The same Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Robert Saleh coached his final game a year ago has witnessed yet another nightmare game for the New York Jets. When owner Woody Johnson dismissed Saleh, he claimed he wanted a ‘spark’ for what he called the most talented roster he’d ever had. But a year later, that glint still hasn’t arrived, and the problem looks eerily familiar.

The Jets hit rock bottom overseas, posting a franchise-worst minus 10 net passing yards—the fewest by any NFL team in nearly 30 years. The only winless squad fell to 0–6 after a 13-11 loss to the Denver Broncos. But despite another meltdown through the air, head coach Aaron Glenn refused to turn his back on his QB. When pressed about Justin Fields’ future, Glenn bristled at the idea of making a switch. However, the coach’s own job might be in danger.

It might not spell an immediate firing, but the patience in New York is wearing dangerously thin. “The effort was a little better today, I’ll give them that,” veteran analyst Pete Prisco said on CBS Sports. “But what happened at the end of the half was one of the most confusing things I’ve ever seen in an NFL game by a coach.

“You fake a punt on fourth and one to pick it up, and then you don’t go for points, you just run out the clock. Try and get points. It made no sense. Even Garrett Wilson went over to him at halftime and said something.”

The Jets faced a 4th-and-1 at their own 47-yard line with 30 seconds left. After converting a fake punt, they appeared ready to push for points, only for the clock to run out without another snap. From the stands to the sideline, confusion rippled across the stadium. Garrett Wilson, who finished with just three catches for 13 yards, let Glenn have it as the team trotted into the locker room. “I just didn’t know exactly what the plan was,” Wilson admitted afterward.

But if Prisco is to be believed, the Jets will give Glenn more chances. “Let him coach the season and find out who he is before you start making those assessments. But the in-game decision-making lacked in that moment for me. It just did,” Prisco opined.

Glenn later defended the decision, explaining that he didn’t want to give Denver another possession. But even Sean Payton, Glenn’s former mentor from their time in New Orleans, was visibly confused from across the field.

Here’s the thing: Aaron Glenn entered this season as the supposed answer to the Jets’ problems. But after six straight losses, bizarre decisions, and an offense that looks broken beyond repair, the questions are coming faster than ever. And against Denver, the numbers told a harsher truth.

Fields was pressured on 14 of 29 dropbacks (48%), per NFL Next Gen Stats, but that was because he held the ball too long in the pocket. He was sacked nine times. It has been a recurring issue; last week, he was sacked five times by Dallas.

But is the patience really running thin? Sharing feedback from owner Woody Johnson, Glenn said, “Me and Woody have had really good conversations and he understands everything we’re trying to do. Obviously, everyone wants to make sure they have a winning record, but here’s the thing that wasn’t heard from the very beginning: We’re not talking about (the) Super Bowl, we’re trying to build a foundation, making sure we win consistently.”

Yet, Glenn’s seat is still hot. As Prisco went on to say: “You’re not just a defensive coordinator anymore. You gotta learn to be a head coach, and I don’t think he has learned how to be a head coach yet.”

Aaron Glenn defends Justin Fields

Something has to change. Fast. But as of Sunday night, HC Aaron Glenn made one thing clear: that something won’t be benching Justin Fields.

The former first-rounder completed just nine passes for 45 yards and was sacked nine times in a game that drained what little momentum this team had left. But when asked if the Jets would consider sitting Fields for next week’s matchup against the Panthers, Glenn shot that idea down before the question was even finished.

“C’mon, man, what kind of question is that?” Glenn snapped, cutting off a reporter mid-sentence. The reporter pressed back: “He did not have a good game. I think it’s a fair question.” But the coach didn’t budge.

“There’s a number of guys that, you know, sometimes this league is like this,” he said. “There are guys that have bad games. That doesn’t mean you just bench him. C’mon, you know better than that.”

“He took a step back,” Glenn defended. 55 steps, to be exact. That’s the number of yards he lost in the game against the Broncos. However, the HC did not think his QB played badly. He admitted that at the post-game press conference. So, while we don’t know what the future holds for the team, Fields is going nowhere.

The New York team had signed him on a two-year, $40 million contract, including $30 million guaranteed. That is a one-year audition to justify that he is their long-term solution. We will have to wait and watch what happens next. What do you think?