HC Aaron Glenn looks like he should be one-and-done with Jets

The New York Jets were hopeful that Aaron Glenn could be the head coach to finally solve their perpetual revolving door on the sidelines. It is starting to look like he may just be the latest person to take a turn going through the door, because everything about this situation feels like it might be a one-and-done endeavor. 

The only recent NFL head coach who seemed more out of place was Urban Meyer's half-year reign of error with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After Sunday's 13-6 loss at home to the Carolina Panthers, Glenn and the Jets remain the NFL's only winless team (0-7), and things only seem to be getting worse.

There is no progress with Aaron Glenn and the New York Jets

The most concerning thing about the Glenn-Jets union is that there is zero improvement from one week to the next. With a first-time head coach, you expect some hiccups. You expect some on-the-job learning. But Glenn and the Jets seem to be trending in the wrong direction in that regard.

In last week's loss to the Denver Broncos, Glenn faced criticism for letting the clock run out before the half despite still having timeouts at his disposal and being in range of at least a Hail Mary desperation pass to the end zone.

It was one of the many things Glenn faced criticism for after the game and in the week that followed. 

He eventually said he wished he had called a timeout with a few seconds remaining and allowed quarterback Justin Fields to launch one pass for the end zone.

The problem with that is that Glenn and the Jets faced the exact same set of circumstances on Sunday, with Glenn choosing to do the exact same thing and allow the clock to run out without even taking one shot at the end zone.

Now, is it likely that Fields would have thrown a touchdown on either play? Of course not. But not even taking a chance, and just allowing the clock to run out two weeks in a row in the exact same situation, is the sign of a coach who is simply overwhelmed by the stage. 

There are, of course, bigger problems than just that with the Jets' offense.

They have been unable to pass protect, while the quarterback play has been abysmal. They finished last week's game with negative passing yardage. They managed just 139 on Sunday against Carolina. And it did not matter who the quarterback was. While Fields was bad and ineffective — again — the Jets finally decided to bench him for Tyrod Taylor. Taylor was even worse, throwing two interceptions, including one in the end zone. 

What's made Glenn's tenure even more problematic through seven games is that he has also seemingly developed a tense relationship with the media and doesn't seem to like being questioned. That sort of arrogance and back-and-forth might be tolerated when there are wins to back it up. But when you are 0-7 and being that defiant, it's not going to go over well. 

It is understandable why the Jets felt Glenn might work out. He is a former Jets player, takes pride in that logo and uniform and was an extremely successful defensive coordinator with an excellent Detroit Lions team. It is just not working here, and there seems to be little positive energy that it will ever work. Things are that bleak here that quickly.