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Jets' defense: A waiting game

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh looks on in the second quarter of a preseason NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in East Rutherford. Credit: Corey Sipkin

Wait for it.

The Jets’ defense won’t be dominant right away just because Robert Saleh is calling the shots.

Saleh was a successful coordinator with San Francisco. But the first-year head coach said the Jets still very much in the learning stages of his 4-3 system.

He breaks up the process into three phases.

The 101 phase is learning the scheme.