Aaron Glenn isn't the only head coach struggling with game management

Aaron Glenn tends to be public enemy No. 1 when it comes to the New York Jets. Glenn deserves blame for the Jets being 5-18 under his watch, and one of the reasons for the team's struggles is in-game management decisions.

In the final two minutes of the first half, the Jets have been outscored 100-6 (-94 point differential). Part of that is game management, part of it is execution, and at least some of it has to be chalked up to dumb luck. Regardless, that can't happen, and if it doesn't improve, he will likely be out of a job come January.

Looking around the NFL, it isn't only Glenn who is having trouble with in-game management. Over the last few weeks there have been numerous examples of game management malpractice around the league.

New York Jets aren't the only team dealing with in-game management problems

On Monday night, there was a viral clip going around showing Dan Quinn appearing not to know what down it was.

On the previous play, Jayden Daniels just threw the ball away out of bounds on fourth down. There was a penalty on the play as well, but the result was a turnover on downs. Quinn thought he would have an opportunity to go out and kick a field goal after this.

Just the week prior, Quinn and Daniels teamed up for an inexcusable game management mistake where they didn't realize time would expire in overtime.

There have been numerous examples this season of coaches around the league completely botching these seemingly simple scenarios. Another good one was the Dallas Cowboys' 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in September.

They had the ball down by three on the Baltimore two-yard line with 23 seconds remaining. Not only did they have to settle for a field goal, but they ended up losing the game in regulation!

Granted, Brian Schottenheimer and Quinn are not the company Glenn wants to keep as a head coach, but he is clearly not the only one struggling with game management. Around the NFL, there seem to be only a select few who consistently manage the clock well.

Even coaches like Andy Reid and Kyle Shanahan have been labeled poor clock management coaches in their careers. This is an NFL-wide issue; this isn't an issue that is exclusive to the Jets.

Glenn still needs to show a positive end-of-half experience for the Jets before fans buy back in fully. The team is undoubtedly playing better football; he just needs to show that he's capable of improving areas of struggle for him to remain in the job for the 2027 season.

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