Aaron Glenn quick to confirm Breece Hall's role once he returns from injury

Since Breece Hall went down with a quad injury in the New York Jets' Week 3 loss to the Detroit Lions, backup running back Braelon Allen has filled in admirably as the starter and strung together three straight weeks of solid production.

This past Sunday against the New England Patriots, Allen ran the ball 17 times for 78 yards, good for 4.6 yards per carry. He may have had an even bigger day had the Jets not gone away from him in the second half, giving him only five carries.

Over his last three games, Allen has proven he could lead a backfield and is unlikely to remain an RB2 for the rest of his career. He's been given 55 carries, rushed for 253 yards, and has one touchdown scamper. Even when Hall is back, it's obvious that the 22-year-old should still have a large role in the offense.

But how big a role are we talking about? Should Hall remain the Jets' starting running back? Or has Allen's tenure as the Jets' lead back supplanted the veteran ahead of him?

Aaron Glenn confirms Breece Hall is still the New York Jets' starting RB

Speaking with reporters at his Monday morning press conference, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was asked about what Allen has been able to accomplish as the team's bell cow running back over the last three games, and he used the opportunity to reiterate his faith in Hall as the team's starter.

"He's shown that he has the capability of being the bell cow, and it's good to have another guy on our team, especially when Breece comes back, that can actually handle the load like that, 'cause now you can share those responsibilities... knowing that Breece is our starter."

While Glenn reiterated that Hall will be the Jets' starting running back, are we sure that it should be as cut and dry as that? Allen's numbers since taking over as the Jets' starting running back are actually near the top of the league in multiple categories.

Hall is by no means a bad running back, but his numbers in his own three starts are nowhere near as good as Allen's. From Weeks 1 to 3, Hall carried the ball 51 times for 163 yards, with a fairly poor average of 3.2 yards per carry. The bulk of that came in Week 1, when the former Iowa State standout ran for 102 yards against the Tennessee Titans.

If Hall returns and his struggles continue, it may be time to have some uncomfortable conversations about the Jets' pecking order in the running back room.

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