Glenn\u2019s 3-14 first season<\/a> with the Jets was among the worst in team history. Questions about scheme and player development reared their ugly head through each defeat towards the end of the year.<\/p>\nThe once overconfident Glenn now looked humbled when speaking to the media on Tuesday during the Jets\u2019 end-of-year press conference. Fans demand answers, but ownership has granted his staff patience. <\/p>\n
New York\u2019s head coach knows the truth.<\/p>\n
If results don\u2019t turn around in 2026, he won\u2019t be a head coach for very long. Perhaps that was why Tuesday\u2019s presser showed a new Glenn entirely\u2014one that might just make it after all.<\/p>\n
The \u2018new\u2019 Aaron Glenn<\/p>\n
In 2025, Glenn was a confident coach who had plenty of bravado to believe he could be the one to turn around the struggling Jets. He had dreams of \u201cwinning now\u201d and \u201cbeing a team the fans could be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n
With each passing week, Glenn had to walk back his comments and limit the damage his Jets were inflicting on the fan base. All the confidence left him looking like a coach who was outmatched and overwhelmed in the new role.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what made Tuesday so important. <\/p>\n
Instead of trying to sell fans on his plan or telling people they are wrong not to trust the organization, Glenn took ownership of what went wrong in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cI put a lot of it on me on the wins and losses, and I have to do a better job,\u201d Glenn said Tuesday morning. \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and blame it on the roster, I\u2019m not going to sit here and blame it on the coaching staff; I\u2019m going to blame it on the guy that\u2019s sitting right in front of you, and I have to do a better job, and I\u2019m always going to say that. Until I get the whole situation situated, then we will be better, which I know we will next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be honest: There was nothing Glenn or general manager Darren Mougey were going to say at the end-of-year presser that would excuse the organization\u2019s poor performance.<\/p>\n
The only logical thing they could do is take ownership of the mistakes and vow to correct them in 2026. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s what Glenn did. <\/p>\n
A humbled Glenn, who\u2019s seemingly honest about what went wrong, along with understanding his part in those struggles, can be the one to correct those mistakes.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear if he will, of course. At the very least, by not selling New York Jets fans on a plan that no one can currently see and taking the losing year on the chin, Glenn shows that the first step to learning from last season is being taken.<\/p>\n
He just has to find a winning formula now. <\/p>\n
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