New York Jets Mark Cannizzaro The Jets perception battle Aaron Glenn must win this season By Mark Cannizzaro Published Sep. 1, 2026, 7:02 p.m. ET Jets head coach Aaron Glenn reacts during the fourth quarter of the Jets and Giants game. Bill Kostroun/New York Post Their 2026 season opener in Nashville doesn’t arrive for another 12 days, and yet the doom-and-gloom prognostications hover over the Jets like smog over the Los Angeles skyline.
Already, we’ve had a recent “Captain Obvious’’ clickbait report that the team will pursue former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin should current coach Aaron Glenn falter for a second consecutive year.
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We, too, have listened to the quarterback speculation about not if starter Geno Smith fails, but when he does, and then what?
The Smith hate has included cynical thoughts that range from him being so bad he’s good for only three, four or five wins to Smith being just mediocre enough to win seven and hinder the team’s chances to land one of the top two draft picks to select a franchise quarterback next spring.
