There was reportedly some awkwardness between New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and team owner Woody Johnson during the NFL’s owners meetings.
“At the owners meetings, there was a very heated conversation between Woody and Robert Saleh. To the point where it was a little awkward,” NFL Media’s Colleen Wolfe said on Tuesday’s episode of the Around the NFL podcast (1:33:30 mark). “… Who knows, it could have been about anything.”
Wolfe clarified multiple times that she wouldn’t classify the exchange as an argument but rather a passionate conversation.
This comes after ESPN’s Jeff Darlington asked Johnson last month how much confidence he has in Saleh moving into the 2024 campaign.
“He’s going to be a lot better head coach,” Johnson said. “One thing about head coaches is you get better as you get more experience. And he’s going to concentrate on offense. He’s got Jeff [Ulbrich] to do the defense. And we’ve got good special teams. It’s offense, offense, offense.”
The Jets were 31st in the league in yards per game (268.6) and 29th in points per game (15.8) last season on the way to a 7-10 record. Had the offense been even league average, they may have won a few more games and reached the postseason.
Plenty of that disappointment can be explained by the unfortunate developments at quarterback.
Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles during the first game of the season, which undercut much of the team’s elevated expectations entering 2023. New York rotated through Zach Wilson, Trevor Siemian and Tim Boyle the rest of the way and ended up in third place in the AFC East.
Rodgers’ return should lead to better offensive play, but the Jets will be under a microscope in 2024.
It will be Saleh’s fourth season as head coach, and he is yet to reach the playoffs or finish with a better record than 7-10. Another poor effort in 2024 could leave him on the hot seat and the franchise ready to move in a different direction.
For now, the team is preparing for Rodgers’ return and what it hopes is a better showing this year.
2024-03-27 22:11:18
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