{"id":851119,"date":"2026-04-03T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851119\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:08:54","slug":"5-takeaways-from-the-jets-aaron-glenn-at-the-nfl-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851119\/","title":{"rendered":"5 takeaways from the Jets’ Aaron Glenn at the NFL meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Glenn generated headlines \u2014 and some snickers \u2014 when he said Geno Smith is \u201cthe guy that\u2019s going to lead us to the promised land<\/a>.\u201d That statement overshadowed many other topics that the Jets\u2019 coach covered during his sit-down with reporters at the NFL\u2019s annual meetings. <\/p>\n

Here are some takeaways:<\/p>\n

1. Consumed with\u00a0 resurrecting the Jets <\/p>\n

Glenn, who played eight seasons for the Jets, spoke passionately about wanting to be the coach who ends the franchise\u2019s playoff drought \u2014 currently at 15 years \u2014 and builds a perennial winning team. He said he thinks about it \u201cevery day.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Jets went 3-14 in Glenn\u2019s first season. Making the playoffs might be the only way to ensure that he gets a third season \u2014 and he\u2019s all-in on reaching that goal. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to leave a legacy,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cI\u2019m looking at this team being a team that consistently puts themselves in a place to win. But every day. It\u2019s not a day, it\u2019s not an hour, it\u2019s not a minute, I don\u2019t think about that. I look forward to trying to make that happen, I really do.\u201d <\/p>\n

2. With the second pick . . .<\/p>\n

It would be surprising if the Jets didn\u2019t draft an edge rusher (Ohio State\u2019s Arvell Reese or Texas Tech\u2019s David Bailey) with the No. 2 pick. But Glenn believes in taking the best player available. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you love the player, go get the player, regardless of positional value,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Reese had only 6\u00a01\u20442 sacks for Ohio State, but his athleticism, potential and measurables are impressive. Glenn compared Reese to the Texans\u2019 Danielle Hunter, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive end. <\/p>\n

Glenn said you have to evaluate traits such as \u201carm length, weight, speed, ankle flexion\u201d and whether the player has \u201cthe football character\u201d to be coached hard to bring the most out of him. <\/p>\n

Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey attended pro days at Ohio State, Texas Tech<\/a> and Miami last week. Mougey said \u201cthere\u2019s still a lot of work to be done\u201d regarding the No. 2 pick and that they\u2019ll \u201cfire up our meetings next week and have a lot of good discussions.\u201d <\/p>\n

3. Adding adults<\/p>\n

A lack of veteran leadership last season led to the acquisitions of linebacker Demario Davis<\/a>, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and defensive tackle David Onyemata. <\/p>\n

Glenn worked with Davis and Onyemata previously, and new defensive coordinator Brian Duker coached Fitzpatrick with Miami. Glenn wanted veterans who can \u201cteach these guys exactly how does the locker room need to operate and how do you finish our games.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you start to add guys like that, it only helps what you\u2019re trying to create when it comes to a team,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cAll those guys that we added in free agency bring a certain level of adult to our team that we need.\u201d <\/p>\n

4. Taylor made for success<\/p>\n

Glenn expects big things from second-year tight end Mason Taylor, who caught 44 passes for 369 yards in 13 games as a rookie. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think Mason\u2019s going to have a hell of a year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Glenn feels good about a potential breakout season after speaking with Taylor and his father, Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor. He said he had \u201cone of the realest conversations\u201d with Mason Taylor during his January exit meeting. <\/p>\n

According to Glenn, Taylor talked about areas that he wanted to work on and improve. He said Taylor \u201cwas very adamant\u201d about that and asked Glenn to hold him accountable. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to see him take another step,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cI\u2019m excited about that player.\u201d <\/p>\n

5. AG and AI<\/p>\n

The Jets have been talking \u201cquite a bit\u201d in their coaches\u2019 meetings about utilizing artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n

Glenn said assistant quarterbacks coach Thomas Merkle and assistant offensive line coach Al Netter \u2014 both worked with offensive coordinator Frank Reich at Stanford \u2014 have been driving the AI conversations. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to take that next step, us as coaches,\u201d Glenn said. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how the Jets are using AI other than gathering information. \u201cIt\u2019s shocking to see the information,\u201d Glenn said, adding that \u201cbeing able to move efficiently and faster has been really good for us.\u201d <\/p>\n

When Glenn was jokingly asked about using AI to decide what plays to call, he said, \u201cNo. I\u2019m trusting myself on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Al<\/p>\n

\n\tAl Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Glenn generated headlines \u2014 and some snickers \u2014 when he said Geno Smith is \u201cthe guy that\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":851120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2051],"tags":[7,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,5150],"class_list":{"0":"post-851119","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jets","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-jets","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkjets","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-takeaways"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116340469883012283","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851119","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=851119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}