Former Jets Coach Blasts Team's 3-14 Season: 'Worst Football Experience'

In a candid interview with The Athletic's Jonathan Jones, a former New York Jets coach expressed deep dissatisfaction with his team's 2025 campaign, describing it as "the worst football experience" he's ever had. The Jets finished the season with a dismal 3-14 record, posting the NFL's worst point differential at -203. Glenn implemented substantial staff changes in an attempt to break the organization's 15-year playoff drought, but his tenure was marked by several challenges.

The season commenced with a streak of five straight losses totaling at least 23 points. Former coach Jonathan Jones lamented, "Worst football experience I have had." Glenn's first season began with an even more disheartening sequence of seven consecutive losses before the team managed two wins against the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns.

Notably, the Jets amassed the league's fourth-lowest point output, conceded the second-most points, and became the first team in history to go an entire season without recording an interception.

Another former coach criticized Glenn's demeanor with the media, remarking, "Everything with the media, I used to cringe." He further expressed his discomfort with Glenn's standoffish attitude, stating, "First year, we re not (Bill) Belichick here. I just felt like he was arrogant..." The coach believed Glenn's arrogance stemmed from his superior knowledge of the game, rather than a genuine arrogance.

However, not all former Jets personnel shared this unfavorable view of Glenn. One fired coach defended him, admitting that the team he took over was a five-win team, and acknowledging the need to manage an aging roster. The coach defended Glenn's decision to remove the team's best players, stating that the situation was realistic and that Glenn had a solid game plan as a first-year head coach. The fired coach expressed no ill will towards Glenn and believed he was hamstrung by difficult circumstances.