Solely the Jets might flip a house run right into a single.
On Wednesday, the Jets properly employed Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their subsequent head coach. As a lot as New York deserves reward for the hiring, naturally, the franchise’s prime brass could not let a very good factor final.
After Glenn’s hiring, reports surfaced that the group had reopened the search course of to rent a basic supervisor after firing Joe Douglas in November.
Commanders assistant basic supervisor Lance Newmark received a second interview with the Jets on Tuesday, together with Glenn, and the 2 have a historical past collectively in Detroit. Previous to being employed by Washington, Newmark served as Lions senior director of participant personnel.
As an alternative of collectively hiring the 2, New York’s determination to think about different front-office choices might boring Glenn’s hiring earlier than the Jets fan base has time to have fun, which is a disgrace for the first-year head coach.
Glenn has acquired rave evaluations from Lions defenders. Last week, linebacker Alex Anzalone and defensive again Kerby Joseph gave Glenn ringing endorsements for a promotion in separate interviews.
He is greater than deserving of the chance to be a head coach. Whether or not the Jets deserve Glenn is one other matter. Based mostly on New York’s basic supervisor search, possession nonetheless cannot get out of its manner. Whereas it is essential for the Jets to make sure they rent the absolute best candidate, they want urgency to fill their opening.
In a surprising (but justified) move, the Jaguars fired basic supervisor Trent Baalke in a while Wednesday, doubtlessly making a extra engaging front-office opening than what’s in New York.
Glenn was the precise alternative as Jets head coach. With the GM search ongoing, it may be the one transfer New York will get proper this offseason.
