Todd Monken says what Jets fans are tired of hearing about Aaron Glenn

Even in the worst of times, New York Jets fans could numb the pain by reminding themselves their favorite team wasn’t the Cleveland Browns.

Oh, how times have changed. Despite going 1-31 over the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the Browns have more winning records (two) than the Jets over the last decade. They reached the Divisional Round in 2020, captured a Wild Card berth three years later, and enter Sunday riding a three-game winning streak.

And if that’s not enough, Browns coach Todd Monken perfectly — and unintentionally — encapsulated why Jets fans are giving up on embattled coach Aaron Glenn amid the recent defensive struggles.

“It’s still a work in progress [and] they’re still under construction,” Monken told reporters. “I’ve always been a big AG fan. They play hard. We went against him when he was in Detroit running their defense. He’s wired the right way, and he’ll have those guys ready to go.”

Todd Monken perfectly explained why New York Jets fans lost faith in Aaron Glenn

To be clear, we don’t see Monken’s remarks as a backhanded compliment because we do genuinely believe he was praising Glenn. And in fairness, the Jets have rebuilt their defense over the last 12 months, though they’ve had a disturbing lack of pass-rushing success thus far.

But Jets fans don’t want to hear about a “work in progress” after how many rebuilds they’ve endured. Many offseason additions, whether we’re talking about No. 2 pick David Bailey or veteran safety back Minkah Fitzpatrick, have either been hurt or underperformed relative to expectations.

The trio of Joseph Ossai, T’Vondre Sweat, and Harrison Phillips are yet to record a tackle for loss. Highly touted rookie cornerback D’Angelo Ponds grabbed his first interception last week, only for it to be overturned after he committed defensive holding.

Glenn’s 4-17 record has been a major talking point on social media because neither Adam Gase nor Robert Saleh had such an ugly start to their respective tenures. Ownership gave their former defensive back a second year running the show, and the Jets committed 12 penalties, managed 157 yards of offense, and controlled the ball for just over 17 minutes last weekend.

And no, Jets fans aren’t spoiled. They’re tired, because this is the continued bleak reality they envisioned Glenn would end. Things are so bad that opposing players admit facing the Jets doesn’t tire them out. So with respect to Monken, what good is a “work in progress” if there’s no optimistic endgame in sight?

Then again, these are the Jets. Optimism doesn’t exactly last long in these parts.

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