Aaron Glenn is trying to rebuild the Jets, who have now missed the playoffs for the 15th straight year.
It has been a rough year on the field while they retool, with the team currently sitting at 3-10.
It has been like a bus station in Florham Park with a lot of players coming and going via trades, as Glenn tries to fix the roster.
But something that has benefitted Glenn, in a challenging rebuilding year, is that he hasn’t had to deal with much media pressure in what historically has been a very tough market.
His press conferences have kind of been a walk on the beach.
The articles written about the team have been mostly sympathetic to his cause.
We all know how tough it can be around here, but times have changed, and Glenn really hasn’t had to go through the media ringer like many coaches in Jets history, whose teams have struggled, even in a coach’s first year.
So focusing on a rebuild in Year 1, without a fire-breathing media making his life miserable, has certainly been a benefit for the coach.
He can focus on the job at hand without dealing with constant media battles.
That rarely happens in this market, but it’s happening with the Jets this year.
And Glenn should certainly be thankful for that.
As a player with the Jets, Glenn saw firsthand how Rich Kotite was treated.
It can get ugly around here.
Not the case this year.
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