It appears like if Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur is again for the 2023 season, he’ll have some assist.
Jets coach Robert Saleh stated Monday that he’ll “undoubtedly” herald an skilled coach to hitch the offensive employees as a senior assistant. Saleh employed Greg Knapp in 2021 to be a senior voice on the offensive employees however Knapp was tragically killed whereas driving his bike earlier than he ever received to teach a recreation with the Jets. The Jets changed him with veteran coach Matt Cavanaugh, however selected to not convey him again for the 2022 season. Saleh appeared to remorse not hiring somebody this season to play an identical position.
“I can look again and replicate on whether or not I ought to have changed that place final yr,” Saleh stated. “I selected to not. I needed to quiet the room. However that may be a place we’re undoubtedly going to switch.”
Nobody was saying a lot about LaFleur’s future on Monday. Jets GM Joe Douglas stated the choice on the teaching employees is as much as Saleh.
The Jets’ offense failed to attain a landing within the remaining three video games. Saleh stated it was not all on LaFleur.
“It all the time begins with the coach. It all the time begins with me,” Saleh stated. “There’s an identification, there’s a mindset, there’s ideas. However on the similar time, there’s a number of issues. Like I’ve stated, it’s not the quarterback’s fault, it’s not the O-line’s fault, it’s not the receivers, it’s not the coordinator. It’s all encompassing.”
After dropping six video games in a row to finish their season, gamers had T-shirts hanging of their lockers Monday with the phrase “End” written on them. Saleh’s important message to the workforce was about ending the job subsequent yr.
Saleh stated final yr though the workforce was out of the playoffs early they tried to simulate a playoff push in December by telling the workforce that they needed to win a specific amount of video games of their remaining 4 to make the playoffs. This yr, they have been in playoff rivalry till a Week 17 loss in Seattle.
“The end is that we’re going to be on this scenario, as soon as simulated, as soon as skilled, now let’s end,” Saleh stated. “Ending doesn’t imply let’s wait till December. It means beginning as we speak every thing we do is about ending — ending our exercise, ending no matter it’s that we’re doing be sure that we now have the mindset to complete as a result of come December we’re going to complete and hopefully that will get us in.”
Douglas said earlier than this season that the purpose was to play significant video games in December. The Jets did that, however misplaced all of them. Douglas expressed his disappointment on Monday.
“I do know once I talked to you guys previously, one of many issues I stated was it was going to be a superb season if we have been enjoying significant video games in December,” Douglas stated. “Effectively, while you get to December at 7-4 that concentrate on adjustments. We have been absolutely anticipating to be enjoying past January and we weren’t capable of get that achieved.”
The Jets signed seven gamers to order/future contracts: QB Chris Streveler, OL Chris Glaser, DB Craig James, DB Jimmy Moreland, DL Marquiss Spencer, LB Chazz Surratt and WR Malik Taylor.
