Robert Saleh has been alternatively lampooned and lambasted in the media for his time management at the end of the Jets’ 20-17 loss to the Lions.
Specifically, Garrett Wilson caught a 10-yard pass on 2nd-and-10 to give the Jets a first down with 49 seconds remaining. Rather than call the first of his three timeouts, Saleh had the Jets hurry up to the line. As a result, the next play was run with 31 seconds left. The Jets finished the game with a missed 58-yard field goal and a timeout still in hand.
All the criticisms are fully warranted, but they tend to focus on the decision rather than the reason behind it.