Aaron Glenn did not hide the fact that the Jets have work to do after three games, even if he kept his words measured in front of the media. The record says 1-2, and Glenn knows that number could look a lot better.
At a minimum, the Jets should be 2-1. In the best-case version of this start, they could have gone into Chicago at 3-0.
That gap between what the Jets are and what they could have been is where the frustration lives. Glenn talked about the “urgency” to repair a run game that has gone south over the last two weeks after opening with a solid showing in Tennessee. The message was clear enough: competitive football is nice, but it does not change the standings.
There is still a reason for some perspective. This is not the same team that opened 0-7 last year, and the Jets have already run more plays with the lead in 2026 than they did across the entire 2025 season.
After three games last year, they had already surrendered 93 points. They stayed close with the Steelers and Bucs, but the Bills blew them out.
That is why the bigger picture still looks improved. But one issue is becoming impossible to ignore: the offensive line.
That unit was supposed to be a strength. The setup looked promising on paper, with multiple first-round picks, an ascending guard in Joe Tippmann, a veteran in Josh Myers and a reclamation project in Dylan Parham.
For one week, it all clicked. Against Tennessee, the Jets allowed no sacks, rushed for more than 150 yards and averaged 5.8 yards per play while facing Jeffrey Simmons and John Franklin-Myers, two of the league’s most respected defensive tackles.
Since then, the line has completely unraveled. The drop-off has not been subtle. It has shown up in pass protection and in the run game, where the Jets have gone from productive to flat-out broken.
The numbers tell the story. Strip out quarterback rushing, since those runs usually come from protection failures, and the Jets managed 26 carries for 50 yards and then 17 carries for 46 yards.
There was not much clarity on the injury front from Glenn, either. He had no updates on the injured players after the game, with Dylan Parham and Breece Hall the main concerns coming out of the day. The national media reported positive news on Hall’s MRI, and the running back is expected to be week to week with his quad injury.
Joseph Ossai’s Jets debut was quiet. He finished without a pressure and had just two assists in the tackling column, though he said he is not panicking.
“I want to be out there earning sweat points with the guys. Feeling all the frustrations, all the victories, all the positivity and even the negative things.
We are on a climb up moving forward and one day at a time. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
It’s Week 3”
Armand Membou called the line’s performance a “little disappointing,” but that may be putting it lightly. By any reasonable standard, it was a rough day for the Jets up front, and the concern around that group is only growing.
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