The New York Jets firing coach Robert Saleh five games into the season is really not that surprising when you think about the strange decisions the organization has made since GM Joe Douglas called the Green Bay Packers last year to begin trade discussions for Aaron Rodgers.
Obviously, the Jets made several head-scratching decisions long before Rodgers arrived, which makes this job opening one of the worst in the NFL, but more on that in a bit. It was a major red flag that the partnership of Douglas and Saleh couldn’t produce an ideal situation during two seasons with Zach Wilson, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft. Douglas also failed Sam Darnold for two seasons, and we all know how well he’s thriving with the Minnesota Vikings off to a 5–0 start.
