Guardians running back Jah-Maine Martin is tackled for a loss by San Antonio Brahmas defensive back Jack Koerner on Feb. 26, 2023, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. (Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"We’ve gotta get different guys in there," he told ESPN during the sideline interview.
"Obviously I’ve got guys out there that are not competing, that are not making plays, so we’ve gotta get people in there, young men that want to play – that want to compete and make plays."
Head coach Terrell Buckley of the Orlando Guardians during the Roughnecks game at TDECU Stadium on Feb. 18, 2023, in Houston, Texas. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)
"I’m seeing guys not performing," Buckley, a 14-year NFL veteran, continued. "Look at the scoreboard. They got to perform."
The bad tensions were apparent during one mic'd up moment where former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Eli Rogers, who was selected by the Guardians earlier this year in the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft, told Buckley "I’m not coming out."
Buckley wasn’t happy with that.
"You are coming out. This ain’t your freakin’ team. You don’t tell nobody you’re coming out or in. Watch your damn mouth."
Guardians quarterback Deondre Francois dives for a first down against the San Antonio Brahmas on Feb. 26, 2023, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Petro/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
If viewers thought Buckley’s midgame interview was rough, after the game when he was asked if there was anything positive he took from the loss he simply replied: "No."