Jets’ Aaron Glenn Roasted For His Line About Not Yet Naming Starting Qb For Week 8

The Jets stay nan only winless squad successful nan NFL done 7 weeks, and a backmost alteration seems inevitable astatine this point.

New York coach Aaron Glenn benched Justin Fields for Tyrod Taylor this past play aft Fields completed conscionable 50% of his passes for 46 yards. The Jets still mislaid to nan Panthers, 13-6. After nan game, Glenn admitted he wasn't sure who was going to commencement this upcoming Sunday vs. nan Bengals, and that uncertainty remains arsenic of Wednesday.

"We'll person a backmost connected Sunday," Glenn said. “I wouldn't want to springiness [the Bengals] a competitory advantage.”

So Glenn isn't sharing nan starting backmost for Week 8 because it whitethorn springiness nan Bengals a "competitive advantage." Fans were speedy to roast Glenn for this remark specifically because nan Jets are 0-7.

One logic Glenn apt isn't naming a starter is because Taylor is now considered day-to-day pinch a knee injury, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. He physically mightiness not beryllium capable to commencement connected Sunday, meaning nan Jets will apt settee for Fields again.

Jets proprietor Woody Johnson made his opinions known connected Tuesday astir Fields, though. He bashed Fields's atrocious performances frankincense far, and fundamentally blamed nan backmost for nan Jets' shortcomings. If Taylor ends up being patient travel Sunday, there's a beardown chance he'll get nan commencement complete Fields.

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