Speaking to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, a former NFL general manager said Glenn “did nothing” to improve the Jets’ culture in his first season, describing a team that “played like a bunch of guys punching time clocks; they didn’t want to be there.”
New York also posted a rough point differential, finishing minus-203 on the season—worse than the minus-173 logged in the three campaigns under Robert Saleh combined. The Jets showed a brief midseason push with a 3-2 run from Weeks 8-13, but collapsed down the stretch.
Statistically, the Jets were overwhelmed late, outscored by 134 points over their final five games and allowing an opponent passer rating of 131.6 with a 70.6% completion rate and 37.6 points per game. Offensively, they averaged just 10.8 points and 223 total yards per game, with 3.75 yards per play.
Context matters: at the NFL trade deadline, the Jets moved on from Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner, and kept Brady Cook in the lineup for the last four games, a combination that suggested a tanking message to the locker room and a rebuilding plan beyond Glenn’s first year.
Glenn is positioned for another chance in 2026, with two first-round picks and ample cap space to reshape the defense. If the Jets can identify a reliable bridge quarterback and bolster their core, the organization could rebound, though the current season’s results underscored the magnitude of the task ahead.
