Jets’ Robert Saleh criticizes Breece Hall for trying to create explosive plays over getting ‘the grimy yards’

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New York Jets running back Breece Hall has been a victim of the Jets’ recent offensive struggles, as he has failed to clear 30 rushing yards in three straight games now. Most of Hall’s yards over the past month have come through the air, and he hasn’t scored on the ground since Oct. 15. 

Following a 25-yard rushing performance in the 34-13 Black Friday loss to the Miami Dolphins, Jets head coach Robert Saleh offered some criticism for his star back. Saleh said Hall is a “special talent” but that “there’s the grimy yards that a back has to understand that he needs to get,” per The Athletic. Instead of trying to hit the home run every attempt, Saleh wants Hall to focus on some of the tough yards.

“Right now, when you press, you’re trying to create explosive (plays) all over the place, and for the most part in the NFL, the O-line is going to block it for two or three (yards) and he’s gotta go find four or five,” Saleh said in a conference call Saturday. “And that means lowering your shoulder, getting dirty, getting grimy, finishing runs — and not trying to find ways to bounce and make people miss at the line of scrimmage all the time because these guys are hunting.”

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Author : Jordan Dajani

Publish date : 2023-11-25 17:02:08

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