Glenn, who completed his first season as a head coach after four as Detroit’s defensive coordinator, insists being “educated” over the last year on what it takes to be successful in his position, and for Mougey in his, will benefit them — and the team — moving forward. He added that there are “a number of things” he’ll improve on in his second year.
“So for our fans, listen, again, there’s a vision that we have,” Glenn said. “And there’s a trust that we have in that also. And I expect and I will want our fans to have a total trust in us in being able to do that. And we have to earn that too, and our plan is to do that.
“And we don’t expect to have another season like this here.”
Otherwise, of course, there might be new people in place trying to complete the rebuild.
“There’s always a sense of urgency,” Glenn said when asked if there’s added pressure to prove to ownership he’s the right coach. “It doesn’t matter what the record is because winning is a sense of urgency in itself and that’s what the plan is, is to win. We all know Woody and we all know he wants to win, just like we do. So yes, there is a sense of urgency from that.”
There’s an assumption that Fields, who started just nine games before being benched and then ending the season on injured reserve with a knee injury, won’t be back despite a year left on his deal with New York.
Glenn would only say: “Justin is under contract,” while adding that rookie Brady Cook, who started the final four games, is also signed for next season.
It would seem likely the Jets will explore taking a quarterback in the first round since they have the No. 2 pick, but adding a veteran through free agency is also in play.
“I can tell you this: We will exhaust every option,” Mougey said.