Aaron Glenn, Jets' coaching staff shoulders the blame for Week 2 collapse against Packers

After a promising start to the 2026 season, the New York Jets came crashing back down to earth in Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers, falling in overtime 20-17.

The Jets looked like the better team for the most part, holding a 10-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Questionable decisions from the coaching staff helped cement what would end up being a major collapse.

Aaron Glenn may or may not have fumbled a penalty decision in the final seconds of regulation; Chris Banjo's special teams unit gave up a major punt return to the Packers to set them up for the game-tying touchdown, and Frank Reich's offense took a major step back after what seemed like an encouraging Week 1.

All in all, this game felt a lot like the same old Jets, and that's exactly what can't happen when you're trying to flip the culture from what fans are used to.

New York Jets coaching staff falls apart in Week 2 loss against Packers

After the gut-wrenching loss, Glenn spoke with reporters and shared his disappointment in himself and his team. He admitted that what happened on Sunday afternoon was not okay.

"When it comes to this game, I'll be honest, I'm highly upset. Tough way to lose a game. There's a number of things that go through my head that, man, we have to fix... This loss is not gonna define who we are and what we're about; I will say that. And it's not okay, and our guys are gonna take it like that. It is not okay, but we have to get ready to move on to next week against another good opponent."

Glenn can talk about how it wasn't "okay" as much as he wants, but the fact of the matter is that this is becoming a routine of his current tenure as Jets head coach.

Fans can't come out of every game questioning whether or not their coach knows the rules of the game well enough to make correct decisions.

Should the Jets have taken the ball to start overtime? Hindsight is 20-20, but the correct answer is likely no. A savvy coach would likely rather have put the onus on his opponent to score on their first possession and given his team the ability to give it a go on all four downs.

To take it back a step further-- should the Jets have gone for it on 4th & 1 from close to the 50-yard line with just under two minutes to go? Again, it's easy to say no now, but do fans trust their head coach to make the correct decisions?

The answer, at least right now, is likely no, and that's starting to become a major problem for the Jets.

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