Aaron Glenn provides update on Jets QB choice
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Nobody wants to hear that kind of "you don't know what I know" stuff when the team stinks. Not fans, and certainly not owners. Because they know what they know, too.
For the second straight week, Glenn presided over some play-calling follies at the end of the first half and got himself and his team booed.
Justin Fields, who might be benched for Week 8, led the Jets to 32 points against the Steelers in Week 1. Carson Wentz had 350 yards against the Steelers in Week 4. Then the coup de grace: Joe Flacco torched the Steelers for 342 yards and three touchdowns in a Bengals win just nine days after Cincinnati acquired him in a trade.
Glenn's recent decision to switch quarterbacks during the Jets' 13-6 loss to the Carolina Panthers underscores the gravity of the situation. Starting QB Justin Fields struggled in the first half, completing only 6-of-12 passes for a mere 46 yards and suffering three sacks.
Would the New York Jets set themselves back for years if Aaron Glenn sticks around without showing improvement?