Everyone is getting their licks in on the New York Jets and head coach Aaron Glenn.
After a 37-22 blowout loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and an 0-5 start to the season, it’s easy to see why so many are talking about the Jets. Through the first month of the season, no team has played worse than Gang Green.
There are many reasons why New York has struggled out of the gate.
But in the eyes of one NFL analyst, the decision to hire Aaron Glenn as head coach is the biggest one—even if he is still in his first year with the team at this point.
Olsen trashes the Jets
Glenn became the first Jets coach in team history to lose each of his first five games. A mix of inconsistent offense and a porous defense has been at the center of the coach’s uncertainty in Florham Park, NJ.
That has left former Pro Bowl tight end turned NFL on FOX broadcaster Greg Olsen frustrated.
Speaking on Wake Up Barstool with Dave Portnoy, Olsen criticized New York for the Glenn hire, stating that nothing has really changed from where the team is now to where it was under previous management.
“They fired their defensive coach, to hire a defensive coach, to only get worse on defense and still not be good on offense,” Olsen said. “I think it’s bigger than the coach or quarterback in New York.”
Olsen did say he believed Glenn was a good coach. However, he also noted that the primary issues affecting the current roster—penalties and turnovers—were also the primary issues that the team struggled with under former head coach Robert Saleh.
In the end, the New Jersey-born color commentator explained that New York’s troubles centered on the front office and the process they go through to hire head coaches in the first place.
New York’s process
The Jets did everything they could to find the right guy for the job this year. Instead of running a search by owner Woody Johnson, the organization hired the 33rd Team as a consultant base.
The group interviewed several different candidates from unique backgrounds.
They ultimately decided on Glenn to be their man, a highly respected coach from Detroit with ties to New York, having previously played and scouted for the franchise. The 53-year-old emphasized building a roster this year that the fanbase could be proud of.
So far, though, that hasn’t happened.
Until it does, comments from individuals like Olsen will only continue.