The statistically worst passing game in franchise history is not enough for Aaron Glenn to make a quarterback change.
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After the Jets’ 13-11 loss to the Broncos in London, Glenn suggested he is sticking with Justin Fields as his starting quarterback.
He balked at even the idea of benching Fields.
“Come on man, what kind of question is that? Sometimes this league is [up-and-down]. There are guys who have bad games,” Glenn said.
“That doesn’t mean you just bench them. Come on, you know better than that.”
Fields signed a two-year, $40 million contract with $30 million guaranteed this past offseason.
Glenn’s questionable defiance comes after he opened his postgame press conference saying that the Jets’ passing game “was nonexistent.”
Fields completed just 9 of 17 passes for 45 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions.
He was also sacked nine times, a plethora of which were the product of holding on to the ball too long.
When factoring in those nine sacks, Fields and the Jets had negative-10 net passing yards — the least by any team in the NFL in 27 years and lowest in Jets history.
He was also not much of a threat with his legs, recording 31 rushing yards.
As a team, the Jets mustered just 82 total yards of offence.
“It wasn’t good enough and it starts with me,” Fields said.
“I gotta get the ball out. They have a good d-line, they got to the backfield fast.”
Tyrod Taylor, Fields’ backup, started the Jets’ 29-27 road loss to the Buccaneers in Week 3 with Fields out due to a concussion.
Taylor completed 26 of 29 passes for 197 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
The Jets also have rookie Brady Cook, who signed as an undrafted free agent this past offseason, on the practice squad.
For now, though, it doesn’t seem like Glenn is considering making a change.
“Offensively, they gave it to us,” Glenn said of Sunday’s showing.
“We all saw that. …Our passing game was nonexistent. That’s something we gotta get better at. Those guys did a really good job of pressuring our quarterback.”
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Meanwhile, Fields’ quarterback play isn’t the only issue for Glenn.
The Jets’ two-minute debacle at the end of the first half in Monday’s loss left Garrett Wilson with a wide range of emotions.
Wilson could be seen having an animated conversation with Glenn while walking into the locker room at halftime during the Jets’ 13-11 loss to the Broncos in London.
“I just didn’t know what the plan was,” Wilson said after the game.
“Once I figured it out, I was disappointed, I’ll just say that.”
The Jets were facing a fourth-and-1 from their own 47-yard line with roughly 30 seconds left in the half and no timeouts, and subsequently let the clock run out without running another play.
“I didn’t know exactly what the plan was,” Wilson said.
“Once we converted the [fake punt earlier in the drive], I just thought we were going and trying to make a play. Obviously we get to another fourth down, it’s a tough spot to be in. In hindsight I get why they did that. But in the moment, I was just like ‘man,’ I don’t know.”
Glenn explained that he did not want to potentially give the Broncos the ball back before halftime, knowing the Jets were set to get the ball again to start the second half.
“At that point, we didn’t know if we got the first down or not [on third down],” Glenn said. “One ref was saying yes, it was no. So once it got to fourth down, I’m not about to sit there and try to get a play off, and they will get the ball back, I think they had a timeout left, and give them a chance to kick a field goal. I don’t think that’s the smartest thing to do, so let’s just end the half, we get the ball back [in the second half] and see if we can get a chance to score.”