NY Jets' Aaron Glenn brings an emphatic end to Garrett Wilson drama

New New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is taking the correct approach to taking over a team that has been surrounded by drama for a while. The coach has not been around the Jets since working as a scout for the team in 2012 and 2013. That might feel like before the Earth cooled.

Last year, when Glenn was the defensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions, the bumbling Jets were quarterbacked by drama-inducing Aaron Rodgers. There were many unhappy players on the team, but such is the case when a team underperforms compared to expectations. One unhappy player was wide receiver Garrett Wilson.

The receiver reportedly was highly frustrated that Rodgers would "funnel" targets to bestie Davante Adams after Adams was brought to the team in the middle of the season. Adams and Rodgers had played together when both were with the Green Bay Packers, but among the quarterback's numerous errors during his time with the Jets was not building a better rapport with Wilson.

New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has the perfect comment about wide receiver Garrett Wilson

Now, Rodgers is gone, Justin Fields is the presumed QB1, and Glenn has taken over as head coach. As every new head coach should, he wants a new approach and new mentality. The difference is that Glenn might be able to achieve that.

He also wants his players to forget about the past and face the future more optimistically. A recent remark Glenn made while speaking to the media at the NFL meetings, when asked about Wilson's 2024 unhappiness, proves this.

Glenn said straight-forwardly, "I wasn't here last year and I don't care what happened last year."

That might seem dismissive of how Wilson felt, but there is likely more to it. Glenn doesn't care what happened last season, but he also probably wants the players who will be with the Jets in 2024 not to care about last season, either. The failures are in the past and can be resolved in the future. The head coach's approach requires a change in mentality for some, but in a positive way.

Of course, there is no guarantee that Glenn will be better than Robert Saleh. Both were first-time NFL head coaches when they came to New York, and both were defensive-minded. Glenn does seem self-aware enough about how to erase past negativity and change the culture. That should include Garrett Wilson as well, who will probably be much happier not having Aaron Rodgers on the team.

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