New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) reacts to a touchdown during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
If there’s one distinct positive from a New York Jets season that has seemingly gone off the rails, it’s that the entire organization is sticking together.
Unlike past years of anonymous sources and angered interviews, the Jets locker room has continued to be a tight-knit group that continues to try and find answers to their current four-game losing streak. While their playoff odds tether, the team went back to the basics after their 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins last Friday.
“Obviously it didn’t go as well as we wanted it to go last Friday,” Laken Tomlinson said Monday. “Coach was just talking to us in the team meeting room, and he challenged us. He challenged us and said we could all be better as players and coaches.”
Robert Saleh’s message to the team was well received by several in the locker room and highlighted his importance within the organization as the head coach.
“I thought it was a really good message because I definitely feel that there are more things we can do, especially myself, to try & help the team,” Tomlinson added.
Talk of Saleh’s job security has grown louder over the last few weeks as several changes to offensive personnel have had little to no positive results on game day. While the Jets head coach confirmed after Friday’s loss that his job security was not something he was overly worried about, the latest conversation with players was a welcome sign that the locker has not fractured as many had feared.
“It’s just constructive criticism,” Jermaine Johnson explained. “It’s someone who wants us to be the best version of ourselves.”
New York’s meeting today may have been an important reset, but the arrival of their biggest star certainly helped whatever message the…
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