Robert Saleh introduced the motto “Positive Vibes Only” with him to the New York Jets — staffers nonetheless put on shirts with the word — and he lives it. The glass is at all times part complete.
Lately, he’s been straining to stick sure concerning the Jets’ offensive line conundrum. It’s a unit, specifically at left and proper take on, that has been a priority all the way through coaching camp.
“My optimistic side will say we have time,” Saleh mentioned Thursday. “We’ve got some cards in our back pocket that we can use, but as a coach, you want it done yesterday. We want these guys rolling, we want confidence, we want to start humming.”
Saleh identified that obtaining Duane Brown again from harm rehab must lend a hand. He additionally mentioned there are lots of “different moving parts” slowing issues down, comparable to a brand new scheme with other verbiage and an offensive line trainer (Keith Carter) educating a distinct roughly method.
“But, yeah, I’m a coach,” Saleh mentioned. “I wanted it yesterday.”
It remains to be most effective August. The Jets’ regular-season opener isn’t for every other month, on Sept. 11 in opposition to the Buffalo Bills. There’s nonetheless time to paintings throughout the kinks, to determine the most productive beginning 5 and to get this unit not to be this type of evident weak point. Two extra preseason video games stay to type it out.
How can the Jets best possible unravel this factor?
I got here up with 5 tactics they may cope with it, from least more likely to maximum.
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