The New York Jets have had a quiet offseason, which for head coach Aaron Glenn, is by design, but why?
The New York Jets' offseason has been seriously different from the previous two seasons, and that is just what new head coach Aaron Glenn wants.
With no media circus, no talking, and no drama, the Jets have gone about their business with little fanfare or media talk, and it has served them well.
Justin Fields, Brandon Stephens, Andre Cisco, and Josh Myers have been the "big" additions to the new regime, but perhaps most importantly, the Jets haven't been talking a big game or placing big expectations on them or the team - it's been silence.
But why?
"Listen, in the offseason, everybody is a champ," Glenn said. "Everybody is going to the Super Bowl. But when the season starts, that really tells you who you are. So I tell our guys that we don't have to talk. We don't have to say anything. The only thing you have to do is get the work in. As the season progresses, as the season comes around, then all talking can come about how we play and then we don't have to move in silence anymore.
"Everything that we are doing is going to speak for itself. That speaks volumes to me. That's how loud you speak, by what your record says and how you play. We doing all this right now to make sure we get to that."
So it appears that Glenn wants to narrow the focus and keep the main thing the main thing after the host of distractions that have plagued the franchise over the past two seasons.
There is nothing to be gained from talking big right now, which is why Glenn wants silence. He's not interested in words, he's interested in actions.
And it appears that the 2025 Jets will be defined by what they do on the field, not off it, unlike previous teams, and that is Glenn's want.
Times are changing in New York, and no, this won't be a quick fix. However, Glenn is putting some rather simple things in place to keep the Jets' focus as narrow as possible in preparation for what could be a challenging 2025 season.
