Aaron Glenn Seemingly Considering Changes to Defensive Play Calling Duties With Jets

With head coach Aaron Glenn deciding to take over defensive play-calling duties entering this season, it felt pretty safe to say that the New York Jets' defense was going to be much improved. 

Unfortunately for New York, it doesn't really feel like it's in a great position on that side of the football. The Jets haven't been terrible defensively throughout parts of the year, but they've also been brutal in recent weeks. 

It's obviously something that's going to have to change for this organization to get back to the top, but it doesn't feel like the Jets' defense has been great since Robert Saleh left, specifically the year before he got fired.

And as Glenn has to make some tough decisions over the next couple of weeks, I think it's very safe to say that he's coaching for his job. 

Whether that means he wants to give up play-calling duties and put that possibility in somebody else's hands remains to be seen, but when speaking to reporters about it, he said that he's looking at everything. 

The one interesting part, however, is that he does believe there is some evidence of the Jets playing good defensive football throughout parts of the year.

“Well, I would say this, and listen, we have not played really good defense the last couple of weeks, and I am very aware of that,” Glenn said, H/T PFT.

“But again, there’s been evidence of us playing really good defense throughout this season and listen, I will never say never to anything, but I do know this: I’m looking at everything and I’m looking of ways of us to improve, and whatever that is for us to get better, you can best believe I’ll make those changes. And I think I’ve done that throughout my career to be able to do that is I’m not afraid to make a change. I’m not saying that is going to be the change, but I’m looking at everything.”

I think Glenn makes some fair points that at moments throughout this season, the Jets have been okay on that side of the football. 

I don't want to say they've been elite by any means, but there have been some promising signs. I do know for a fact that in the past, there have been much better Jets defensive teams, and that includes when Saleh was the head coach.

When Glenn took over, there was hope and expectation that the Jets' defense was going to be among the best in the NFL. Unfortunately, that simply hasn't been the case throughout Glenn's time in New York.

 There's only so much more time to see if that's going to change, and it looks like he's not going to have too much time to continue coaching this organization.