Aaron Glenn needs Jet followers to be affected person and belief his course of.
However after a disastrous December, that isn’t straightforward to do, following 4 video games wherein the Jets weren’t aggressive.
Not solely will they finish the month with no win, however the Jets (3-13) are getting worse as an alternative of the arrow pointing upwards because the season ends. It doesn’t even appear the Jets have hit all-time low following their 42-10 blowout loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
At halftime, New England had extra touchdowns (5) than the Jets had first downs (three). The Patriots additionally scored on their first six possessions.
Drake Maye threw 4 touchdowns earlier than the halftime break and was benched with 5:31 remaining within the third quarter following his fifth passing landing. If that wasn’t dangerous sufficient, MetLife Stadium was filled with Patriot followers who had been decked out in crimson, white and blue, cheering for his or her group whereas additionally booing the Jets.
Through the NFL’s fall conferences in October in Manhattan, Jets proprietor Woody Johnson instructed reporters, “I do consider in Aaron.” When requested about what he would say to Johnson after Sunday’s efficiency, Glenn mentioned he wouldn’t “BS him about something.”
“I feel that’s a benefit of our relationship, is we’re all going to be simple with one another,” Glenn mentioned. “The primary factor is we’ve bought to get higher. I feel that’s apparent. We’ve got to get higher.
“I feel we put our heads collectively and we begin to determine what steps we’ve bought to take so we will accomplish that. I do know there’s a perception in me. I do know I consider in him. That’s why I’m glad I took this job, it’s due to possession and what he’s about, what Moug is about, what this group is about. That will be my message. I’m upset. I do know he’s upset. So, now we’ve bought to determine what can we do to be sure that we recover from that hump and transfer ahead.”
When Glenn grew to become the Jets head coach in January, he mentioned he anticipated to win instantly. Nonetheless, all coaches say that once they settle for a job. However not many anticipated a lot from the Jets following a 5-12 season and after they launched Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams and long-time captain C.J. Mosley.
However this can be a extra catastrophic season than many had imagined. The Justin Fields signing was an entire dud, and the Jets protection, which beforehand completed within the high 5 in yards allowed every of the previous three seasons, has turn into one of many worst within the NFL.
The Jets have regressed on each offense and protection, which is difficult to do after beginning the season 0-7. They’ve the league’s worst passing assault, and their protection ranks twenty fourth in yards and thirtieth in factors allowed.
Glenn fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks following an embarrassing loss to Jacksonville two weeks in the past. Sunday’s efficiency was simply as dangerous underneath interim defensive coordinator Chris Harris, with gamers lacking tackles and searching disinterested in protecting many Patriots receivers.
“It’s simply disappointing,” Jets move rusher Jermaine Johnson mentioned. “Embarrassing. That’s just about it. You already know, that’s a collective as a group, as a protection. I’m certain offensively they really feel the identical approach.”
Brady Prepare dinner began in his third straight sport and appeared very very like an undrafted rookie quarterback after ending 19-of-33 for 152 yards with zero touchdowns and one interception. In 4 video games, Prepare dinner has thrown for 679 yards, one landing and 7 interceptions. The Jets are in analysis mode, which is why Prepare dinner continues to begin.
Gang Inexperienced has been so dangerous the final month that it has been outscored 153-46 in its earlier 4 video games. The shortage of turnovers has been a subject of dialogue all season for the Jets, who’ve simply three defensive takeaways and 0 interceptions by way of 16 video games, which is an NFL report.
Glenn questioned the hassle following the loss to the Patriots, and it’s honest to wonder if his message continues to be registering with lots of the gamers. Jets guard John Simpson additionally agreed with Glenn’s ideas concerning the lack of effort in opposition to the Patriots.
“It was unacceptable,” Simpson mentioned. “We gotta play higher. We gotta be higher on offense, protection, the entire 9 yards. It’s gotta be higher.”
With a loss subsequent Sunday at Buffalo, the Jets would tie the second-most losses in a season (14) in franchise historical past. Glenn is the third coach to lose a minimum of 13 video games throughout his first season (Wealthy Kotte, Robert Saleh).
It seems Glenn shall be protected on Black Monday and can return for a second season with the Jets. The Jets probably wouldn’t have dealt each Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, two of their greatest defensive gamers, on the commerce deadline until that had been the case.
However outdoors of draft picks, there isn’t numerous optimism for followers to hold their hats on because the season involves a detailed. The Jets will remember to have a top-three choose with a loss in opposition to the Payments, which many followers hope will finish with the group drafting both Indiana Heisman Trophy winning-quarterback Fernando Mendoza or Oregon’s Dante Moore.
However this group isn’t a quarterback away from contending. The Jets can have a projected $90 million to spend in free company, and they’ll want it. Wholesale adjustments are wanted on each side of the ball simply to be aggressive.
Glenn has instructed followers, “Don’t let go of the rope.”
However for that to occur, the Jets must put a greater product on the sphere than they did in 12 months 1 underneath Glenn.
“There are numerous issues that I feel we’ve improved,” Glenn mentioned. “And that’s been extra from the within than what everyone sees in terms of stats and issues like that. However I do know we nonetheless have a protracted technique to go.
“It’s not a very good look if you surrender that many factors after which not rating in any respect. And I’m not one which’s going to sit down right here and blame a rookie quarterback. I’m not going to sit down right here and blame accidents and issues like that. I’m not going to do it. However I feel all these guys are well-versed to go on the market and compete at a excessive degree and we didn’t all get it finished. Coaches and gamers. All of us didn’t get it finished.”
