In the immediate aftermath of a decision that we knew was coming for months, Christopher Johnson pointed to the most important attribute in the coach who would succeed Adam Gase after a calamitous two-year run.
"I don’t much like the term ‘CEO,’ but it does describe what we’re looking for," Johnson said. "We want a head coach that coaches the entire team and his staff. This is a coach for the entire team. That’s very important to us looking forward."
Late Thursday, the Jets’ CEO got his CEO: Robert Saleh.
The former 49ers’ defensive coordinator, universally praised by his players and fellow coaches in San Francisco, becomes the Jets’ 20th head coach.