EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets changed offensive coordinators in the offseason, but the results are alarmingly similar to last season. Despite profound struggles, coach Aaron Glenn backed coordinator Frank Reich."I think he's done a good job, I really do," Glenn said Monday morning on a video call with reporters. "Obviously, there are a number of things that we can improve on ... from short-yardage and the two-minute."But that also goes on me also when it comes to the defensive side, me and [coordinator Brian] Duker on some things that we have to get better at, too."The Jets have scored only four touchdowns in the last three games, including one in a 26-19 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. In the loss to the Patriots, star wide receiver Garrett Wilson was targeted only twice through three quarters.The Jets rank 27th in points per game, 32nd in red-zone efficiency and 25th in third-down efficiency.Of all the issues, the one that jumps out is their inability to produce in the final two minutes of the first half. They're the only team that hasn't scored in that scenario. Overall, they've been outscored, 23-0. Going back to last season, it's 100-6 -- by far the worst point differential in the NFL.Reich, the former Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts coach, was out of the NFL for two seasons when he was tapped in January to replace Tanner Engstrand, Glenn's offensive coordinator in 2025. Glenn, teammates with Reich on the 1996 Jets (who went 1-15), chose Reich because of his vast experience as a playcaller and former head coach.The change in playcallers and the change in quarterbacks, from Justin Fields to Geno Smith, hasn't improved the production. In 23 games under Glenn, the Jets are 29th in scoring.Glenn said there's plenty of time to get it turned around. The Jets host the winless Miami Dolphins (0-5) on Sunday."After six games, it's hard to just say, 'OK, we're this,'" Glenn said. "But I would say I think [Reich has] done a good job. Obviously, Geno has done some good things, and you have to give a lot of credit to Frank [and the quarterback coaches], plus Geno himself."So, as we continue to go through this season, I continue to see us progress and get better on things we've got to get better at."The Jets have been playing without running back Breece Hall (three games) and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (four games), both of whom appear close to returning from injuries."We beat ourselves a lot of the time," running back Braelon Allen said Sunday. "Very seldom do we get stopped and shut down. Like we've been preaching, the offense has to stop playing against the Jets ... and we'll be good."Glenn also defended himself, pushing back on the fallout from a viral halftime interview from Sunday. Speaking to CBS Sports sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala, Glenn mistakenly said the Jets would get the ball to start the second half. In fact, the Patriots, up by 14 points, were to receive the kickoff.At halftime, Glenn told Kinkhabwala, "I told our guys, 'Listen, we've moving the ball, we just have to finish. Defense, we just have to do our job - not just do our job, but do our jobs well.' That's been our message to our guys. Our guys will be ready to go. The good thing is, we get the ball. We get a chance to go move it and finish."On Monday, Glenn said that he was talking specifically about the offense, and that he was aware of the fact that the Patriots would get the ball first."I think they were talking about sustaining drives and my conversation with them was when the offense gets the ball back, man, we want to be able to sustain the drive, go score. Then when the defense gets back on, we want to make sure we stop them and get the ball back to our offense."That's what I was talking about when it comes to that, because the conversation was talking about the offense at that time."
