Jets fans should be amazed by the Robert Saleh redemption tour

Congratulations are in order for former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh.

All it took was a one-year pitstop with the 49ers to earn a head coaching job and an opportunity to rewrite history.

The national NFL media has spent the offseason building up Saleh, the Titans’ new head coach.

We can now add CBS Sports’ Jared Dubin to that frustrating list.

Dubin ranked the Saleh-Cam Ward combination as the NFL’s fifth-best new coach-quarterback duo.

Considering that Dubin included 12 teams, you’ll quickly understand our skepticism.

“The offenses in New York under Saleh were underwhelming but his defenses were consistently excellent, and that should help Ward, as well,” Dubin wrote.

Dubin placed the Aaron Glenn-Geno Smith duo 11th, trailing only the Browns’ Todd Monken-Deshaun Watson partnership.

We need to stop rewriting the Robert Saleh narrative

It’s amusing that Dubin wrote that Glenn looked “overwhelmed and outmatched” in his first year with the Jets.

The same terms should apply to Saleh, except for the entirety of his three-plus seasons in New York.

Yet, all we’ve heard this offseason is how Saleh is actually some secret mastermind who shouldn’t be blamed for the Jets’ constant losing.

As for Ward, he took an NFL-high 55 sacks last year.

Dubin wrote that he’s only considering the duo, yet he made sure to mention all of the Titans’ offseason additions.

Unsurprisingly, that wasn’t the case for the Jets’ entry.

If his time in New York is any indication, then Saleh is the latest example of someone who will be most effective as a coordinator.

Is it possible that Saleh will figure it out and succeed in Tennessee? Of course it is.

But until Saleh proves that he can be a competent head coach, this redemption tour needs to stop.

There is absolutely no reason to rewrite history and make Saleh out to be something he’s not.

And, if we’re going to collectively try for optimism, then let’s at least be consistent.

The Jets, at least on paper, have a far better offensive core than they’re getting credit for.

Why, then, did Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall get omitted, but Wan’Dale Robinson and Carnell Tate earned a mention?

Oh, right: The Jets are a punching bag, and Saleh escapes because he's no longer there.

Perhaps the one positive of the Saleh glazing is that the Jets can easily end it with a commanding Week 1 win over the Titans.

If CBS Sports isn’t going to look on the bright side, then The Jet Press certainly will.

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