Robert Saleh: Leader of Meh

[Derek Smalls]

I'll also be that guy and point out that Saleh is the 4th Arab HC in the NFL:

Ed Khayat (Philadelphia Eagles 1971–72)
Abe Gibron (Chicago Bears 1972–1974)
Rich Kotite (Philadelphia Eagles 1991–94)

All boasting Lebanese descent.

Did that last guy coach anywhere else?

[Johnny English]

Did that last guy coach anywhere else?

Nope. Retired after the Eagles to Arizona to play golf five days a week and enjoy a wide variety of buffet restaurants.

[CatoTheElder]

Did that last guy coach anywhere else?

Nowhere that I'm willing to discuss.

[Derek Smalls]

Still a big Saleh fan, but I was worrieda bout him being too conservative last year, and he was too conservative down the stretch today. Not going for it on 4th and 1 was stupid. Kicking it deep was pointless and stupid, especially since we ended up getting the ball at our own 21, so there was literally no advantage to kicking it deep.

[reuben]

I wonder if those were Shamash calls, or Shamash overrules. 

[MBGreen]

Still a big Saleh fan, but I was worrieda bout him being too conservative last year, and he was too conservative down the stretch today. Not going for it on 4th and 1 was stupid. Kicking it deep was pointless and stupid, especially since we ended up getting the ball at our own 21, so there was literally no advantage to kicking it deep.

I agree....


Holy excrement, that felt weird.

[Badger]

Felt like a six of one, half dozen of the other situation. Though I would lean towards going for the TD instead of kicking the FG.

[Derek Smalls]

Felt like a six of one, half dozen of the other situation. Though I would lean towards going for the TD instead of kicking the FG.

You're likely losing either way, but I hate when coaches treat 8-point games like 7-point games.

[MBGreen]

Felt like a six of one, half dozen of the other situation. Though I would lean towards going for the TD instead of kicking the FG.

Against this defense on the road....absolutely.

[delavan]

Saleh walking across the field to shake hands after the game looked ruggedly handsome sporting a black beanie to go with his black all-weather outfit...until he pulled off his beanie and suddenly looked like a prick with ears.

[insanity]

You're likely losing either way, but I hate when coaches treat 8-point games like 7-point games.

I think this is the real argument here.  If you go for the td early you have another shot at redemption if you miss the 2pt try.  Otherwise I think the argument of going for the td vs the fg is a moot point.  I said it in the other thread, but Saleh isn't concerned about getting the first, he's concerned about being able to score on that play/not having to use his timeouts.

[Miamipuck]

He's infintely better than last year in these situations. This isn't cut and dry, personally I don't like the FG, you're down there already and may not get another chance. Go for it. But at least there's an argument to be had. He was just way too conservative last year, i think he's loosening up, is that because he's learning or because he has the  time/video review guy in the booth?

[CatoTheElder]

I'm hoping he looks at that scenario and learns from it.

[Derek Smalls]

Starting to think we should just clean house on the entire coaching staff.

[bojanglesman]

Need a confidence boost?  Call the Jets.