Robert Saleh said he was stunned when he learned he was fired as head coach of the Jets on Tuesday and a report suggests he was considering making a major change in the coaching staff before getting his pink slip.

Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that Saleh considered firing offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett in the wake of the team’s loss to the Vikings in week five. Passing game coordinator Todd Downing likely would have been the choice to replace Hackett.

Firing Hackett would likely have ruffled some feathers with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as their past relationship with Green Bay was seen as the reason why Hackett got the Jets job in the first place. Jets owner Woody Johnson said Tuesday that he had not spoken to Rodgers about firing Saleh before choosing to part ways with the head coach, but Johnson might have taken Rodgers’ feelings toward Hackett into account if there were issues with the relationships within the technical staff.

But that fell into place, the result being that defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is now interim head coach and the Rodgers/Hackett tandem remains at the helm of an offense that has scored as many points in five games as the Jets without Rodgers did. last season.