As the number of coaching candidates the Jets interview seems to grow by the hour, you have to wonder if Mike Tannenbaum and Rick Spielman are getting paid hourly.
I joke, but the Jets have interviewed 12 people for the job with five others expected to interview. That is not even getting into the 15 general manager candidates they have interviewed.
You can’t say the Jets have not been thorough. They interviewed their first coaching candidate two weeks ago. They seem to still be at least a week or two away from hiring a coach. It felt like a good time to recap the coaching search.
The people’s choice
Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn feels like the candidate who has the most support from fans. Glenn checks a lot of boxes. He is not afraid to get on players and hold them accountable, something the Jets felt was lacking under Robert Saleh. Glenn’s defense with the Lions ranked seventh in points allowed this season despite suffering numerous injuries.
Glenn, 52, has ties to the organization as the team’s first-round pick in 1994. Jets owner Woody Johnson can’t worry about winning the press conference, but it feels like Glenn would give Johnson a head coach who would bring more excitement and optimism than any other candidate
