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Frank Reich was asked about Aaron Glenn on Tuesday.
Here is part of what he said:
“Listen, I’ve said it before, of the list of reasons why I wanted to come here, that was near the top if not the top. Belief in him and knowing him. But getting to know him as a head coach is off the chart, off the chart. I mean, I’ve been around some really good head coaches, I’ve been around some really good head coaches: Marv Levy, Tony Dungy,
and many others. I just think he’s got all the qualities of a great head coach, I do. I believe in him so much.”
This seems a little strong at this particular time.
As Bill Parcells said, “You are what your record says it is.”
In his one year as an NFL head coach, Glenn went 3-14, and the team got blown out in their last five games.
That is all we have as a record right now.
Reich is a super-positive guy, a very uplifting person, a man of great faith, a class act.
And what I’m writing should not be viewed as an attack on Reich. He’s supporting the guy he works for. That is fine.
Players have been raving about Glenn all summer in press conferences.
That is what you expect assistant coaches and players to do when asked about their boss. I’m not saying they don’t believe all of what they’re saying, just that this is what you expect them to say.
How many times have you heard an assistant coach or player say anything negative in a press conference about the head coach?
It’s rare.
But when Reich says, “I just think he’s got all the qualities of a great head coach,” some might debate this coming off last season.
Yes, Glenn is definitely an alpha dog leader of men. The old cliche – “I’d run through a brick wall for him” certainly applies to Glenn.
The leadership stuff is fine, but in Year Two, there are a lot of other areas we need to see improvement, like game management, before we say, “He’s got all the qualities of a great head coach.”
Glenn worked his tail off this off-season, burning the candle at both ends, working on some of the things he needed to improve.
To his credit, he looked in the mirror, did some deep self-scouting, and made a lot of changes.
But now let’s see how it goes once the real games start.
After the 2026-27 season, we might be able to say, “He’s got all the qualities of a great head coach.”
The proof will be in the pudding . . .
With the court ruling allowing thousands of college athletes an extra year of eligibility, you have to wonder if any Jets camp long-shots will take advantage of this.
One name that popped into my head is linebacker Chase Wilson.
If you are a college team looking for a starting inside linebacker, the former Colorado State and West Virginia player could be perfect – very instinctive . . .
Once again, thrilled that training camp is over, not because I don’t love covering training camp. I do. Nothing is hidden. We are allowed to watch the entire practice. In-season, we get about 20 minutes. So that is great from a reporter standpoint.
But I’m pumped that the end of camp ends the media training camp stats, which are Kabuki Theatre.
Somebody wrote that Cade Klubnik was sacked five times on Tuesday.
Well, first of all, there are no true sacks in camp because you are not allowed to touch the QB. You need to pull up. That is why QBs wear red jerseys in practice. It’s sacrilegious in NFL camps to lay a hand on a QB, the most important position in the sport.
But clearly on some practice plays, you see a pass rusher break through and get in the face of the QB, and in a real game this could lead to a sack.
But watching Klubnik yesterday, on some of these plays where he was “sacked,” he held the ball too long and didn’t make quick decisions, like hitting a hot read.
Holding the ball too long is common for young quarterbacks.
Thank goodness the media practice stats, which are often devoid of context, are now over until the spring.
August 26, 2026
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