Aaron Glenn delivers embarrassing defense of Jets fans' most hated player

New York Jets fans have officially reached their breaking point with Micheal Clemons after years of costly penalties, invisible on-field contributions, and his latest roughing the passer penalty during the Week 2 disaster against Buffalo that epitomized everything wrong with his tenure

Head coach Aaron Glenn somehow made the situation even worse on Wednesday, delivering an embarrassingly tone-deaf defense of the universally despised defender that will only fuel more fan frustration with both player and coach.

Glenn came to the defense of his struggling defensive lineman, going as far as to insist that Clemons is doing everything the Jets are asking him to do. Yes, apparently Jets coaches have been pleased with his performance through two weeks.

It's one thing to publicly defend a player — coaches are never going to throw players under the bus in public press conferences. But it's another thing to offer a blind defense that comes across as both tone-deaf and flat-out incorrect.

Aaron Glenn's ridiculous defense of Micheal Clemons is tone-deaf to Jets fans

If Clemons is doing everything the Jets are asking him to do, the team clearly has low demands. The Texas A&M product has been a complete net-zero in every aspect of the game through two weeks.

His 45.4 Pro Football Focus grade ranks second-worst among all edge defenders to play at least 70 snaps this season. His 27.8 PFF tackling grade is also the second-lowest among all qualifiers.

Clemons has recorded a grand total of zero pressures, zero run stops, zero solo tackles, one missed tackle, and one personal foul over the first two weeks of the season. He's not just failing to contribute in a meaningful way — he's actively hurting the team.

Of course, the Jets lack any semblance of competent depth in their defensive end room. It's not as if the likes of Braiden McGregor, Tyler Baron, and Eric Watts would be sizable upgrades.

But for a head coach who preaches accountability as much as Glenn does, you'd think a change would be long overdue at this stage. Clemons actively hurts his team every time he steps on the field, and Glenn has publicly stated that players who do that won't see playing time — just look at Xavier Gipson.

Coach speak is one thing. No one expects Glenn (or any coach for that matter) to be completely transparent and brutally honest every time they step in front of a podium. Press conference quotes are ultimately meaningless anyway — what matters is the on-field product.

Unfortunately, Glenn's words — combined with Jermaine Johnson's injury that could sideline him Sunday — suggest Clemons won't see any decrease in playing time. If anything, Jets fans should brace themselves for Clemons to play more snaps than any other defensive end against Tampa Bay if Johnson can't go.

The Jets have a Micheal Clemons problem, and it seems they have no intention of fixing it anytime soon.

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