Saleh brings ‘all gas, no brake' mentality

The following are some highlights from Robert Saleh’s press conference, Jan. 21, when he was introduced as the 20th head coach in Jets history:

Brian Costello, New York Post: The Jets have lost 57 games in the last five years, and 35 in the last three. There has been a losing culture in that building for a while. What is your plan for changing that?

Saleh: I understand what has happened in the past. What we do challenge everybody is to really judge us on moving forward, when you look at the plan, and what we have in place in terms of scheme and offense, defense, special teams and the mindset which we are going to do it.

There is an investment that is going to be made to one another — coaches to players, players to coaches, organization to everybody, and understanding the all-gas-no-brake mentality that we are going to have in regards to how we wake up in the morning, rehab, prepare for meetings, how we take the practice field, how we are deliberate in everything we do, will lead to the results you see on Sunday.

It will take time, but everything we do is going to be designed to win championships in the future, so when we talk about all gas, no brake, it’s about waking up in the morning and putting your foot to the pedal. The mindset is to go to bed better than you woke up. That is the mindset we are going to have.

Dennis Waszak, Associated Press: When you left the facility after the in-person interview, at what point did you know this was the place, this was the fit for you?