Saleh has been emphatic about the need for a free agent, any free agent, to fit in with the team's developing culture, and schemes on offense and defense.
"As far as our philosophies in what we look for from a character standpoint, an athlete and how they fit in our scheme, it's about us," he said in a conference call with Jets season-ticket holders. "As we go into gameday, it's about us. We focus on us, and the belief is that if you focus on you and make it about you and you do everything to maximize who you are, then you'll make the great ones look normal and you'll embarrass the bad ones. That's just where we are from a mentality standpoint and what we're trying to develop here."
During last week's Combine, Saleh stayed back in New Jersey where he and his staff discussed free agents and the draft. That while Douglas and some of his staff made the trip to Indianapolis.
"We wrapped up free-agent discussions with the scouts, and I feel really good about the plan," Saleh said. "Joe and I continue to have conversations. He's [went to Indianapolis] to get what GMs get what he can out of the Combine, which is visiting with agents. At the same time, we feel really good where we're at and will have more discussions about where we go. I thought that [OC] Mike [LaFleur] and Brick [DC Jeff Ulbrich] and [special teams coordinator] Brant [Boyer] did a good job discussing what they need. But it still comes down to the draft.
"Every offseason is very, very important, hitting on players, selecting the right people in free agency, making the right picks in the draft and continuing to develop. We continue to be focused on making sound decisions for this organization."
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"As far as our philosophies in what we look for from a character standpoint, an athlete and how they fit in our scheme, it's about us," he said in a conference call with Jets season-ticket holders. "As we go into gameday, it's about us. We focus on us, and the belief is that if you focus on you and make it about you and you do everything to maximize who you are, then you'll make the great ones look normal and you'll embarrass the bad ones. That's just where we are from a mentality standpoint and what we're trying to develop here."
During last week's Combine, Saleh stayed back in New Jersey where he and his staff discussed free agents and the draft. That while Douglas and some of his staff made the trip to Indianapolis.
"We wrapped up free-agent discussions with the scouts, and I feel really good about the plan," Saleh said. "Joe and I continue to have conversations. He's [went to Indianapolis] to get what GMs get what he can out of the Combine, which is visiting with agents. At the same time, we feel really good where we're at and will have more discussions about where we go. I thought that [OC] Mike [LaFleur] and Brick [DC Jeff Ulbrich] and [special teams coordinator] Brant [Boyer] did a good job discussing what they need. But it still comes down to the draft.
"Every offseason is very, very important, hitting on players, selecting the right people in free agency, making the right picks in the draft and continuing to develop. We continue to be focused on making sound decisions for this organization."
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