The Question Mark Surrounding Aaron Glenn’s Future With The Jets
Adam Gase, Robert Saleh and now Aaron Glenn.
It may no longer be Halloween, but undoubtedly these are the ‘Three Horsemen of Jets Death’ in terms of coaching at least. Saleh had the best say with Gang Green — You may be able to say the same with Aaron Glenn, but considering all he’s done is give New York good draft selections it appears that he will be two-and-done.
At least Aaron Glenn hasn’t given any bad quotes to the press suddenly recalls the Geno Smith will take us to the promise land statement.* The Aaron Glenn regime has been a ride to say the least, the only thing missing are the thrills. Somehow a defensive-minded head coach can’t coach defense…
The New York Jets defensive unit has accounted for just one (1) interception in 28 games. It’s been a rough ride, and frankly weird as let me remind you, Aaron Glenn was a great DC with the Lions — he flipped a laughingstock D-line in Detroit into a powerhouse. Meanwhile, Glenn comes to the Jets and turns a top-5 defense into a laughingstock like someone tossed him an UNO reverse card.
At the making of this article, just several days removed from the Jets getting bashed 35-12 by Kansas City, the New York Jets defense is a border-line middle-of-the-pack defense.
22nd in run defense, 20th in pass, 13th in OPP PPG (which isn’t horrible, but numerous failed two minute drills have been their demise). New York also ranks 13th in Total Defense (Yards/Game).
It’s worthy to note that the jets defense was leading the entire league in total defense after Week 2 when the team sat with a 1-1 record. Since Week 2 the defense has fully melted away, reverting back to their 2025/26 selves.
It’s safe to say that Aaron Glenn won’t be the Jets HC come 2027.
Aaron Glenn is doing multiple roles though, while being head coach he is also calling the defense. Maybe Glenn should just take up a DC role with Gang Green. It would be interesting to see what Glenn could accomplish as just a Defensive Coordinator for the Jets, putting all of his focus into that specific role.
I find it hard to believe that Glenn and his defensive brilliance completely left him when he left Detroit. Having Glenn be the DC for a full season under the Jets fitted wouldn’t be the end of the world whatsoever — especially considering the fact the team currently has no clear future.
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