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The New York Jets, and therefore the Aaron Glenn era, have gotten off to an 0-3 loss, with their latest defeat coming via a last-second field goal against the Tampa Bay Bucs. After the game, the behavior of Glenn has sparked a debate among Jets fans.
The discussion surrounding New York Jets rookie head coach Aaron Glenn’s energy is two-fold. One branch of the debate centers on his reaction to the team’s blocked field goal to take a 27-26 lead with less than two minutes left in the game.
Aaron Glenn’s enthusiastic behavior in final moments of loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers sparks debate among Jets fans
Longer version of Aaron Glenn reaction after block field goal. pic.twitter.com/uaYP8j5hUp
— ✶ Ⓜ️𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕤 ▶️ ✶ (@_MarcusD3_) September 21, 2025
The second aspect of Glenn’s behavior that has Jets fans arguing among themselves is the positivity he showed after the final whistle as he enthusiastically clapped his players off the field.
I was at the game so this is the first time I’m seeing this clip of Aaron Glenn.
Why is he clapping after the Jets just lost in devastating fashion? Moral victory? Come on. pic.twitter.com/n5h2Qzxm8X
— Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) September 22, 2025
Famed New York City radio curmudgeon Mike Francesca was also critical of Glenn’s positivity following the 29-27 loss, specifically taking issue with his reaction to the field goal block.
Mike Francesa hammers Jets’ coach Aaron Glenn for getting excited on the sideline after an incredible special teams play which put his team ahead.
Then he launched into a bizarre rant about people saying they should go for 2 when they tied the game at 26-26. Huh? Who said that? pic.twitter.com/3CStxcJV8a
— Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) September 22, 2025
The Jets will probably lose this game STRICTLY because of that shot of Aaron Glenn dancing. That’s looming rn as one of the most embarrassing Jets HC moments…
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) September 21, 2025
The other side of the argument — beyond simply allowing Glenn to be his own man in the midst of this massive franchise rebuild — is that Jets fans were previously critical of former head coach Robert Saleh not showing *enough* emotion on the sidelines. Unfortunately for Jets fans, they can’t have their cake and eat it too.
“All I heard for 3 years and 5 games was Robert Saleh drove people nuts because of a lack of emotion on the sideline. You can’t now get mad that Aaron Glenn is showing emotion on the sideline,” New York Post Jets beat reporter Brian Costello added.
“It’s wild that the fans who hated Saleh cause he showed no emotion now wanna hate on AG for showing emotion. Team was down by 20 and came all the way back to take the lead and now it’s not ok to be excited and do a little dance,” another Jets fan agreed.
“I might be in the minority but I don’t have an issue with this. The previous week his team completely quit vs Buffalo. My assumption is he is trying to keep players especially young players motivated after a loss so this doesn’t spiral even more,” a third added.
“The microanalysis of Aaron Glenn’s mannerisms after 3 weeks feels like a new low even for *that* portion of this fanbase,” the Jets-focused podcast The Jet Press tweeted.
As a New York Jets fan, Glenn’s behavior is totally acceptable. Those who disagree with me will say that this is already a loser franchise and there’s nothing to clap about after a loss, and that would be true if this were a regular, mediocre franchise we were talking about here — like the Seattle Seahawks or New Orleans Saints (nothing against those teams personally, they just played each other this weekend and have been largely average since winning a Super Bowl earlier in this century).
We are talking about the New York Jets, a team that have not made the playoffs since President Obama’s second year in office. The last two seasons were marred by total organization dysfunction that was fueled by equal parts ego and incompetence — not to mention a fair dose of historically-predictable bad luck with Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles tear in 2023.
The Jets are not going to jump right to upsetting quality teams like the Bucs on the road. There need to be building blocks. And not quitting after being down 23-6 at the start of the fourth quarter to fight back and take a late lead against one of the NFL’s elite teams is absolutely a building block worth cementing into the foundation of the future, which exactly what Glenn — who has first hand experience in turning around a moribund franchise (and culture) from his time with the Detroit Lions — tried to do by applauding his team off the field and into Week 4.
Glenn and the Jets will be seeking their first win of the season when they take on the Miami Dolphins, who are also 0-3, on Monday, September 29.