The New York Jets just wrapped up a season that can only be described as a disaster, and somehow, the drama didn’t stop when the games did. In typical Jets fashion, even the offseason is making headlines - and not the kind you want if you're trying to reset a franchise.
After a 3-14 campaign that left fans frustrated and the locker room fractured, head coach Aaron Glenn wasted no time cleaning house. Seven assistant coaches were let go this past Friday as part of a major staff shakeup. But one of those former assistants didn’t exactly go quietly.
Scott Turner, who served as the team’s passing game coordinator, took to social media with a blunt, two-word message that instantly lit up the timeline. In response to a fan posting “I hate the New York Jets,” Turner replied, simply: “Me too.”
Now, it’s not every day you see a recently fired coach publicly pile on his former team - especially with that kind of blunt honesty. But for Jets fans, it probably feels all too familiar. This is the kind of dysfunction that’s become synonymous with the franchise over the years, and Turner’s comment only adds fuel to the fire.
Turner joined the Jets last February, brought in as a veteran voice to support offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand. He had prior experience calling plays in Washington and worked with the Raiders in 2024, even stepping in as interim OC for a stretch. But whatever optimism surrounded his arrival quickly faded as the Jets’ offense sputtered from the start.
To say the passing game struggled would be putting it lightly. The Jets finished dead last in the NFL with just 2,784 passing yards - their lowest output since 2009.
And it wasn’t just about totals. The team managed a league-worst 759 passing yards in the first halves of games all season.
That’s not just bad - it’s historically bad. No team in the last 20 years has put up fewer first-half passing yards.
Not even the 2011 Broncos with Tim Tebow under center.
That kind of production - or lack thereof - made it clear that something had to change. Glenn, who just finished his first year as head coach, responded by tearing down much of the offensive staff he helped assemble. It’s a bold move, but also a necessary one, given how quickly things unraveled.
Still, the optics aren’t great. When a coach you hired less than a year ago is publicly saying he “hates” the team, it doesn’t exactly scream stability. And for a head coach already facing pressure after one of the worst seasons in franchise history, that kind of public airing of grievances only makes the road ahead steeper.
Now, Glenn is tasked with rebuilding a staff - again - and trying to restore some sense of direction. That’s no small job, especially when the perception around the league is that the Jets are a chaotic operation.
Whether or not Glenn can right the ship in Year 2 remains to be seen. But one thing’s for sure: in Florham Park, the drama never seems to take a day off.