Three days later, Robert Saleh is surely still angry over the way he was
treated as a guest in Bill Belichick’s house. Nobody in the NFL holds a
grudge quite like the Patriots coach, who never misses an opportunity to
humiliate anyone and everyone associated with the Jets.
Imagine how many points Belichick would have scored Sunday had the Jets
fired him way back when, rather than the other way around.
But the 54-13 beatdown wasn’t about the all-time New England great as much
as it was about the overwhelmed Jets rookie coach, who was derelict in his
duty to put a professional product on the field. In fact, seven weeks deep
into a football season of failure in New York, Saleh has been as big a
disappointment as any coach or player in town.
If only for a laugh in his Wednesday news conference, Saleh should’ve
answered every reporter’s question by saying, “We’re on to Cincinnati.”
Only there was nothing funny about where the Jets are as they stumblebum
their way into a home game with the 5-2 Bengals.
This isn’t only about the Jets’ 1-5 record. It’s also about a journey that
so far has been just as discouraging as the clear destination. Though
owner Woody Johnson said he has “unwavering, steadfast confidence” in
Saleh (and general manager Joe Douglas) — setting a world record for the
earliest vote of confidence ever given an NFL coach — fans know that it’s
often a good idea to run far, far away from anything Johnson has
unwavering, steadfast confidence in.
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like-a-head-coach/
He was incompetent at San Francisco. They were fortunate to get rid of
him.