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    Matthew Schmidt
    Sep 22, 2025, 22:15
    Updated at: Sep 22, 2025, 22:15

    Things already aren't going too well for Aaron Glenn in his first year as New York Jets head coach.

    The New York Jets lost another heartbreaker on Sunday, falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 29-27 thanks to a game-winning drive from Baker Mayfield.

    That followed a highlight play in which Jets edge rusher Will McDonald blocked a field goal and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown to give New York a 27-26 lead late in the fourth quarter.

    While the Jets were routed by the Buffalo Bills in Week 2, they also came close to beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener, blowing multiple leads before ultimately falling to Aaron Rodgers and Co. by a score of 34-32.

    New York is now 0-3 on the year, and first-year coach Aaron Glenn is searching for answers ... while also already engaging in some terse moments with the media.

    Following the Jets' Week 3 defeat, Glenn had a rather bristly exchange with a reporter who brought up the fact that New York should not be taking any moral victories.

    While Glenn is right to an extent, you can't just completely ignore the negatives. How are you going to improve as a ballclub if you don't zero in on what you're doing wrong?

    To be fair, Glenn doesn't owe the media anything. He doesn't have to give it any sort of explanation, and he is perfectly within reason to keep all of that stuff in house. But when you're only three weeks into your job as a first-time head coach, it's probably not the best idea to already start forging a rather combative relationship with the New York media, even if the reporter's question was a bit prickly.

    The fact of the matter is that the Jets are winless. They haven't made the playoffs in 15 years. They really shouldn't be accepting moral victories at this stage considering that is what they have been trying to do for the last decade-and-a-half.

    At some point, you actually need to start winning some of these games. New York could easily be 2-1 right now, but a failure to execute down the stretch — and some uncharacteristic defensive lapses, which is not a good look for Glenn, a former defensive coordinator — has placed Gang Green in an 0-3 hole.

    We'll see if the Jets look any better against the Miami Dolphins next Monday in a battle of winless AFC East squads.