Previous New York Jets Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich says a lack of truth narrative and his lack of delegated delegates eventually led to his failed stint as a temporary head coach and another disappointing season for the organization.
In a speech with the media at his initial press conference such as Atlanta Falcons’ new defensive coordinator, Ulbrich was asked to reflect on his period with Jets after taking over as the main coach when Robert Saleh was fired only five games into the season.
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The New York Jets main coach Robert Saleh, right, talking with defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich before a NFL football match against San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, California, Monday 9 September 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
“I learned even more than I knew the value of truth -tellers on your staff. I sometimes think as an assistant coach, you take it as ‘I want to remove any problem from the head coach’s table so he can just thrive and do his thing.’ When there are in fact … there are certain things to tell the head coach that occurs.
Ulbrich seemed to suggest that the lack of honesty from his coaching staff during this period was an important contributing factor to Jets’ failures.
“The lack of truth was sometimes truly harmful.”
New York Jet’s main coach Jeff Ulbrich is moving during the second half of a NFL football match against Miami Dolphins Sunday 8 December 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Ulbrich also took accountability for his lack of delegation, specifically his defensive coordinator responsibility.
“There’s an element of a failure for myself that way because I didn’t delegate it. I didn’t. I just took it on myself. In my mind I tried to create continuity and I didn’t want to break The staff.
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“I thought the best thing for me to do at the time was just trying to keep everyone in the same role they just had so we could keep things rolling. And that wasn’t the right thing to do. It was Not don’t while I look back.
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Ulbrich returns to Atlanta after serving as an assistant there from 2015-2020. He also reunite with Raheem MorrisAt There served as Atlanta’s temporary coach in the last 11 games in 2020.
Participation in Ulbrich in Atlanta will be Mike Rutenberg, who spent the last four seasons such as Jets’ Linebackers coach.
