Why did the New York Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh after five games?
In a statement following Saleh’s dismissal on Tuesday, team owner Woody Johnson said that the decision to fire Saleh and elevate defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to interim head coach came because the Jets aren’t where they should be given their “expectations.”
That said, citing “a number of people with the Jets’ organization,” “Breakfast Ball” cohost Craig Carton reported on Wednesday that just before his firing, Saleh decided he was going to take away play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who is a close confidant of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. That decision came after a disappointing offensive performance in the team’s Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London on Sunday.
While Hackett would retain his offensive coordinator title, those play-calling duties would have been handed off to quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Todd Downing, according to SNY. Downing has previous play-calling experience as an offensive coordinator with the Raiders and Titans.
According to Carton, as Saleh’s decision circulated in the building, “everything blew up.”
Carton claims Johnson and Rodgers then spoke on the phone, with the owner asking the quarterback what his thoughts were on the change and Rodgers expressing that he didn’t “like it.”
“Five minutes later, Robert Saleh gets fired,” Carton said.
Jets fire Robert Saleh; was this the right decision?
In an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” Wednesday, Rodgers flatly said that rumors regarding him having direct influence on Johnson’s decision to fire Saleh were “patently false.” Rodgers and Johnson have both publicly acknowledged that they spoke on the phone with each other late Monday, but each has denied that they spoke about Saleh.
The Jets have scored a total of just 26 points in back-to-back losses to the Vikings and Denver Broncos over the past two weeks. Rodgers suffered a low-ankle sprain in Week 5…
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