New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh.
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Fans, analysts, and front office personnel could forgive the New York Jets and head coach Robert Saleh for struggling without Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. After all, in the modern NFL, if you don’t have a competent quarterback, you aren’t going to win consistently.
As the Jets continue to fall in embarrassing fashion though – the latest of which came via a 34-13 laugher to the Miami Dolphins on Black Friday – the harder it is for Saleh to ignore the calls of a potential coaching change that could be coming.
Saleh shot down any notion of his potential job being at stake following the Jets’ loss to Miami which dropped them to 4-7 on the year and in danger of missing the playoffs for a 13th straight season.
“I’m not worried about it,” Saleh said after the loss.
Luckily for New York’s head coach, the cracks that many feared would come to the locker room due to the offense’s continued futility have not reared their head just yet. The Jets offense may have been outgained by Miami’s lone rushing attack (167 rushing yards to 159 total yards) but no one is pointing fingers just yet in Gang Green’s locker room.
“We all made a commitment to each other,” defensive Captain C.J. Mosley said after the loss. “We’ve got to finish out the season, we’ve got to finish off on the right track, so it starts Monday.”
Saleh’s ability to keep the locker room focused is a testament to his message not being ignored overall. Having offensive players continue to take accountability for their own struggles also helps the head coach’s case as he tries to maintain control in the building.
“I’m making mistakes that I’ve never made in my career…” Breece Hall explained. “…It’s been difficult, but I love our guys. Our guys come to work every day. We’re just not getting the results we want.”
Hall’s comments surrounding the offense could be seen as an…
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