Robert Saleh's crazy analogy in inspiring speech has Jets fired up in 'Hard Knocks' premiere

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HBO's "Hard Knocks" debuted on Tuesday night, and this year's NFL team has been delivering the hype since the beginning of the year with its trades, free agent signings and heightened expectations: The New York Jets. 

To kick off the behind-the-scenes look at Jets training camp, the series opened with some blasts from the past, with Joe Namath winning Super Bowl III. Then, it funneled into the present day Jets, who are now quarterbacked by Aaron Rodgers. 

However, before the theme music played, head coach Robert Saleh delivered an inspiring speech during a full team and staff meeting in Florham Park, New Jersey. 

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New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh speaks to reporters after a practice at the NFL football team's training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

"Did you know that the only bird, the only bird in the world that will attack an eagle is a crow?" Saleh questioned his team. 

The camera panned to players looking a bit dumbfounded and confused as to where Saleh’s story was heading. 

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"It will perch on the eagle’s back and peck at its neck. So rather than fight back and tearing the crow to pieces, like it can, the eagle spreads its wings, and it soars as high as it possibly can. It keeps going, and going, and going as high as it can. The higher the eagle flies, the harder it is for the crow to breath. Eventually, the crow suffocates, falls back down to Earth and dies."

"Guys, we got a great deal of hype around us. We do. All kinds of