One reason the Jets hired Aaron Glenn is his leadership.
It was thought he would bring more accountability to the Jets with his fiery, take-no-prisoners style of coaching.
But something he did on Sunday, or actually didn’t do, was a bad look for him on the accountability front.
Late in the second quarter, on third-and-six, nickel back Jordan Clark, who has been struggling, actually made a very nice play on a pass on the deep right side to WR Stefon Diggs, but then he started yapping at Diggs after the play, leading to a taunting penalty.
Watching the game through binoculars, I made a point of observing whether Glenn would pull the player, at least for a play or two, and talk to the kid, making this a teachable moment, before letting him continue in the game. He is certainly replaceable. Ja’Sir Taylor or Tre Brown could have handled the job for a play or two. But it didn’t happen. Clark stayed in the game.
This was shocking. This is not something you’d expect from an alpha dog leader. You would have thought that Glenn would have pulled the kid, at least for a bit, and let him know – “That doesn’t fly around here.”
Most likely, the coach on the other sideline yesterday would have done that.
If you are looking to build a foundation this year, build a culture, don’t you need to make it clear to players that there is a price to pay for this kind of undisciplined play?
How do you leave a rookie in the game after this kind of play?
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