{"id":17832,"date":"2024-11-19T16:40:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17832"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:40:40","slug":"jets-hc-jeff-ulbrich-could-delegate-play-calling-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17832","title":{"rendered":"Jets HC Jeff Ulbrich Could Delegate Play-Calling Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Upon taking over as interim head coach,\u00a0Jeff Ulbrich\u00a0<\/strong>has maintained his role as the Jets\u2019 defensive play-caller. That remains the case for the time being, but in the wake of the unit\u2019s struggles he could wind up delegating those duties. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Under\u00a0Robert Saleh,\u00a0<\/strong>New York allowed an average of 17 points and 255 yards per game this season. Ulbrich served as the team\u2019s defensive coordinator over that span, but Saleh\u2019s firing added to Ulbrich\u2019s day-to-day responsibilities. The latter has continued to lead the defense during his tenure as interim HC, but in that time the Jets have regressed defensively. The team has surrendered 26.2 points and 346 yards per contest under Ulbrich across the past six games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s extremely hard to see the unit not perform as well as they\u2019re capable of performing,\u201d <\/em>Ulbrich said (via Jared Schwartz of the New York Post<\/a>). \u201cThat\u2019s on me and our staff, and on every defensive player in there to regain the standard that we\u2019ve created here in the last couple of years because we\u2019re not playing as well as we need to play and we\u2019re not playing as well as we\u2019re capable of playing. Part of that will be this week and getting back on track.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ulbrich made it clear he is not ceding play-calling duties \u201cas of today,\u201d but he added the next few days will include an assessment of where things stand. Delegating would allow the 47-year-old to focus on his other duties during his first career head coaching opportunity. Given the Jets\u2019 1-5 record since Ulbrich took over, a change may help spark a rebound to close out the campaign.<\/p>\n

Schwartz names senior defensive assistant\u00a0Tony Oden <\/strong>and defensive backs coach Marquand Manuel <\/strong>as options to take on play-calling responsibilities in the event Ulbrich were to give them up. How the team proceeds on that front during its bye week will be interesting to follow. Sunday\u2019s loss leaves the Jets with a record of 3-8, making a postseason berth highly unlikely.<\/p>\n

Ulbrich is of course a candidate to land the full-time HC spot for 2025, but the Jets are already looking into options outside the organization<\/a>. How the team performs after the bye will be key in determining Ulbrich\u2019s future, something which may include a different defensive play-caller being installed soon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n