The Jets are willing to bet a whole bunch of championship trophies on Robert Saleh being the right head coach for the job.
Owner Woody Johnson just has to borrow the collateral from another team first.
A once-in-a-generation coaching carousel is underway and about to get even more interesting thanks to the Dallas Cowboys’ playoff choke. Meanwhile, the Jets are sitting it out for the sake of sticking with Robert Saleh, whose .353 winning percentage (18-33) over three seasons is better than only three of his 17 full-time predecessors.
Super Bowl-winning coaches Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll, national championship-winning and NFC-winning coach Jim Harbaugh and playoff-tested coach Mike Vrabel top the list of candidates who could have new jobs in the next two weeks.
