Jets coach Aaron Glenn isn’t holding back, confessing a major regret about his media strategy in his first season: “Absolutely. Absolutely.” Glenn told Jonathan Jones of The Athletic that his attitude toward the media was “another mistake” in what was clearly a rough start to his coaching career. He came in “pissed at something else,” totally unrelated to the media, and ended up taking it out on the reporters. “That was a mistake,” he admitted. You just can’t do that, not in a league where every word matters.
Glenn Admits to a “Lost First Season”
The media misstep was just one part of a “lost first season,” Glenn said, admitting to other blunders from 2025. It seems things were so bad, his first year almost became his *only* year, saved only by a “very large buyout.” That’s not exactly a vote of confidence, is it? He also kicked himself over the staff he put together, which needed a “significant overhaul” right after Year 1. “I kick myself in the ass for that,” Glenn flat out stated. He knows if you have a vision, you sometimes gotta pivot, and if you don’t, you “crash and burn.” Sounds like he felt himself on the edge of that cliff.
The QB1 Decision That Haunts
Beyond the media drama and the staffing nightmares, there was another huge factor that stopped Glenn from succeeding in 2025: the call to make Justin Fields the QB1. That decision alone could… well, the article cuts off there, but you can imagine the weight of that choice. When your season is already on the ropes with media gaffes and a botched staff, putting the wrong guy under center can be the final nail in the coffin.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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