbowl?

[@PJJ196]

@@salsciara6275chiefs get preferential treatment because they have a hard-on for Mahomes like they did with Brady for 20 years

[@luigi32791]

Get out of here with that, they show her for all of 30 seconds during the game. How come you don't say anything when enimem is shown during lions games?

[@michaell8002]

​@@luigi32791 I would say this season, I saw Taylor Swift on tv about 100 times. Forget your hypothesis and fandom.

[@Nigaleto]

@@luigi32791Please not even comparable

[@nicolasstaudt5714]

I was done with the tush push the first time I saw it.

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

How did they decide it wasn't a first down? Easy. It helped the Chiefs to say it wasn't a first down.

[@therealDac10012]

"Like going from Bayonne to the moon." 😂

[@marcal7224]

LMBO!!! All Time Classic Francesa Line!!

[@gordonstarship]

Thank you Mike.

[@Legend_ofScroting_Whores]

Oh yeah, mike was cooking in this one.

[@RobertFoley-b7c]

Great show!!

[@therealDac10012]

Why no props for Spags?

[@rodgachelin5998]

Gronk gets the edge for me because he was asked to block in the run game. . A LOT. (and I hate the Pats) If I'm not losing any athletic ability in the passing game with either of them, I'll take the better blocker of the two.

[@larrylegend6242]

Gronk is the greatest tight end in NFL history.. idgaf what anybody says.. I know the game as a 40+ year fan.. played most of my youth and a coaches son who's dad put 3 players in the NFL who all won SUPERBOWLS ( Ricky Proehl, Shawn O'Hara and Shawn Mayer ) I don't know who to put #2 but it ain't Travis Kelce

[@BeersFrontiers]

Same problem in MLB, we use replay to determine out or safe at first base but allow Blue to have his own strike zone. 🤬

[@reboot3332]

How come the NFL hasnt put sensors at the ends of the footballs and on the first down and end zone pylons to determine where the football is. It would take away all guess work and make things 100% fair.

[@Slo-ryde]

Then the refs can’t fudge it 😊

[@revo1336]

The call center (KC help- line) in NY could shut the sensors off.

[@JC71813]

Great show

[@CynthiaGeorgette]

I agree 100% with Mike on those bogus penalties. So KC needs help to get into the SB so Taylor Swift can make money for the NFL.

[@tonymargiottajr6576]

Somebody tell Allen to start dating Carrie underwood or something 😂

[@josephloguidice1841]

The tush push does stink. It’s ridiculous now.

[@traderduke2]

When they made that legal, it hurt football almost as much as the Qb roughing penalties. And now, it has become embarrassing.

[@victorwilliam3056]

Thanks for speaking up Mike. KC has been getting all the calls all year. They are not as good as their record. Its a shame...why should we watch if its the same team in the big game every year? Can the next team be the Packers? Lol

[@holy45grail]

“Going from Bayonne to the moon…”. That’s a good one Mike!

[@newt0830]

I'm guttin the building. Lol 😆

[@matthewschneider6100]

Love ya Mike. Spot on with cheifs stuff

[@cinnaminson0653]

Good Afternoon Mike- is it true that John Minko will soon replace Joe Buck? I'll hang up and listen.

[@matthewsottile8877]

Mike it used to be against the rules to push ball carrier . 2nd i believe there used to be a rule that you can not tackle the ball .no trying to knock ball out on purpose

[@NoellaScott]

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows! Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together

[@isabelbeckerman9226]

🤔

[@elscorcho7033]

Lesley Gore right?

[@philtanner2083]

I would like to see Mike and Gruden talk football…

[@chriscolfer2915]

Douglas was given players away like chop sticks at Japanese restaurant.

[@Snowboarder16]

Huh

[@FVine]

​@@Snowboarder16joe Douglas

[@steves9964]

Jets were minus six in turnovers, missed a makeable medium yardage field goal and gave up dozens of yards on punts that were allowed to bounce in that '98 AFC Title Game and only lost 23-10. That's what made it even more infuriating.

[@Homer_the_prophet99]

Mike is so right abt the jets

[@RobertFoley-b7c]

Jets should have hired McCarthy and Dimitrov

[@jah_hern81]

Both will not be working for teams next season, so seems that they are not highly sought after.

[@jimwerther]

McCarthy is not a good HC

[@rodrahama2344]

After all these years and Mike is on it, jets lead 10-0 @Denver and nothing has gone right since that day.

[@KarlOrtmertl]

I've been watching football for over sixty years. The officiating sucked when I started watching and it still sucks, if anything, worse now. Back then, the money savings by having Insurance Salesmen officiate on the weekends was significant. Now, it's pocket change you find under the cushions on your couch. So its not that. Bottom line is, due to how the NFL is so uniquely suited to betting, the league has gotten more popular every year for those sixty years. You can't improve on success. Nobody is going to change the officiating. If you change it, it would have to be for personal pride in the product you are presenting. There obviously is none as no one can bother lifting their heads from the trough to care enough.

[@Slo-ryde]

Bad officiating is beneficial when you are now in bed with the gambling industry. It’s almost a pre requisite!!! You are right, nobody will lift their heads outta the trough, so long as the money keeps pouring into it

[@Brianblair-ip4zr]

Good luck with that duo leading the jets to the promised land

[@1Bronco2]

AG is walking into a playoff ready Defense already...... The Jets defense is better than what I saw yesterday with both Washington and Buffalo

[@Spartan_-du9wi]

Woody selling the same garbage every 4/5 years. Rinse & Repeat. I'm not buying it. Show me you can be a competent football organization. Until then not spending a dollar.

[@WISDOMvsKnowledge22]

Taylor Swift was the MVP yesterday i. e. she will make another SB appearance w/out singing even one lyric

[@gregz1235]

5 year contract for age, something tells me he won't see 5 yrs...

[@domino2009ful]

When ownership is bad, doesn’t matter who they hire.

[@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq]

WOW he mentions my town 😂

[@paulmendrina1449]

I continue to be disappointed in the Jets hires..

[@MichaelW-fb1xg]

I'm originally from New York but my whole life I've been a Buccaneer fan. I don't know how you check fans do it. What you do have some great announcers like Mike here.. I know more about the Jets than the Bucs sometimes just listening to him.

[@MA1Ngdc]

7:50 classic Mush

[@mykelc205]

You said..Rugby. The euro crowd loves the push

[@tonymargiottajr6576]

They wanted the chiefs in the SB because of swift and ratings now the super bowl will be a normal let them play game cuz the NFL already won lol

[@gatsby456]

I was in the minority that Allen did not appear to make by inches.

[@jimwerther]

Really? Every replay and every angle showed first down.

[@jimwerther]

I think that Mike called Aaron Rodgers "Glenn" the first four times that he meant to say "Rodgers". Whoops.

[@Catten_whisperer]

The officials are fine. He just needs to play better. Jordan got called. Brady got called magic got call. Gretzky got calls.

[@tommythrifter8739]

It's not just the people who bet on the game. Everybody on Twitter is saying this game was rigged- tons of comments!

[@InvestBetter.]

Whether Rodgers stays or not is largely irrelevant he's not getting another deal from the Jets, if they aren't totally insane And he's not winning them 10-11 games, which he's proven he's not doing. They need a plan for when he's gone. He is down to placeholder status

[@danmonaco7607]

An external entity needs to investigate that play. It changed the course of history and was clearly suspect.

[@LoDDEMOCIDE]

I'm glad that Mike see what we all saw from the refs last night.

[@Homer_the_prophet99]

You will get neither of those 2 things from the nfl

[@francisgrimaldi1673]

Back afta this

[@chriscolfer2915]

Here we go.

[@harrygrossman4378]

The only way they will look at the officiating is if you don't watch and it hurts their ratings

[@danneumann4342]

Does Mike ever mention Bill Parcells in his football analysis?

[@Snowboarder16]

Like a broken record

[@yotoober1]

Regarding refs. It really didn't matter in the Philly game, but a commanders play in the 4th qtr I think, the commanders receiver either ran or was pushed out of bounds and the clock kept running. I said, wtf? The score was already easy out of hand, but how did that miss that one?? We're they refs in a hurry to get home?

[@matthewschneider6100]

Even the play before Josh Allen sneak. Was a first down

[@jimwerther]

The third down play was much more obvious than the fourth down play

[@srka42]

One team can make use of the Tush push but it needs to be outlawed. That’s kinda pathetic.

[@peterago1082]

this has to be negatively impacting betting, i know I stopped betting on chief games

[@Snoopy380]

"Hooz in charj?"

[@Snowboarder16]

Don’t look for problems Mike

[@adamdomo8936]

Mike youre better than this. Acting like bad calls or great teams getting all the breaks hasn't been a thing in the past. 20 years ago we didn't have all of these angles and instant replay and social media to highlight it all. Not saying the chiefs don't get the bounces but I agreed with your take the other day. If you're the bills and want to overcome all of this, don't rely on a qb sneak every time for a yard and let it come down to a close call.

[@30RonJon]

don't rely on a qb sneak every time for a yard and let it come down to a close call. Agree 100%. If you want to beat the champs, go in and beat them convincingly. Don't rely on a left foot right foot spot on a 4th down QB sneak.

[@nicholasantonicello6903]

Why wasn't Brian Schottenheimer the obvious choice?

[@louis3141]

Even though the Pro Bowl has become a JOKE! Swift fans voting for Kelce for the Pro Bowl with a crazy amount is ridiculous. Even though they don’t realize players in the Super Bowl don’t play the Pro Bowl.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

At this point, I do not think this is a mere officiating problem; if the refs were simply incompetent, then I would feel like any team could be the beneficiary of a bad call. Instead, these calls in big spots always benefit the Chiefs, and in a world where Taylor Swift is a primary focus of every Chiefs game, commercials with Chiefs players litter ad breaks, and sports betting is normalized and celebrated by the NFL itself, it is really difficult for me to believe that the league is fair at this point. For the record, I am neutral towards the Chiefs and hate the Eagles.

[@el_GuapO_1]

If Chiefs win the SuperBowl the MVP should be the refs

[@James-jd9pv]

It’s going to be an interesting scar on Mike’s head because of it being located in the lines of his forehead. That’s going to take a lot longer to heal. That should create a superior scar. Time will tell. Can’t wait to see

[@johnkaluzny9649]

I care about this development more than the jets

[@James-jd9pv]

@ the gash looks deeps. Who knows it could be the rare indented scar that we have only read about as kids. I’d settle for an off color scar. With Mike vacationing in Florida a lot. Sun during the healing process can cause a discoloration in the pigment while healing. Either way we should have something fun to look at in the near future

[@eyeandmind]

@@James-jd9pv Mike is dedicated to his Harry Potter Halloween costume

[@nedmerrill5705]

Is the NFL watchable?

[@tonymargiottajr6576]

Bills would have been in if Holmes wasn't playing and Swift y wasn't boffin Kelce

[@loudini2695]

They have to outlaw diversity equity and inclusion this problem with the referees and the level of criticism started in the last few years the integrity of the game is at stake

[@Snowboarder16]

What happened to Rex Ryan?

[@Rickhorse1]

"If you weren't over the moon about these guys, you wouldn't hire them." Unless you are Jerry Jones. LOL

[@evitazelaya]

Spot on Mike with the refs!

[@Wil-kn8wo]

Officials are not even full time...its like WWF

[@newt0830]

We need a Jan 6 in front of the NFL Headquarters Back afta dis

[@josephrumpolo7328]

MIKE THEY HAVE TO KEEP SPIELMAN OR MR.T IN THAT FRONT OFFICE AND KEEP SAVAGE, ALL THREE HAVE TONS OF EXP, AND GIVE TITLES, ASS GM, !!!!!!

[@mikemcguinness1662]

The owner hates Aaron Glenn already????

[@30RonJon]

He meant to say Aaron Rodgers

[@robbynealzucker3408]

Why did McDermott ask for a challenge on the third down play which was also a first down it never should have come to 4th down how about the ball that was an incomplete pass and they called it a catch near the 5-yard line for Kansas City they get away with everything I'm sick and I know you have respect for Andy Reid I understand

[@philtanner2083]

Case closed ding!

[@jaypayton8690]

Bills stans didn't mind the refs when the refs made multiple favorable calls their way against the Ravens lmao

[@gordonstarship]

"it used to be football"