Glenn Reevaluates End of First Half
With the clock winding down before halftime in Sunday's game, the Jets' offense had the ball with the opportunity to either cut the team's deficit to 1 or take a lead heading into the locker room. The Jets had just faked a punt on fourth down, as RB Breece Hall took the snap and snuck forward to extend the drive. Just a few plays later, though, the Jets faced fourth down again after some confusion regarding ball placement.
"The refs said first down, and that's when we were about to give Breece back the ball and someone else said, no it's not -- it's fourth down," Glenn said. "And at that point, if we tried to run a play, I thought that's where the real confusion had come from."
Amidst the confusion, Glenn said the staff ultimately decided to run the clock out and focus on getting the ball back to begin the second half. Glenn said he did not want to put the ball back in the hands of Denver's offense with a timeout and chance to extend its lead, but he acknowledged that in retrospect, he may have handled the situation differently.
"I wish I could have taken the clock down to five seconds and just thrown a Hail Mary to be honest with you," Glenn said. "But at that point, I wanted no confusion. Let's just get out of the half, guys. We're getting the ball back in the second half and let's get ready to go.
"That's a mistake that I made and I hold myself accountable for that."
CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and Edge Jermaine Johnson Provide Defensive Spark
In just his second game with the Green & White, CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. set the tone early.
The second-year player, who was acquired by the Jets via a trade from the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 23, forced a fumble on Denver's first possession of the game. Broncos QB Bo Nix connected with WR Troy Franklin for what would have been a first down, but Brownlee was there to punch the ball out. S Andre Cisco recovered the fumble to solidify the Jets' first takeaway of the 2025 season.
"It was huge for us," Glenn said. "Brownlee's one of those guys that he's very physical. He loves man coverage. He came in and he learned our system fairly quick. I thought [DC Steve Wilks] and our DB coaches did a good job with that.
"This Brownlee is a pretty good player. Hopefully he can continue to ascend with us."
After missing the previous three contests, edge Jermaine Johnson returned to the lineup Sunday and provided a spark. He recorded 5 tackles in Sunday's loss and had the team's only sack of Nix late in the fourth quarter on third down.
"Jermaine, he's just one of these players that brings energy," Glenn said. "Obviously, he can get after the quarterback. He's stout at the point of attack. When you add that element to your defense, it only helps you. And that showed yesterday."