The New York Jets made history on Sunday. As has often been the case, it was not the kind worth celebrating.
After a 42-10 Week 17 loss to the New England Patriots, which closed out their December slate of games, New York’s point differential for the month, -107, became the worst in NFL history.
Point differential is the difference between points scored and points allowed over the course of a season. It is commonly used to measure a team’s overall performance, with a negative differential indicating a team is being outscored and a positive differential suggesting consistent success.
In December, the Jets were outscored 153-46, which marks an embarrassing new low.
Fans have every right to be concerned about the future of this franchise, with head coach Aaron Glenn at the forefront of those. There hasn’t been sustained progress, and significant questions still loom whether he can be the true strategist that all NFL teams need to win.
Beyond the numbers, concerns about what the first-year head coach prioritizes in the modern NFL persist.
Glenn wanted to create a team this season that New York’s fanbase would be proud of. Unfortunately (and obviously), his first year in command was anything but that.
Nonetheless, many feel that the chances Woody Johnson makes a head coaching change this offseason are slim, especially after the team’s moves at the NFL trade deadline.
For New York Jets fans, that leaves a familiar refrain: hope it improves without a semblance of logic at the forefront. Sadly, it’s a position this fanbase knows all too well.
