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The New York Jets are 2-7 and riding a four-game losing skid heading into Week 10 of the NFL season. That might not be so bad if you're in the NFC South, but when you're in the AFC East, that simply won't cut it.
There's no getting around that it's another bad season for the Jets and head coach Aaron Glenn, who seems happy to ride behind a 36-year-old Geno Smith until the wheels fall off. But according to Glenn, the record is just a number and says more about who they've had to play than the talent within the building.
"I mean, listen. We're not going to hide from the fact that we're 2-7. We own that. But man, we're still working our [expletive] off to make sure we fix that. And we feel like we have the players we have in the building to be able to help us do that, " Glenn told reporters on Wednesday. "When you look at the seven losses, and this is just the facts, five of the teams were playoff-caliber teams. I think five of them were one-score games ... There are a number of things that we got to fix to get better at, but we feel like we're on the cusp of trying to break through."
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Glenn was hired to be the Jets' head coach in January 2025 to a five-year contract worth around $10 million per year. Midway through his second season, his overall coaching record is just 5-21. Safe to say fans aren't happy so far with the investment. It doesn't help that he has to face the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots twice a year, but excuses are running thin.
Glenn, a former defensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions, was brought in because of his defensive mind. But the Jets rank in the bottom half of the league in points allowed (24.8 per game) and are allowing the seventh-most rushing yards (128 per game), despite investing heavily in that side of the ball. They also have just one interception as a team this year, the lowest mark in the league.
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Many of their losses this season have been close, to Glenn's point. They fell just 20-17 in overtime against the Packers in Week 2, lost 31-24 in Detroit one week later, and 26-19 in New England in Week 6. But they've also lost to the Dolphins (28-25) and Raiders (38-33) at home, both of which are sub .500 teams.
Glenn might not be wrong in what he's saying, but he's unfortunately not in a position to be defending where the team's at or their losses. Their upcoming schedule isn't going to make things any easier for him either. Next up, they'll host the 7-1 Bills before road matchups against the Chargers and Dolphins.
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