Robert Saleh
Head coach of the Tennessee Titans and former New York Jets head coach
Robert Saleh (Head coach of the Tennessee Titans and former New York Jets head coach) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Analytics in American football.
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Saleh said no parents wish they had fewer children.
“you'll never find a set of parents that wish they had fewer kids”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:23
Saleh said he never publicly criticizes his players, keeping hard conversations in the meeting room.
“I'll never get up in front of the media and ever say anything negative about our players. Never”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:54
Saleh said he prefers coaching defense partly because the league favors offense.
“the entire league is tilted offense. All the rules are tilted offense. Every every offensive coach is a guru”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:58
Tennessee Titans
Saleh rated John Franklin-Myers among the league's best interior pass rushers.
“he's one of the top five interior pass rushers in all of football over the last four years”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:49:43
Saleh expressed strong belief in quarterback Cam Ward.
“I really believe in this young man. He works his tail off. He's got tremendous talent”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:35
Saleh praised Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk's willingness to invest.
“Miss Amy is willing to spend whatever she needs to spend to build a winner”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:35
New York Jets
Saleh said facing the Jets in Week 1 matters little to the players given NFL turnover.
“I don't think anyone really cares. I think it's probably more for the fans and just for the NFL, for the talking point”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:53:41
Saleh said his first head-coaching job was a learning experience with no playbook.
“There's no handbook for a first-time head coach. There's really no handbook for the first time at anything you do”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:18
Analytics in American football
Saleh argued analytics let coaches deflect blame on fourth downs but gut feel is still necessary.
“it has allowed coaches the ability to go for it a hell of a lot more and wipe their hands of it because the book said to go for it”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:49:01
Saleh said he would go for the touchdown when down eight on fourth-and-goal late because a field goal doesn't change the possession deficit.
“And the reason being is because I'm still down a touchdown. So I'm still down the possession”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:42
Green Bay Packers
Saleh said joining the Packers after his firing mattered mainly so his family could root for a team rather than against the Jets.
“going to Green Bay to have my family cheer for something rather than against something was far more important than the actual experience”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:41:47
San Francisco 49ers
Saleh credited the 49ers' belief in backups for their 13-win season despite injuries.
“We won 13 games with a roster of, you could argue, second tier players. But those are all starters in our mind”
Pardon My Take: Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:49
Appearances
Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk WithPardon My Take · Jul 20, 2026 · 2 h 2 min
The Pardon My Take crew recaps Spain's World Cup win, Ryan Fox's Open title and Bryson DeChambeau's penalty, then interviews Titans head coach Robert Saleh.
Often appears with
- Dan Katz · 1 shared episode
- PFT Commenter · 1 shared episode
- Hank Lockwood · 1 shared episode
- Zach · 1 shared episode
- Max Delente · 1 shared episode
- Memes · 1 shared episode