Sell me on even interviewing Saleh. I know it's the Jets, I just can't ignore his 20-36 record, so I have zero interest in bringing him in. There aren't many retreads who performed that poorly in their first job who went on to success with a second or third team. Norv Turner, Mike Shanahan, and Pete Carroll (who was highly successful at USC). Typically, these coaches have been massive failures at multiple stops.
Local guy who had three 12-win seasons with Dallas. Resume on par with Tomlin, Harbaugh, Carroll, and Payton. I get the interview, but wouldn't hire him.
Before his firing, Jets had one of the best defenses in the NFL. When they fired him, their defense regressed dramatically and fell to 26th. He had a 2-3 record and then went on a tailspin. They obviously were an even bigger disaster this past season. He did pretty well in SF again, with a banged up defense beating the SB champs in the their house last week.
It sounds like he's a very good defensive coordinator.
the same can be said about Brian Flores, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's the guy.
The Steelers will have a cheap hire because it won't be a proven head coach. Hard to say ARII was cheap with the staff while making Tomlin one of the highest paid HCs in the NFL. Arthur Smith probably did pretty well as OC given his credentials as a former HC.
I think it was more Tomlin than Art. The Steelers routinely made their stars the highest paid in the league. Tomlin was one of the highest paid in the league. If he wanted to go out and hire a top positional, is Art telling him no because of a few hundred thousand dollars? Doubt it. Remember, the Steelers created a new coaching spot when they hired Brian Flores and he was probably paid well.
you are right, it could have been more on Tomlin. He liked hiring his buddies who would never move into HC if he stumbled. No coaching tree has always been odd to me. Other than Bruce Arians, but he took a OC position with the Colts then became a HC.
It was no mistake his best teams also had the best coaches. LeBeau, Arians, Haley, Munchak...I'd even throw Butler and Smith in there. Hiring guys like Fichtner, Canada, Austin, etc., not only would no other team hire them to be a coordinator, but some of these guys are out of football the moment they leave the Steelers.
Ben loved Bruce.
God no, a twice fired/failed retread? A guy who failed coaching the Packers AND Cowboys with every resource available to him? I’ll need a new phone because I’ll smash this one if this happens
