LONDON — Jets coach Robert Saleh acquired a query Friday from a member of the British media concerning the workforce going through extra stress this 12 months than others due to the upper expectations.
“Stress? In New York?” Saleh mentioned jokingly. “You could be an growth workforce and nonetheless have the identical quantity of stress. It doesn’t matter, you bought to win, it’s New York.
“The expectation is to win. While you win, you’re going to the Tremendous Bowl. While you lose, fireplace all people. That’s the world we dwell in, that’s the world we embrace. We assault every week as a brand new week, which each and every week comes with the extremist quantity of stress, however we’re made for it, we’re constructed for it.”
The Jets had per week of getting crushed up by followers and media after a horrible loss to the Broncos.
Saleh made reference to that along with his “fireplace all people” remark right here. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if the Jets come out in opposition to the Vikings wanting tight.
It actually has been a tense week across the Jets.
The Broncos sacked Aaron Rodgers 5 occasions and hit him 14 occasions.
That appears like an offensive line drawback.
However when Saleh was requested about defending Rodgers, he introduced up the workforce’s must hit extra explosive performs.
“We’re all the time going to do our greatest to guard him,” Saleh mentioned, “whether or not it’s additional individuals in safety, operating the soccer, getting the ball out and in of his palms as shortly as potential. However let’s be actual, to win on this league, it’s an explosive league, you bought to have the ability to create explosives, and you bought to select and select your battles. However I believe Aaron can be so much higher this week, and so will the O-line.”
The Jets have simply two performs for greater than 30 yards via the primary 4 video games.
They’re one in every of 5 groups that would not have a passing play of greater than 40 yards.
Saleh’s remark signifies that’s one thing they’ve been speaking about this week.
The Jets elevated QB Adrian Martinez from the observe squad for Sunday’s sport, maybe as insurance coverage with Rodgers coping with a sore knee.
Additionally they elevated LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball.
Although many of the consideration this week has been on one other Jets draft decide who’s enjoying nicely for the Vikings, Blake Cashman leads Minnesota in tackles.
The 2019 fifth-round decide of the Jets has blossomed for the reason that workforce traded him to the Texans in 2022.
Minnesota signed him as a free agent within the offseason, and Cashman is without doubt one of the leaders of a tricky Vikings protection.
So, the Jets will see Sam Darnold main the Vikings offense and Cashman on the defensive facet.
Jets WR Allen Lazard was fined $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct within the Broncos sport final week for when he mimicked weapons in his celebration.
LG John Simpson was fined $16,884 for a leg whip in opposition to the Broncos. … The Jets dominated out DT Leki Fotu (hamstring) from Sunday’s sport with the Vikings.
