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The New York Jets are set to host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, looking for their first of the season in Week 7. The Jets appeared to have a strong team during their outing in Week 1, a 34-32 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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However, the Jets have not been able to close out tight games. New York is 0-6 overall and 0-3 in games decided by two points or less. New York's loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 6 reflected poorly on first-year head coach Aaron Glenn, who took a cautious approach to the game in London, especially at the end of the first half.
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Glenn's winless start through the first six games has caused chatter to begin in the media about the possibility that New York could move on from Glenn before next season. Owner Woody Johnson is known for being impulsive and impatient, two things that wouldn't be in the head coach's favor.
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Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic is reporting that Johnson appears to be handling things with Glenn differently than he has with head coaches in the past. He made a key decision to stay out of Glenn's way during the current rebuild.
Rosenblatt doesn't believe New York will fire Glenn during the season or in the offseason.
"There are a few reasons for that, but let’s start with the most important one: Patience," Rosenblatt wrote. "Owner Woody Johnson, according to multiple team sources, has mostly stayed out of the way so far — he’s letting Glenn build the team, the culture, in his vision. Johnson, as The Athletic has reported over the years, hasn’t always been good about staying out of the way when things have gone poorly."
Rosenblatt also believes Johnson won't make a move for financial reasons.
"It should also be noted that Johnson is paying Glenn handsomely — multiple league sources say Glenn’s compensation is higher than that of Robert Saleh, who was reportedly making $5 million annually," Rosenblatt wrote. "If Johnson fired Glenn after this season, he would be paying him a significant salary for, reportedly, four more seasons to not coach the Jets."
Johnson understands that it took time for Glenn's former team, the Detroit Lions, to build a winner under head coach Dan Campbell. The Lions went 3-13-1 in Campbell's first year in 2021, and Detroit started the season 0-10-1.
The Jets' situation is a little more complicated than that Detroit team. The Lions had a long-term quarterback in Jared Goff. With New York trending toward the No. 1 pick in 2026, they're likely to move on from Justin Fields and take a quarterback in the draft.
Johnson has to decide whether he trusts Glenn to develop and build around such a significant investment. So far, there have been no signs that Glenn can handle that responsibility.
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