Gang Green makes a change at quarterback. But for how long?
On Sunday, the New York Jets hosted the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium and in true Jets fashion they managed to lose. Again. Their seventh straight loss of the season officially makes them the only winless team in the league. An achievement only the Jets could pull off.
With die-hard fans losing interest faster than the offense can go three-and-out, the stadium atmosphere was as flat as their playbook — lifeless, uninspired, and half-empty.
The offense couldn’t get anything going, so the Jets benched Justin Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor. That didn’t help much either. Taylor, while serviceable, went 10-for-22 for 126 yards and tossed two interceptions in the second half. Those turnovers killed any faint hope of scoring.
At some point, the Jets might want to consider that scoring touchdowns is generally how teams win football games. Just a thought.
Now the big question: What do the Jets do at quarterback?
Fields has been bad. Taylor wasn’t better. Head Coach Aaron Glenn summed it up after the game:
“When it goes into next week, I’m not ready to sit here and say what’s going to happen with our quarterbacks. That’s something I have to look at. Offensively, we have a lot of work to do — and that speaks for itself.”
Translation: he has no idea either.
If there’s one semi-bright spot, it’s the Jets’ defense, which managed a few key stops against Carolina. But when your offense can’t move the ball, even the best defensive effort doesn’t matter much.
At this point, there’s zero passion. Not in the team and certainly not in the fanbase. But who can blame them? The stadium looks emptier by the week, and the fans that do show up usually leave by halftime just to beat NJ Turnpike traffic.
Is Aaron Glenn on the Hot Seat?
Nikki’s Take:
While many are calling for Glenn’s job, firing him mid-season won’t solve a thing. The 2025 season is already lost in New York, and an interim coach isn’t turning this ship around.
I’m also not a fan of the “one-and-done” coaching carousel. Glenn deserves more time to implement his system and honestly, inheriting the Jets isn’t exactly a dream scenario. You don’t fix decades of dysfunction overnight.
Nikki’s Verdict:
Keep Glenn. For now.
