Robert Saleh becomes latest Jets coaching flop. Here’s where his record ranks among the team’s worst – NBC New York

Robert Saleh’s stint as New York Jets head coach was temporary, similar to a lot of his predecessors.

The crew’s teaching search will proceed with Saleh having been fired on Tuesday after three-plus seasons. The Jets acquired off to a 2-3 begin, capped with a 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London the place Aaron Rodgers and the offense struggled to supply.

That was sufficient so as to add Saleh to an inventory of names that features Adam Gase and Eric Mangini as former Jets head coaches who failed to achieve the top of their contracts.

Would possibly the crew’s subsequent head coach be one who already had the shortest Jets stint of all? Invoice Belichick, who in 2000 resigned as “HC of the NYJ” shortly earlier than he was set to formally be named the crew’s head coach, is on the market.

Nevertheless it’s too quickly to look to the longer term, so let’s as an alternative mirror on the previous, unlucky as it could be. Here is how Saleh fared compared to different Jets head coaches.

What was Robert Saleh’s report with the Jets?

Saleh completed 20-36 in three-plus seasons as head coach of the Jets, failing to make the playoffs throughout his tenure.

He went 4-13 on this first season and adopted with a pair of 7-10 campaigns in his subsequent two seasons.  

Which Jets head coach had the shortest stint with the crew?

Apart from Invoice Belichick?

Legendary school soccer coach Lou Holtz lasted simply 13 video games as head coach of the Jets in 1976, going 3-10 earlier than resigning previous to the ultimate sport of the season. Mike Holovak took over head-coaching duties for the season finale and misplaced.

How does Robert Saleh’s report evaluate to different Jets head coaches?

Saleh wasn’t Wealthy Kotite unhealthy.

Saleh completed with a successful share of .357, which is tied for the fourth lowest in crew historical past. It is nonetheless properly forward of the franchise low set by Kotite, who mixed to go 4-28 in the course of the 1995 and 1996 seasons for a .125 successful share.

Saleh additionally topped his quick predecessor Adam Gase, who went 9-23 over two seasons for a .281 share.

Because the crew grew to become referred to as the Jets in 1963, solely two head coaches have completed with a successful share over .500: Invoice Parcells (.604) and Al Groh (.563).

Here is a take a look at the teaching information for all the Jets’ head coaches, per pro-football-history.com:

• Robert Saleh, 2021-2024 — 20-36 (.357)
• Adam Gase, 2019-2020 — 9-23 (.281)
• Todd Bowles, 2015-2018 — 23-40 (.365)
• Rex Ryan, 2009-2014 — 46-50 (.479)
• Eric Mangini, 2006-2008 — 23-25 (.479)
• Herman Edwards, 2001-2005 — 39-41 (.488)
• Al Groh, 2000 — 9-7-0 (.563)
• Invoice Parcells, 1997-1999 — 29-19 (.604)
• Wealthy Kotite, 1995-1996 — 4-28 (.125)
• Pete Carroll, 1994 — 6-10 (.375)
• Bruce Coslet, 1990-1993 — 26-38 (.406)
• Joe Walton, 1983-1989 — 53-57-1 (.482)
• Walt Michaels, 1977-1982 — 39-47-1 (.454)
• Lou Holtz, 1976 — 3-10 (.231)
• Charley Winner, 1974-1975 — 10-18 (.357)
• Weeb Ewbank, 1963-1973 — 71-77-6 (.481)
• Bulldog Turner, 1962 — 5-9 (.357)
• Sammy Baugh, 1960-1961 — 14-14 (.500)