The Official 2024 NY Jets Thread

[Deepster]

General Manager Aaron Rodgers has spoken and with that, the Jets' window may very well have closed.

I don't think it had to be done, necessarily. As a defensive coach, Saleh didn't call for or throw an INT return for TD, nor did he call or throw the game clinching INT for Minnesota. I presume Hackett becomes interim coach, so their offensive issues remain.

He's not a defensive coach. He's the head coach. He's responsible for everything and none of it was working.

To be honest? The interim coach says a couple very loud things to me.

1) It is extremely rare that an interim coach is a long term solution. The examples of an interim coach who becomes "the guy" and leads a team to years of success is very, very few and far between.
2) The people running the Jets feel that's their best shot with what they've built here.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I think Woody still thinks they can win this year…and they can. But not without significant changes on offense. I would imagine Woody knows this….so why fire the head coach who has a defensive focus…install the DC as interim head coach…when the offense is the problem?

Does he think the offensive issues are because Rodgers didn’t like Saleh? Does he think that Ulbrich will be able to influence Rodgers and Hackett to change their scheme? Did he not want to bring Adams in with dysfuntional leadership?

I think Woody is frustrated…and when he was asked about taking on Adams and his salary (and giving up draft picks) he realized that the Jets would still stink if Saleh is still there with Rodgers. So he is rolling the dice that a change in leadership and the addition of Adams will turn the season around.

Of course that assumes an Adams trade is a viable possibility.

 

[Husky25]

He's not a defensive coach. He's the head coach. He's responsible for everything and none of it was working.

To be honest? The interim coach says a couple very loud things to me.

1) It is extremely rare that an interim coach is a long term solution. The examples of an interim coach who becomes "the guy" and leads a team to years of success is very, very few and far between.
2) The people running the Jets feel that's their best shot with what they've built here.

He was the DC for San Fran, has a defensive background, and the defense performed pretty well over his tenure. The Jets signed a number of former Packers and brought in Hackett to lore Rodgers and/or make him more comfortable. Hackett and Rodgers are mostly responsible for the offense.

 

[HuskyHawk]

He was the DC for San Fran, has a defensive background, and the defense performed pretty well over his tenure. The Jets signed a number of former Packers and brought in Hackett to lore Rodgers and/or make him more comfortable. Hackett and Rodgers are mostly responsible for the offense.

I think the Jets have something like the #3 Defense right now. I don't think Saleh is the answer but firing him and not Hackett is comically bad decision making. Bringing in Rogers' preferred players was dumb as well.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

firing him and not Hackett is comically bad decision making.

Logic would say that there is more here than meets the eye. Obviously Woody thinks the reason why the Jets and offense stink is leadership. If the Jets keep Hackett and continue to play the same scheme…and don’t get Adams…then this move makes no sense.

I was a bit surprised to hear that Douglas wasn’t consulted on the change…especially when you consider that technically Saleh reports to Douglas. Which to me says that Woody felt he had no choice but to fire Saleh….and it wasn’t up for debate.

I am looking forward to the jets playing a team next year with Saleh as their DC and that team destroys them.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

hmmmm

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I was a bit surprised to hear that Douglas wasn’t consulted on the change…especially when you consider that technically Saleh reports to Douglas. Which to me says that Woody felt he had no choice but to fire Saleh….and it wasn’t up for debate.

i guess he was consulted

 

[HuskyHawk]

Logic would say that there is more here than meets the eye. Obviously Woody thinks the reason why the Jets and offense stink is leadership. If the Jets keep Hackett and continue to play the same scheme…and don’t get Adams…then this move makes no sense.

I was a bit surprised to hear that Douglas wasn’t consulted on the change…especially when you consider that technically Saleh reports to Douglas. Which to me says that Woody felt he had no choice but to fire Saleh….and it wasn’t up for debate.

I am looking forward to the jets playing a team next year with Saleh as their DC and that team destroys them.

You nailed it.

 

[Deepster]

He was the DC for San Fran, has a defensive background, and the defense performed pretty well over his tenure. The Jets signed a number of former Packers and brought in Hackett to lore Rodgers and/or make him more comfortable. Hackett and Rodgers are mostly responsible for the offense.

His last job and his background don't matter. He's the head coach and he's responsible for everything, not just the defense. The defense, ranked however they are, was not performing consistently.

Hackett and Rodgers do what the head coach tells them to do. They're not responsible. They're the workers. They execute what they're told to execute.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I would like to see Downing take over playcalling…especially if they don’t fire Hackett. Otherwise..I just don’t see how this fixes the situation.