Saleh’s willingness to take a direct hit from fans and media reveals a dose of the humanity required of all successful leaders.
Up front, the obvious needs to be stated for the record: As a Jets fan, you would much rather have a head coach who does not make critical mistakes in endgame situations than a head coach who admits his critical mistakes in endgame situations.
Working on only a half-hour’s sleep, a frayed Saleh might’ve risen Monday morn and held on for dear life to his initial explanation — that he feared a timeout could lead to a reversal of the first-down spot on that 10-yard Garrett Wilson catch. He could’ve focused on theRobert Saleh gestures during the Jets’ loss to the Lions.
Players keep score on these things. Accountability is a two-way street, and if the guys wearing headsets are often defining defeats as failed execution by the guys wearing helmets and pads, their seasons are more likely to unravel. One more question that pertains to Thursday night’s matchup with Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars: When it comes to developing young passers, can the defensive-minded Saleh and his relatively inexperienced coordinator Mike LaFleur match up with Doug Pederson, a championship-winning head coach and longtime NFL quarterback, and his young coordinator Press Taylor, who came up with the legendary “Philly Special” play that helped the Eagles topple Belichick’s Patriots in the Super...
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