Seahawks' dominance shows Jets must stay patient with Aaron Glenn

The New York Jets fanbase has already burned through all of their available goodwill related to head coach Aaron Glenn, as his loyalty to struggling quarterback Justin Fields has the Jets positioned as the only winless team in the NFL at 0-7.

Some Jets fans didn't like the idea of hiring a first-time head coach from the defensive side of the ball, as they had just gone through a very difficult four-year stretch with Robert Saleh. Some fans don't see the appeal in hiring from that side of the ball, even though one NFC team is proving those fans wrong.

The Seattle Seahawks, who have ridden a borderline MVP-level campaign from Sam Darnold to a 5-2 record, have gone 15-9 under head coach Mike Macdonald. Like Glenn, Macdonald was a defensive coach without any prior experience, but he seems to have ridden Darnold and Geno Smith to success.

Macdonald is disproving the theory that hiring a first-time head coach with a defensive background is automatically a death sentence for a team in need of a culture changer. Perhaps Jets fans need to give Glenn a bit of grace until he can find a quarterback who can actually elevate the talent around him.

Mike Macdonald's success with Seahawks proves Jets must get Aaron Glenn a QB

Even though they have slipped this season, Texans fans should feel very pleased with the performance of DeMeco Ryans. Ryans' background is almost identical to that of Saleh. One got CJ Stroud, one got Zach Wilson, and look where both of them are as a result.

Buffalo's Sean McDermott and Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin keep on rolling despite their defensive backgrounds. Atlanta's Raheem Morris has this team better positioned in his second season despite a pseudo-rookie in Michael Penix Jr. at quarterback, and Washington's Dan Quinn turned things around instantly. How is Todd Bowles doing in Tampa Bay?

Glenn has made some mistakes, but is it too much to ask to see him with something other than bottom-of-the-barrel quarterback play? Even offensive coaches (Mike McDaniel in Miami, Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland) find it difficult to cook up a winning formula without a signal caller who can play above himself every now and again.

Glenn may need to take a season as one of the worst teams in the league, if not the absolute worst, on the chin before he can land that quarterback that finally changes his fortune. No matter what side of the ball you come from, landing a quarterback may make or break your coaching tenure. Just ask Saleh.