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Rico Cimini
Florham Park, NJ – A look at what is happening in New York Jets:
1. Aaron vs. Aaron: After two weeks at work, coach Aaron Glenn dismissed a future quartback of the Hall of Fame, not the most comfortable way to enter the new concert. The details of that February 6 with Aaron Rodgers have come to light, courtesy of Rodgers, who said in “The Pat Mcafee Show” on Thursday that Glenn was missing respect. His meeting was fast and cold and became combative, according to Rodgers.
Yes, there is a new boss and a new atmosphere in One Jets Drive. Hugs and happy talks are out; The hard truth and the meaning are in.
“With AG, it will do it in a certain way, a way in which he believes,” said former Jet Campo Marshal, Chad Pennington, this week before Rodgers went public. “I think that is one of his strengths. That is what made him a great DB. He had a certain way of doing things and is a true professional, so he is not surprised that he also correlates to be a coach.”
Pennington was Glenn’s teammate in 2000 and 2001, just like Shaun Ellis, John Abraham and Anthony Becht, the four first -round draft selections of the jets in 2000. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 25th anniversary, the only time in the history of the NFL in the history of the NFL that made four round elections in the same year. They appeared as guests in the smear fish “of ESPN.
When Glenn appeared in the conversation, his former teammates described a highly focused person and serious mind that is not afraid to bother Status Quo.
Glenn has transformed the Jets into “a tight ship,” according to Becht, who added: “It will ensure that they eliminate anything that should not be very tight inside, so that only players and coaches uniformly uniformly with the sole purpose of changing that organization.”
He did it with Rodgers quite fast, calling for New Jersey to talk a few days before Super Bowl. The four -time MVP flew on his private California plane, waiting for a long discussion about his future. Glenn cut to the persecution, giving Rodgers a pink slip less than a minute in the conversation, according to Quarterback. It was faster than his unfortunate debut in 2023 that lasted four snapshots.
Maybe Glenn should have expressed more compassion, but acted decisively and showed that he is thinking as a chief coach, not a former player. The former players sometimes fall into the trap of getting too cozy with their players; It seems that this will not happen with Glenn, although his occasionally Espinosa personality could irritate some feelings along the way.
The way Rodgers explained it, Glenn seemed worried that his presence in the team would undermine his authority. If it is true, that could be perceived as a sign of insecurity, but let’s be honest: Glenn would not have been the first coach to see Rodgers as a distraction.
“He’s going to have different players, man,” Abraham said about Glenn. “I just hope you give you time to build this team.”
Ellis said of his former teammate: “My memories of him are entering the locker room, always seeing him smile, laughing and joking. But when it came to meetings, I was in his things. I knew exactly what to do. [coaching]It doesn’t surprise me at all. “
2. Draft’s last draft: The popular simulated Draft option for Jets in the seventh general is Missouri’s right Tackle, Armand Membou, whose actions have increased since an impressive combination performance. But what if Membou is out of the board? There is the possibility that Las Vegas Raiders can choose the number 6.
In that case, the jets could opt for the closed wing of Penn State Tyler Warren or the Texas Kelvin Banks Jr. Tackle, a name that has not obtained much buzz in the Top 10.
Banks (6 feet 5 inches, 315 pounds) won the Lombardi Award (best liner in university football) and the Outland trophy (best interior liner) in 2024. Its background in the left Tackle (three -year headline) provides more value than Membou, according to some NFL evaluators.
Obviously, the jets would not be repaired on changing the banks (or Olu Fashanu) for the right Tackle if they go in this direction. Banks is generally considered a first -toard first round prospect; Maybe they could put it in compensation.
Warren is intriguing due to its production (104 receptions for 1,233 yards in 2024) and versatility, not to mention the need to cry the jets in the closed wing. They covet an option No. 2 in the air game to reduce the pressure on the open receiver Garrett Wilson.
3. Connection of the hometown: Collecting banks would hit Casa for Glenn literally.
The banks grew in Humble, Texas, the same hometown as the coach. However, they attended different secondary schools. Banks’ father, Kelvin Mr., was also raised in the same area. He also went to a secondary school different from Glenn. Kelvin Mr. was an offensive liner who began his university career in the Houston.
4. A 320 -pound interrogation sign: Speaking of correct cup, Chukwuma Okorafor was an intriguing addition in free agency. It has 60 race openings, including 59 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but arrived with a red flag due to what happened last season with the New England Patriots.
He opened the season as his initial left backle, but allowed three quartback pressures to the Cincinnati Bengals star, Trey Hendrickson, and received the bank after 12 snaps. Abruptly, Okorafor left the team and never played again for the Patriots, who cut it this low season.
In 2023, Okorafor occupied the 12th of 40 tacle on the right in pressure percentage, according to the next generation statistics, but takes the stigma of having moved away from a team. Glenn said they did “a good amount of research” about the situation and was satisfied after talking directly to Okorafor.
“I think it’s a very good player,” Glenn said. “We are trying to build this line or to be dynamic, and we feel that it could be a piece of that puzzle.”
5. Heeere’s Darren: General Manager Darren Mougey enters the Care Center this week. He has no writing history because it is his first time in the great chair, so it is difficult to predict what could happen.
The coach of the Vikings of the Minnesota, Kevin O’Connell, former university teammate in the state of San Diego, praised the insight of Mougey’s staff.
“He is someone I always really valued: his opinion about the players, elaborate a team, a scheme, all that,” O’Connell told ESPN in the recent annual meetings of the League. “I think it’s going to do a phenomenal job in that role.”
6. Did you know? The Jets have made 625 players selections in the Era of the Common Draft (since 1967), and once they have chosen a player in number 7 in general. That ends on Thursday, except an exchange.
By the way, the jets are open to trade, by sources of league.
7. QUARITY MORE DISCIM: The Jets organized no less than four defensive tacle for visits: Mason Graham (Michigan), Derrick Harmon (Oregon), Darius Alexander (Toledo) and Omar Norman-Lott (Tennessee). Despite signing three low -cost free agents, they are still looking to update. They need more size in the middle.
8. A curious comp: In the last five seasons, only one player in the league, the Jet Support, Neville Hewitt, played more than 50% of his team’s snapshots (combined offensive and defense). He played 51% in 2020 in a team of the jets that had the second most defensive instantaneous. Why are we mentioning this?
There is a lot of talk about Travis Hunter playing both ways in the NFL, as he did in Colorado, where he played 86% of his spectators of his team last season. Hewitt’s reference gives some context to what Hunter hopes to achieve.
I bet you did not expect to see Hunter and Hewitt in the same prayer.
9. A family farewell: Tyron Smith, who retired on Wednesday at a press conference at the Dallas Cowboys, did not mention the Jets in their retirement speech. Okay, last season was the only one in New York, but the Jets paid $ 9.25 million when no other team was hitting his door. Smith joins a long list of greats that vanished who played the chain with the jets, a group that includes Rodgers, Ed Reed and Art Monk.
10. Occupied week: As of Monday, the Jets will celebrate a mini -family. Teams with new coaches can have a mini -family before the draft. This is voluntary, which means that a player could omit it to take a vacation in, for example, Egypt, and not be fined.
