Aaron Glenn’s actions don’t line up with the message he tried to send at the NFL Combine
Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey faced the New York media for the first time a few weeks ago, where they were able to give their best “ra-ra” speeches about how they plan to be the guys to turn around the franchise that has the longest playoff drought in North American sports. They promised sustained success, […]
Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey faced the New York media for the first time a few weeks ago, where they were able to give their best “ra-ra” speeches about how they plan to be the guys to turn around the franchise that has the longest playoff drought in North American sports.
They promised sustained success, and culture change and all the other fan favorite buzz words that starving Jets fans needed to hear. And then they got to work. Everyone waited with bated breath to see what would be the decision on how they proceeded with Aaron Rodgers as QB of the Jets. At least publicly, Rodgers was saying all the right things to make a return to the Jets possible.
Ultimately, the front office brass decided to go in a different direction, much to the chagrin of other players on the team. I understood the decision, but I also understood what the decision meant. It meant another rebuilding year.
But that isn’t the message that Glenn and Mougey were delivering in their first press conference in front of the national media at the NFL combine. Aaron Glenn would have you believe that the Rodgers decision was a football one and they believe they can win now.
Let’s be honest with ourselves. The Jets do not have a plan at quarterback. Don’t get me wrong, they have options. But there is no clear path to obtaining a winning-caliber quarterback for the New York Jets. They have bad options, and they have worse options. Whether it be a rookie QB in a bad draft class, a cast-off from another team, or an aged veteran trying to get one more season in the league, “the answer” is not available to the New York Jets. And if “the answer” was available to the Jets, why would he choose a team that is surrounded by nothing but drama and turmoil thanks to its ownership?
Moving on from Rodgers was a decision that I disagreed with because I believe that if certain criteria was agreed to (like not having command of the offense or the personnel running it), he was the best option for the New York Jets to win football games in 2025. Releasing him showed me that this team is looking to rebuild and not win now. They want to reset the franchise. I hate it, but I get it. But that isn’t the message being spewed in Indianapolis.
Glenn has to make sense of the decision to get rid of Rodgers not only to the fans, but to the players on the team that are preparing to see another season of their short careers fall to a rookie head coach, rookie offensive coordinator and frankly, sub-par quarterback play.
Glenn doesn’t have to answer for his decision to part ways with Rodgers. As he said, “this isn’t going to be the last decision I make that is going to upset some people”. But if he thinks that getting rid of Rodgers with no plan to replace him with anything better is going to go over with the fans, than he will learn quickly how fast Jets fans can turn on you. Believing there is a better choice to win now than Rodgers is either a lie or incompetence. I’m hoping he is just lying.
Glenn and Mougey spouting the familiar “we are going to win now” is saying one thing while doing something else. Sorry Aaron, I know this is your first time here, but we have already been told that.
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