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One thing hurting the Jets is the coverage of the team.
I’m serious.
There is an old philosophy that goes back to Ancient Greece – “Speaking truth to power.”
Look, I’m not an intellectual, and I’m not trying to be here.
But the fact that the questioning of coaches and players is so milquetoast and superficial, in a small way, it’s contributing to the problems in Florham Park.
The Jets have a lot of issues, and if the powers-that-be do not press on them, they can keep doing the same things, rolling with the same failing players, with no public pressure, because the fans certainly don’t have access to them to assert that pressure.
How come Aaron Glenn is never asked about Michael Clemons’ struggles on the field (which are not his fault – he doesn’t have enough flexibility or speed to be a successful 4-3 end – so this is more a scouting issue than the player’s fault).
It’s weird. The fans know about the issues, but the media never asks about them.
Quincy Williams diagnostic struggles are not new, and didn’t just pop up in Jacksonville.
Well they actually did pop up in Jacksonville, when he played there, and it’s why they waived him in 2021.
His coverage issues in Jacksonville were so glaring that it forced somebody to finally ask after the game.
But his issues with being a see-and-go reactor in coverage have been an issue since his arrival in 2021. It’s been going on the whole time, but who knew, with the media and team’s social media constantly hyping the player like he was the second-coming of Lavonte David?
It took Jacksonville radio analyst Jeff Lageman to finally speak the truth on Sunday, something that has been glossed over in this market for four years.
“Quincy Williams has had issues in the past with situational awareness and route awareness and the Jags are taking advantage of the opportunity,” Lageman said.
Have you read that anywhere in the mainstream media over the last four years?
So in a small way, the soft coverage of this team is contributing to the bad state of the Jets right now. I want to reiterate – in a small way. Not blaming the media for the state of the team, just saying they are not helping.
The lack of football writers or columnists really going after them on certain issues, and naming names of players more, and stopping being so vague and superficial with the questions and coverage, is not bringing truth to power.
Back in the day, if mighty columnists like Dick Young or Mike Lupica would hammer a team, it could lead to action.
Young got Tom Seaver traded. Now that wasn’t a good thing, but the point is, if you have powerful voices in the media, it can help effect change.
You are not seeing this with the Jets coverage.
Hat-tip to Lageman for speaking the truth through the broadcast, like what he said about a Glenn decision in the first quarter.
“That was stupid. Aaron Glenn made a poor decision.” – Lageman on Glenn’s decision to go for it on fourth and one on his own 44 in the first quarter. A Breece Hall carry lost six yards, and the Jags scored a few plays later to make it 14-0.
Glenn wasn’t even asked about it in his post-game press conference.
Just like he’s never asked about Clemons.
The Jets are 3-11 on the field and in the press room.
A big scoop by somebody after the game was about how Williams and Jermaine Johnson wouldn’t talk to the media after the game.
Wow, stop the presses. That great “scoop” got picked up by the popular website – Awful Announcing. Congrats.
But instead of worrying about whether they speak or not, how about doing a deep dive on why they are struggling and stop overhyping them in your articles?
As Bill Belichick liked to say – “Do your job.” . . .
The Jets fired Steve Wilks today. I will get into this more on Wednesday. Seems like an owner move. Not sure Buddy Ryan could have been successful with the Jets’ defensive personnel, which might be the worst in the league. But the Wilks story is another example of bad Jets coverage. Find me anybody in the mainstream media who questioned the hiring when it happened? Reach out to us if you find one article like that. Does Aaron Glenn think Kyle Shanahan is stupid? And why is Glenn not criticized for this hire, and the fact that he made his bones as a DC, yet he farmed out his defense to a coach who was fired after one year as DC in San Francisco because of some dubious play-calling?
December 15, 2025
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