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New Orleans – The Jets are currently facing some issues.
They hired a new head coach at the beginning of 2025 to fix the culture, but we have not seen any improvement on that front, as we are nearing the end of 2025.
The team offered buyouts to 170 of 250 employees to improve the culture, but that doesn’t seem to be moving the needle on the cultural front either.
In back-to-back games, the Jets played teams with rookie head coaches, like Aaron Glenn, and got blown out.
Those teams have shown improvement every week; the Jets have not, aside from on special teams.
“For the fans, listen, it’s going to be a tough road,” Glenn told reporters on Monday. “We knew that, but, man, the thing is, we know exactly what we’re doing. We have a plan. Just don’t let go of the rope, I would say that.”
Glenn was asked in February about Quinnen Williams tweeting: “Another rebuild year for me I guess” after the team decided to move on from Aaron Rodgers.
“I understand the reaction of the players, but I’ll say this: Every decision that me and [general manager Darren Mougey] make is to win and to win now,” Glenn said.
So if “every decision that me and [general manager Darren Mougey] make is to win and to win now,” how do you marry that quote with the team being 3-12 now and Glenn saying today, “For the fans, listen, it’s going to be a tough road. We knew that, but, man, the thing is, we know exactly what we’re doing. We have a plan.”
Some might argue that there is a slight contradiction in narratives at play here.
One of the problems for the Jets Nation right now is that the mainstream media is not holding Glenn accountable for things like this. The team is 3-12, and so is the media covering the team.
There is no “truth to power” at work here at all.
Like when Glenn fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks last week, where were the articles or questions about why he hired him in the first place? It made no sense on a number of fronts. We covered this last week.
Why did Glenn get rid of an answer at QB who has another team in first place now, to go into QB pergatory?
Glenn gets called on the carpet by the media about almost nothing.
Asking question likes, “What’s wrong with the defense?” is milquetoast nonsense. That isn’t “Capital J” journalism.
I’m going to write a lot over the next few months on how to fix the Jets, but I’m going to isolate a gene today that might be the most important thing that needs to change.
Woody Johnson needs a right-hand man who is a football guy, not a financial advisor or a lawyer.
I’m talking about the football front. There is nothing wrong with financial advisors and lawyers being heavily involved on the business and legal fronts, their wheelhouses. You need those guys with NFL teams, considering the myriad business and legal matters you are constantly dealing with.
But these people should ideally try and stand clear of football matters. The Jets have missed the playoffs for 15 years in a row.
Johnson needs somebody like Rick Spielman to be his right-hand man. Johnson needs to be on the phone with him every day.
Jets team president Hymie Elhai is a brilliant lawyer. Johnson’s right-hand man, Ira Axselrad, is a brilliant financial analyst.
I’m not just saying that stuff to pander to these men. It’s what I believe.
But in a perfect world, they should not be advising Johnson on football matters.
That should not be taken as a shot at either. I respect Elhai for his legal mind, and Axselrad for his investment acumen.
Just saying Woody’s right-hand man on football matters needs to be a long-time football executive or coach. Spielman is a two-time NFL GM who is now a Jets consultant.
Woody needs to lean on him to get them out of this football mess, not family members, lawyers, and financial analysts.
The most powerful people in a football organization can be those who have the owner’s ear the most.
December 22, 2025
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