After a Nightmare Season, Aaron Glenn Looks for a Reset - But Can He Find the Right Answers?
The 2025 season was one the New York Jets would probably like to erase from memory - and head coach Aaron Glenn might be leading that charge. In his second year at the helm, Glenn oversaw a campaign that didn’t just fall short of expectations - it bottomed out in ways that were historically bad, even by Jets standards.
Let’s not sugarcoat it: the Jets were among the worst teams in the league in nearly every measurable category. They ranked 29th in total offense, 25th in total defense, 29th in scoring offense, and dead last - 31st - in scoring defense.
But perhaps the most staggering stat of all? The Jets became the first team in modern NFL history to go an entire season without recording a single interception.
That’s 17 games - a full slate in the current NFL schedule - without one pick. In a league built on turnovers and momentum swings, that’s almost impossible to believe.
And yet, it happened.
The Jets stumbled to a 3-14 finish, tied for the third-worst record in the NFL and second-worst in the AFC, ahead of only a Tennessee Titans team that somehow managed to be even more directionless. New York opened the season with seven straight losses - the longest wait for a win of any team in the league - and never really found their footing. Chaos reigned early, and it never let up.
Now, Glenn is trying to reset the narrative - and his coaching staff. This offseason, he’s moved quickly to part ways with many of the assistants he brought in just a year ago.
It’s a common move after a season like this, but it also raises eyebrows. After all, these were his hires.
His guys. And now, they’re out the door.
The message seems clear: Glenn is trying to draw a line between himself and the dysfunction of 2025. Whether that’s fair or not is up for debate, but it’s a classic NFL survival move. When the heat turns up, change the faces around you and hope the reset button works.
To be fair, the Jets didn’t exactly do Glenn any favors. The front office pulled the plug on the season at the trade deadline, shipping out talent and signaling that the focus had shifted to the future.
That kind of midseason teardown makes it tough on any coach trying to build a locker room culture. But even in that context, the Jets looked lost.
And it’s hard to ignore how disconnected the team seemed from its head coach.
There were moments - like Glenn praising the team’s effort in practice during a losing streak that stretched over five games - that felt more like desperation than leadership. When the losses pile up and the team can’t generate a single takeaway all year, the little things start to sound hollow.
This offseason, Glenn is clearly trying to find answers. He’s reshuffling the staff, presumably looking for voices who can connect better with the roster and help turn things around. But the reality is, the problems in New York run deep - and the clock is ticking.
Glenn isn’t just fighting to fix a broken team. He’s fighting to prove that he’s not part of the problem.
And if he’s searching for the culprits behind the Jets’ collapse, he might not have to look too far.