The New York Jets hired Aaron Glenn to be their new head coach, and that means it’s time for them to address the elephant in the room.
A decision needs to be made on whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be back for the 2025 season, and if he won’t be back, the Jets need to figure something out in order to become competitive.
One former NFL player recently said that as a first-time head coach, Glenn won’t be inclined to do what Rodgers may tell him to do.
“I don’t think he’ll be willing to fail by doing what Aaron Rodgers wants,” analyst Andrew Hawkins said, via NFL on ESPN. “Whether they can work together, that is the big question. But, for me, I just don’t see it as a marriage that lines up the way that Aaron Glenn talked in his (press) conference.”
“I don’t think he’ll be willing to fail by doing what Aaron Rodgers wants.”@hawk on Aaron Glenn's plans for the Jets ✍️ pic.twitter.com/RdxzMJapaF
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Going back to his later years with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers has a reputation for wanting to run the show and dictate certain decisions, whether it has to do with offensive sets or personnel.
When the Jets fired Robert Saleh as head coach during the season, critics claimed Rodgers was behind that decision, even though there is no conclusive evidence that he was.
One thing is a certainty about Rodgers: He’s not the player he used to be.
Though he had his moments this season, he ended up with a passer rating of 90.5, which was his lowest as an NFL starter for a full season.
New York does have ample talent on both sides of the football, and if the right decision is made at quarterback, it could result in its first playoff berth since the 2010 campaign.
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