{"id":711724,"date":"2026-01-28T15:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/711724\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:13:19","slug":"aaron-glenn-proves-hes-ready-to-go-down-with-jets-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/711724\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Glenn proves he’s ready to go down with Jets’ ship"},"content":{"rendered":"

For once, it seemed like the New York Jets had a competent offensive plan led by a fresh young play-caller. Tanner Engstrand\u2019s work with the unit in 2025 wasn\u2019t always spectacular, but it was light-years ahead<\/a> of what fans had grown accustomed to.<\/p>\n

It still wasn\u2019t enough to save his job.<\/p>\n

Engstrand and the Jets agreed to part ways<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon following a push to demote the 43-year-old from play-calling duties this offseason. While there was an effort to keep Engstrand on staff in a non-play-calling role, it appears he has chosen to seek an opening elsewhere.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to blame Engstrand for that decision. It\u2019s the latest development in a massive overhaul for head coach Aaron Glenn and the Jets.<\/p>\n

Jets\u2019 full commitment to change<\/p>\n

Engstrand\u2019s dismissal means the Jets will have had 13 different offensive play-callers in the last 16 seasons. That isn\u2019t the kind of stability that organizations look for on that side of the ball. <\/p>\n

New York\u2019s decision to part ways with Engstrand, though, has another twist.<\/p>\n

Engstrand did not pound the table to coach Justin Fields last season. The offensive scheme that Engstrand brought from Detroit is a direct antithesis of what Fields does well.<\/p>\n

Despite the mismatch, Engstrand showed promise. Forced to coach three quarterbacks who all failed to hit open receivers (and there were a lot of them<\/a>), Engstrand essentially coached the offense with one hand tied behind his back. It just wasn\u2019t enough to earn Glenn\u2019s confidence.<\/p>\n

New York wanted change. Glenn wanted change. They are going to get exactly that now. <\/p>\n

The Jets are pushing for a more experienced play-caller to essentially run the offense on their own, similar to how experienced defensive coordinators do for offensive-minded head coaches.<\/p>\n

But it leads to a pressing question: Why didn\u2019t they just hire an experienced play-caller last season?<\/p>\n

The answer, unfortunately, goes back to the same person.<\/p>\n

Aaron Glenn.<\/p>\n

Glenn\u2019s last stand<\/p>\n

Part of the reason Glenn was touted as a head coaching candidate was the perception that he could build a quality coaching staff across the board. In just a single season, he has wiped away the majority of his top assistants on both offense and defense.<\/p>\n

Not exactly a glowing recommendation for a coach who is trying to save his job.<\/p>\n

Make no mistake: Glenn enters the 2026 season on the hot seat. After a 3-14 season and an overhaul in the coaching staff, there\u2019s little room for him to preach patience anymore. He is quite literally the last man standing through this entire overhaul.<\/p>\n

Eventually, the chickens come home to roost. There\u2019s no one left to blame if another season goes haywire. <\/p>\n

Glenn seems more willing than ever before to focus on what he knows (calling defensive plays<\/a>) and entrust what he doesn\u2019t to experienced leaders across the board. Why he didn\u2019t do that at the beginning will be a question that follows him over the next few months.<\/p>\n

But a coach prepared to go down with the ship is normally a recipe for disaster. After getting rid of a promising offensive play-caller, that seems like all the Jets are headed toward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For once, it seemed like the New York Jets had a competent offensive plan led by a fresh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2051],"tags":[1585,7,3228,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,4403,6531,3234,12599],"class_list":{"0":"post-711724","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-aaron-glenn","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-free-content","11":"tag-jets","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-jets","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkjets","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-ny-jets-coaches","18":"tag-ny-jets-column","19":"tag-standard","20":"tag-tanner-engstrand"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115973377653873804","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}