If Aaron Glenn wants to save his job, it starts against the Bills

You would be hard-pressed to find a New York Jets fan who still has faith in head coach Aaron Glenn. It's not for no reason, as he currently boasts a 5-21 record in a year and a half on the job in New York and has not shown much improvement from Year 1 to Year 2.

Up next on the schedule for the Jets: the 7-1 Buffalo Bills. Most major sportsbooks have Buffalo as at least a touchdown favorite on the road at MetLife Stadium, which, in all honesty, feels uncharacteristically respectful for Glenn's team. After a 35-12 blowout in Kansas City last week, the oddsmakers really think they'll fare better against the Bills?

It's unlikely. Josh Allen is one of the frontrunners for the MVP right now, and Buffalo is marching into East Rutherford, New Jersey, riding a four-game winning streak. But crazier things have happened in the NFL, and there's a reason why they say "any given Sunday."

Glenn has his back against the wall right now. As things currently stand, he is incredibly unlikely to be the head coach in 2027, although all reports indicate that Woody Johnson has no intention of firing his coach midseason. If Glenn is going to save his job, it starts in Week 10.

Aaron Glenn could start salvaging his future with the New York Jets with a win over Buffalo

It's a long shot, but there is a world where the Jets find a way to upset the Bills in Week 10. Allen could throw multiple interceptions or cough the ball up a few times, or New York's offense could go absolutely nuclear and score 40-plus points.

A win over Buffalo would give Glenn his first AFC East victory as head coach of the Jets, and would go a long way in proving he's capable of turning this team around. But it's not like one win, and the team losing out the rest of the way would keep him on the job.

Glenn would need to pick up several wins against some of the playoff teams remaining on the Jets' schedule. They'd have to beat at least two of the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, or Minnesota Vikings to really cement Glenn's status as the right guy for the job.

They'd also, of course, have to take care of business against the lowly Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and Arizona Cardinals, although the Jets have shown that no team is lowly when they face one another.

All this to say, Glenn may be on the fast track to getting his pink slip come Black Monday, but that doesn't change the fact that there's a non-zero chance he turns the season around and cements himself as this team's head coach of the future.

That potential road starts against Buffalo.

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