New Jets coach Aaron Glenn will stand in entrance of his staff on Monday because the Jets start their offseason program.
The NFL permits groups with new coaches to start out two weeks earlier than the opposite groups and the Jets program begins Monday in Florham Park.
It’s voluntary however it needs to be nicely attended as gamers start attending to know Glenn and the brand new teaching workers.
The Jets will then have a voluntary minicamp in two weeks.
For Glenn, this early a part of spring is about beginning to change the tradition contained in the Jets.
“To me, it’s a course of and I’ve talked to our workers about this,” Glenn mentioned. “I’m not right here to speak concerning the playoffs. I’m not right here to speak concerning the Tremendous Bowl when the gamers first get in. To me, it’s the method of really making it that time. The 2 issues I wish to ensure that we do at first is set up the tradition that we’ve been speaking about and attempt to create a constructing setting.”
Glenn was employed by the Jets as a result of they have been impressed by his management qualities.
In contrast to another coaches who have been employed as a result of they may have a terrific offensive scheme or know a ton about Xs and Os, it feels just like the Jets need Glenn to be a pacesetter, at first.
The Jets have a 14-year playoff drought, the longest in North American sports activities.
They’ve had 9 straight dropping seasons and 5 straight double-digit loss seasons.
Jets proprietor Woody Johnson is satisfied that Glenn, a former first-round choose of the staff, is the person to show issues round.
Jets followers will hear loads about tradition within the coming months.
“Tradition’s about individuals,” Glenn mentioned final week. “As we proceed to get the correct individuals within the constructing, the tradition’s going to alter. That’s one thing I realized a very long time in the past. Me sitting up there giving a rah-rah speech that has nothing to do with tradition. Tradition is concerning the folks that we deliver within the constructing. I’m not simply speaking about gamers. I’m speaking about coaches, too. I’m speaking about help workers, too. We’re making an attempt to do a very good job of bringing the correct individuals within the constructing and as we do this the tradition will finally change.”
Along with the tradition change, Glenn needs his gamers to concentrate on enhancing their power and pace in part one of many offseason program when there are not any on-field exercises.
All the things is restricted to conferences and power and conditioning. On-field soccer actions start in two weeks.
“Perceive what part one is actually about,” Glenn mentioned. “We’re making an attempt to get larger, sooner, stronger, extra explosive. That’s the one factor I would like the gamers worrying about at that time. We’ve a variety of time for scheme. We’ve a variety of time to speak about Tremendous Bowls and playoffs, however proper now constructing a tradition and constructing an setting in that constructing is an important factor proper now to me.”
The Jets will look youthful than they did in 2024 once they collect.
The staff put an emphasis on signing youthful gamers in free company. Josh Reynolds was their solely signee who was a minimum of 30 years previous. Most are between 24-27 years previous.
“It’s a younger man’s recreation,” Glenn mentioned. “I used to be at all times taught that you could’t be afraid of the younger participant. I believe what you’re in a position to, you’re in a position to mould these guys into who you need them to be and what sort of staff you wish to be. I believe me and [GM Darren Mougey] did a very good job making an attempt to create that.”
