Dianna Russini: 'We're gonna see a different Robert Saleh this year'

Dianna Russini, senior NFL insider for The Athletic, joined Gio and Stugotz on Tuesday to talk New York football as training camp is set to begin on Wednesday.

Speaking on the state of the Jets heading into a pivotal season, Russini is confident that Gang Green fans will see a new and improved version of their head coach in 2024.

“We’re gonna see a different Robert Saleh this year. I firmly believe that,” Russini said. “I think he learned a lot about some of the mistakes he was making in the media last year, some of the mistakes about his cadence and his body language in the building, in the walls of the facility.

“A lot of that was used as a lesson for how they want to conduct themselves this year.”

Gio isn’t buying it, and believes the power structure of Aaron Rodgers seemingly running the show is a recipe for failure, but Russini says it was a good idea in theory when Rodgers was acquired, and she believes that Saleh is in the process of balancing the scales and taking back the locker room.

“I give them credit for handing him the keys. He knows how to win. He understands what a good culture is,” Russini said. “The problem I have had this whole time, watching how they’ve been operating, is allowing Aaron to have all the input, because Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh lose that leadership and credibility as the ‘adults’ running the show.”