He identified his mantra as ‘All gas, no brakes’, and for a franchise that was all too often a broken green-and-white jealousy stranded on a highway to hell, Robert Saleh comes as the right one driver on the right front. time.
Rejoice, Jets fans:
Robert Saleh is, without any respect, the anti-Adam Gase.
The Jets have not hired Saleh to coach Sam Darnold – or Deshaun Watson, or Justin Fields, or Zach Wilson, or whoever the yet-to-be-determined 2021 Jets full-back – and bring him to an elite level. let come. He was appointed to coach the entire damn team.
Christopher Johnson, co-owner, emphasized the word in its entirety when he said:
‘Robert has shown through his journey here that he is a leader, one who will involve the whole team and with whom he will work together [general manager] Joe [Douglas] to continue building the culture of a winning organization. ”
Robert Saleh is a passionate man with a plan and a vision for a franchise that needs an identity and professionalism and a winning culture.
He is a man who appreciates sincerity and accountability and humility.
He was appointed because he is a leader of men.
He was hired to build relationships and connect with the players in a way that Gase never did or could not.
There’s a reason why 49ers players swore they would run through a wall for him.
‘There’s an investment that is going to be made to each other,’ Saleh said, ‘coaches for players, players for coaches, organization for everyone, and there is an investment that will be rewarded … everything we do will designed to win championships in the future. ”
Every new head coach strives to win championships. Some are about it, others not when they are introduced, and Saleh will soon learn that Jets fans will be selling their souls to the devil for just one championship, the first one since Super Bowl III, so let’s click on the pause button in plural pressure. .
Todd Bowles moved the Super Bowl Trophy from the lobby in the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center to the player portal. His mantra – One Team, One Goal – was displayed everywhere. He never made the playoffs in his four years.
Gas? He grumbles behind the scenes about the sign of Le’Veon Bell with a high ticket. He smeared the chips for Mike Maccagnan, the GM who made a major contribution to appointing him, who asked Johnson to wait until after free agency and the concept of firing him and appointing Douglas as GM.
“Everyone communicates, there is a collaboration, there is a feeling that everyone has each other’s backs and that they have a sense of family,” Saleh said.
It looks like Gase is putting all his eggs in Darnold’s basket, mainly because the Jets have invested so much in their young franchise quarterback.
For Saleh, everyone will be Darnold. Of Watson. Of Fields. Of Wilson.
“I believe the investment that the coaches make in the players should be equal to the investment that you make in your children,” Saleh said.
The man knows – his seventh child is due to appear in April.
“You have to invest everything you have in your heart and in your soul,” Saleh said, “because they rely on you to help them be their best so they can show off their skills on Sunday. … When it becomes personal, it becomes very, very, very special. … When people invest in each other, you connect on a personal level, and when the personal connection is made, you just feel that it’s the responsibility not to let that person down. ‘
Saleh was not appointed to give his defense coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, the kind of authority over the defense Gase gave Gregg Williams to bless his Cover Zero heart. Saleh will be the Jets’ chief executive with Ulbrich as the defensive player on game day and Mike LaFleur as the attacking speaker. The same way Joe Judge is the Giants’ chief executive, with Jason Garrett as the attacking player and Pat Graham as the defensive player.
“This is an organization that needs to work in the arms and work together,” Saleh said.
He’s the right man to drive the Jets and get them off the tarmac of misery, even if he realizes that taking flight will take time during a rebuilding process.
“You can not hide from the past,” Saleh said.
He just will not look back.
“I promise you will like what you see,” Saleh said.
Dearborn, Mich., Is the close community where Saleh learned about togetherness. He is the first Muslim NFL head coach, and he should be proud. In this world, it also forces you to be comfortable in your skin.
“In moments of adversity, your true character will always be revealed,” Saleh said.
He made comparisons to one of his mentors, Pete Carroll, the Dale Carnegie of NFL coaches. But Saleh will be his own man.
“To answer your question about who I’m going to be – I’m going to be who I am,” Saleh said.
The anti-gas.
Rejoice, Jets fans.