Ron Rivera, head coach of the Commanders, has dismissed the team's defensive backs coach, Brent Vieselmeyer, and will take over the defensive play-calling. Rivera expressed the need for change and stated that he is not worried about his job security. He emphasized that the decision was not an indictment on the fired coaches' efforts. Rivera's focus will now be on the defense, and he will call plays for the first time since 2019. He highlighted the necessity of change to expect progress and mentioned that the change was necessary to move forward. Meanwhile, Robert Saleh, the Jets' head coach, also expressed confidence in his job security and stated that he will not consider making changes to the offensive coordinator or play-calling duties.
Antwan Staley: Jets HC Robert Saleh says he isn’t worried about job security but should be if losing continues https://t.co/PUDwAh8ElL
Robert Saleh: No consideration to taking play-calling duties from Nathaniel Hackett. https://t.co/ufe53hcuoA
Robert Saleh was asked about his job security: "I'm not worried about it." https://t.co/f58b19wSXr
Robert Saleh said he will not consider making a change at offensive coordinator https://t.co/nOTo5hQzAO
Robert Saleh said he’s not worried about his job security
Ron Rivera on why he chose now to relieve Jack Del Rio and Brent Vieselmeyer of their duties. https://t.co/vekJIUbpdY
Ron Rivera: If you don't change things, you can't expect things to change. https://t.co/582gZLY8j2
Ron Rivera will call plays for the first time since 2019.
Ron Rivera's focus will be on defense going forward. Said he won't have much time to deal with the offense now.
Ron Rivera: "Without getting into specifics, we're going to do things differently."
Ron Rivera: "This isn't an indictment on Jack Del Rio and Brent Vieselmeyer. Those guys worked their asses off. For whatever reason it wasn't coming together."
Ron Rivera on the firings of Jack Del Rio and his DBs coach: "I did feel like change was necessary to shake some things up and get things moving forward. ... It’s one of those things that as you watch things happen last night, it just kind of snowballed. I was concerned."
Ron Rivera: Says firing Del Rio and Vieselymeyer was unfortunate, but he felt, "Change was something we needed to so going forward."
Ron Rivera will now call defensive plays after Jack Del Rio's firing. His first game: against the Dolphins offense... https://t.co/zb2XXt4OgC
Ron Rivera will not call defensive plays after Jack Del Rio's firing. His first game: against the Dolphins. https://t.co/TRHpe5nc1J
Ron Rivera is expected to take over defensive play-calling, per source.
The Commanders also fire DBs coach Brent Vieselmeyer, per sources. Ron Rivera will called defensive plays.
Ron Rivera on job security: I've told you before, I'm not worried about anything. https://t.co/P4fKNzkh8i
Ron Rivera asked about job security concerns. https://t.co/bGajBL2ksF