The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh Tuesday as New York made a massive change following a 2-3 start to the season. The team has looked rather inept in losses the last two weeks to the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings. Saleh went just 20-36 overall during his tenure with the team; so on the surface, it’s not necessarily surprising that he was let go. Or at least, it wouldn’t have been if he were let go at the end of the season, assuming things continued to go this way.
A reasonable assessment of the Jets at the moment would indicate that while Saleh is not blameless for the team’s current predicament, he’s not the primary issue the team needs to solve. Saleh’s defense has consistently been one of the best in the NFL since he took over. You could make an argument that it has been the single-best defense in the league during that span. As ESPN’s Ben Solak noted, the Jets rank first in points per drive, first in EPA per play and third in success rate since Saleh took over.
Even this year, the defense has been a much better unit than the offense. New York hasn’t been quite as good on that side of the ball as in previous seasons (the Jets are merely fifth in points per drive, sixth in EPA per play and second in success rate), but it’s the offense that has been one of the least-efficient units in the NFL. That’s true this season, and it has been true for the last few. In fact, it’s been true for the entirety of general manager Joe Douglas’ tenure.
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Under two different head coaches, three different offensive coordinators and three different quarterbacks, the Jets offense has been a dumpster fire.
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-10-09 10:01:31
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