Jets: NFL Insider Gets Blunt on Aaron Glenn's Future

The reaction of New York Jets fans was brutal after Aaron Glenn's team dropped a 28-25 game on Sunday at home to a previously winless Miami Dolphins team.

The Dolphins have not exactly made it hidden that they're rebuilding this season, if not explicitly tanking for the 2027 NFL Draft under first-year general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and first-year head coach Jeff Hafley.

The loss dropped the Jets to 2-5 on the season and 1-2 at home.

On Monday, NFL insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network and ESPN provided insight on where things stand between the Jets and Glenn after the loss to Miami. Rapoport noted that the expectations weren't high for Glenn this season, given that the roster is full of young players, a "bridge quarterback" in Geno Smith.

"So as you're judging Aaron Glenn, the real question for the New York Jets is, what were you expecting?" Rapoport said. 

Rapoport argued that the Jets have played tough through the season and have remained in games, but New York is not ready to finish games. The Jets will have to decide whether Glenn has shown enough through the rebuilding process the last two years as he sets his foundation.

Up to Sunday's game, Glenn appeared to do enough to show he's made improvements from last season with a roster that is not ready to compete for the playoffs. In the summer, the talking point on Glenn was that he didn't need to make the playoffs, but had to show that things were going in the right direction.

Losing the Dolphins doesn't show that things are going in the right direction. The Jets mismanaged the clock at the end of the first half, which cost New York a chance to put up points before halftime.

New York would do itself no favors by firing Glenn at this point in the season. The Jets don't have a bye until Week 13, which would be an ideal time to make a firing. 

Until then, the Jets have some winnable games sprinkled in between dates with the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. New York will play the 3-4 Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The Raiders are on a four-game losing streak and could turn to rookie Fernando Mendoza.

The Jets will also play the Los Angeles Chargers and Dolphins (again) before the bye. All bets could be off if New York loses to Miami on Nov. 29. That's a road game Glenn needs to win.