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I’m not going to give an opinion on this because I don’t fire coaches in print.
But it’s highly unlikely that Woody, Christopher, Ira, and Hymie would want to eat the rest of his contract.
Glenn signed a five-year contract. The financial terms of the deal weren’t released, but since Ben Johnson got $13 million a year from Chicago around the same time, it’s fair to assume that Glenn got at least $10-12 million.
So, let’s say he gets $11 million per year, just for argument’s sake. Do you think Woody, Christopher, Ira, and Hymie are going to agree to give him $44 million to walk away?
This isn’t college football, where a booster can pony up the money for a buyout.
And remember, earlier this year, the Jets offered buyouts to 170 of their 250 employees, so some might surmise that perhaps the decision-makers would not be in a financial frame of mind right now to buy out a coach, for probably between $40-50 million.
Unless the Jets owners sell a piece of the team to private equity to raise some cash, like the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles have done recently, paying off Glenn’s last four years would have to come from the Johnsons’ account.
Look, I’m not firing anybody here, but just saying, to those calling for Glenn’s firing, it’s highly unlikely the Jets’ four big decision makers are going to eat all that money Glenn is owed.
So Glenn is likely safe, but perhaps they request that he give up some personal control (some big mistakes were made last off-season) and get some media training.
Why media training?
The gaslighting issue we brought up yesterday, with this exchange between Glenn and Brian Costello being an example.
“Is [Justin Fields] going to be your quarterback next week?” Costello asked.
“C’mon, man, what kind of question is that?” Glenn responded.
Many would consider it a fair one.
Fields finished the game with 45 yards passing.
Glenn also said to Costello about his question – “C’mon, you know better than that.”
Not an ideal strategy for a coach to gaslight a reporter asking a legitimate question that was probably on the minds of many diehard Jets fans.
And then to reprimand the reporter and say, “C’mon, you know better than that.”
Know better than what? That it’s blasphemy to ask if a QB who threw for 27 yards against Buffalo (into the early fourth quarter), and 45 yards against Denver, might be replaced?
Over the years, the Jets have used Matthew Hiltzik, one of the top public image consultants in America, to help them navigate challenging PR situations. He has worked with people like Katie Couric, Kelly Ripa, Johnny Depp, and many political figures.
Hiltzik did a good job rebranding Depp’s image after a failed defamation suit against him by Amber Heard.
Glenn could use a little media training. That shouldn’t be considered an attack on him. He’s in his first year as a head coach in the #1 media market. While the Jets’ beat has softened in recent years, the things Glenn says in pressers are consumed by many others in the media, not just in the Jets’ press room. For instance, he is getting hammered on sports talk radio for the way he answers questions.
On social media, many fans are criticizing him over his combative response to Costello’s fair question.
The bottom line is this, while it’s unlikely the Jets’ top decision-makers, Woody, Christopher, Ira, and Hymie will pull the plug on Glenn after one year, a lot needs to change.
And this powerful quartet can’t fall into “it takes time” trap.
That is fool’s gold.
Some of the issues now are not related to time.
Examine the progress of Jacksonville, Chicago, and New England with their first-year coaches.
Nobody expected Glenn to lead the Jets to the promised land in his first year as coach, but they also didn’t expect what we are seeing.
Improvements are needed in game management, X’s and O’s, and player personnel.
This isn’t just an “it takes time” issue.
October 13, 2025
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