The New York Jets (2-3) suffered their second straight loss and third of the season in Week 5, however as an alternative of going again to the drafting board, they panicked.
On Tuesday, the Jets determined to fire head coach Robert Saleh in probably the most shocking transfer of the season to this point. The group then named defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich its interim head coach.
Saleh didn’t have the tenure he doubtless imagined in New York with a report of 20-36, however he did his greatest with six completely different quarterbacks whereas constructing top-of-the-line defenses within the league.
The newest, in fact, is Aaron Rodgers, who might have had a say in Saleh’s firing because the two did not appear to attach.
Rodgers has had a say in a number of the Jets’ previous strikes, comparable to reuniting him with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and extensive receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb. They will not be the one extensive receivers to reunite with Rodgers, both.
In keeping with NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Saleh’s firing doesn’t have an effect on New York’s interest in trading for Raiders extensive receiver Davante Adams, however that is a dialog for an additional time.
Proprietor Woody Johnson wanted any individual in charge for the group’s disappointing begin to the season and determined that individual wasn’t going to be the 40-year-old quarterback who was supposed to save lots of the franchise.
By means of 5 video games, Rodgers has thrown for 1,093 yards, seven touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
Saleh turns into the primary head coach to be fired 5 video games into a daily season because the Carolina Panthers, one other dysfunctional group, fired Matt Rhule after a 1-4 begin in 2022.
As for Rodgers, he’ll now have no person else in charge however himself if the Jets offense, which is averaging the sixth-fewest total yards per game (286.6) and eighth-fewest points per game (18.6), continues to wrestle.
The Jets went all in on Rodgers within the spring of 2023 in a considerably determined transfer. Nevertheless, their resolution on Tuesday might have been much more determined as Rodgers appears to have much more energy throughout the group.
New York hosts the Buffalo Payments (3-2) in Week 6 on “Monday Night time Soccer” for a bit of first place within the AFC East.
