New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is staying loyal to Justin Fields, at least for now.
Fields was objectively horrible during the Jets’ dispiriting Week 6 loss to the Denver Broncos during Sunday’s NFL London Games matchup. He was sacked a whopping 10 times for 55 lost yards, which were both greater than his 9 completions for 45 yards as a passer.
During his postgame press conference, Glenn was asked if Fields would remain the starter for Week 7. The Jets coach flamed the reporter for asking what he felt was a silly question.
A much calmer Glenn faced reporters on Monday and had a more level-headed answer when asked about his “commitment” to Fields.
“I thought about this a lot last night. I thought about the question that was asked,” Glenn said.
“When you look at what Justin did, the games that he played, I didn’t think he was bad at all. I actually thought he did some pretty good things in those four games. In this fifth game, he took a step back.
“I’m with you guys 100%, and we can’t have that. We have to get better than that, and he knows that. And he knows that better than anyone. I don’t think you just try to bench a player after having one true bad game, because I thought the other games, he played fairly well.”
Fields has had some decent stat lines across his five starts in a Jets uniform. But he puts up most of his numbers when his team is already trailing by a couple of scores.
With the Jets being the only winless team remaining in the NFL, it’s fair to question whether the team would want a change at its most important position. There have already been rumblings that some of Fields’ Jets teammates already want him benched.
