FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Robert Saleh is one focused individual. During the final stages of negotiations with the New York Jets, he locked himself in his home office and told his wife to hold all calls. That included family. He was so isolated from potential distractions that his own father had to get the news of his hiring on TV.
Saleh will need that kind of steadfastness in his new gig as Jets head coach. It's one of the toughest coaching jobs in sports -- so tough that the past five men who held the position went out with a losing record.