The verdict is in.

Speaking to the media after Tuesday’s joint practice against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn shared that all of Gang Green’s starters will play in the team’s preseason opener on Friday against Tampa Bay.

He added that the goal is to get each starter 25-30 combined reps across the three preseason games.

Glenn took that same approach last year, suiting up the squad’s starters in their first preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.

Friday will be the first opportunity for fans to see many of New York’s fresh additions, including quarterback Geno Smith and several new faces in the team’s passing attack.

Glenn’s approach to managing practice sequences, off-days this summer, and now, seemingly, the preseason workload is largely influenced by sports science.

It’s also a good opportunity for the starters to get snaps within the new systems.

While the Jets won’t show their full hand schematically in the preseason, those snaps are still valuable. With two new play callers in Aaron Glenn and Frank Reich, it’s a great opportunity to get live reps within the core of their new systems.

Ahead of Friday’s matchup, the Jets have one more joint practice on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, following a fiery first day on Tuesday that resulted in multiple fights between the two teams.

Wise move or huge mistake?

While preseason wins and losses mean nothing, the reps are valuable for the team’s starters, especially given the changes at offensive and defensive play-callers.

Overall, I think it’s wise to play the starters.

Yes, I understand the crowd that is worried about injuries and the like, but that is part of the game. It is and always will be.

However, there is still an injury risk on the training camp field. Just ask four of the Jets’ rookies who have suffered injuries throughout training camp so far.

At some point, the Jets have to just play football.

There is always going to be injury risk, whether it is under the MetLife Stadium lights on Friday night or on a random Tuesday morning in Florham Park.

Ultimately, the Jets and the NFL’s 31 other teams can’t completely protect themselves from that reality.

What they can do, though, is make sure their starters are all ready to go Week 1. With two new play callers and many different roles to iron out, having the starters out there in a limited capacity makes sense.

It’s better to knock off the rust now than when it starts to matter next month, especially with where this football program currently is in its long-term process.