Jets Not Expected to Fire Aaron Glenn, Who Has Close Relationship With Owner

Many New York Jets fans want head coach Aaron Glenn fired. 

The Jets are 4-17 in the Glenn era and they have recorded only one interception despite Glenn being a "defensive-minded" coach.

New York got its first interception in the Glenn era last week against the Chicago Bears. The Jets didn't record an interception last season, becoming the first team in NFL history to do so. 

Glenn and the Jets face the Cleveland Browns this week. Some people believe Glenn could be fired if New York loses to Cleveland.

However, that is not expected to happen because Glenn has a very close relationship with Jets owner Woody Johnson.

"[We have] very positive conversations," Glenn said. "We speak after the games all the time and he gives me his thoughts. I give him the rundown on how things go. I mean, that's the beauty of our relationship is being able to have open dialogue with each other, throwing everything on the table. There's also a trust factor there."

Glenn and Johnson's relationship dates back to 2000, when Johnson purchased the Jets and Glenn was a star cornerback.

"I'm fortunate to be able to have the relationship I do have with the owner of this football team," Glenn said. "He's one of the reasons why everybody -- players, everybody -- wants to do everything to bust their ass in practice to try to accumulate these wins because of how he operates with us."

The Jets beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 1 but have lost to the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Bears since.

In Week 4, Chicago had more first downs (34) than New York had offensive plays (32). The Bears controlled the ball so well against the Jets that Chicago linebacker Devin Bush got bored.

The Bears had 492 yards on offense. Their time of possession was 42:45.

Meanwhile, the Jets had only 157 yards on offense. Their time of possession was just 17:15.

New York ran only 32 plays compared to Chicago's 89. That is the largest play differential in a game since the Browns' first game returning to the NFL in 1999. 

The numbers and lack of wins show that the Jets should fire Glenn today. However, since Glenn is close with Johnson, it won't happen. 

Glenn's 4-17 record is the second-worst in franchise history in 21 games. Rich Kotite, who coached in 1995 and 1996, started 3-18 and finished 4-28.

The Browns are 3-1 in Year 1 of the Todd Monken era. Cleveland, like New York, was putrid last season, but it appears Monken has already changed the Browns' culture, something Glenn hasn't done.