Aaron Glenn is the third New York Jets coach in 30 years to lead the team to a dismal 0-6 start to the season. That's the Jets' dismal, still winless record in 2025 after their latest frustrating loss, a 13-11 setback against the Broncos on London in Week 6.
Although Glenn is a rookie coach, hired in the offseason to replace fire Robert Saleh, team history says he's already in trouble in terms of keeping his job for Year 2.
Here's breaking down whether Glenn's short tenure is headed to be bad enough to be one and done in New York:
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What other recent Jets coaches also started 0-6?
Unfortunately, this has happened twice over three decades. The first time was 1996 under Rich Kotite, when they started 0-8 before finishing 1-15. The second time was 2020 under Adam when they started 0-13 before finishing 2-14.
Kotite was fired ahead of the '97 season, replaced by Bill Parcells, who took the Jets to the AFC championship game in '98. Gase was fired in early 2021, replaced by Saleh.
How many NFL coaches have been fired after only one season?
Unfortunately, again, that list is very long. Since 1970, 34 coaches have been fired after only one season. Glenn is trying to avoid becoming the 35th. Going back to 1990, the Jets have also made such a "one-and-done" coaching change multiple times for firings or other reasons.
Pete Carroll was the Jets coach in 1994 when the Jets went 6-10 and was fired for it. Al Groh went 9-7 with the Jets in 2000, but resigned to take a college head coaching job at Virginia.
The AFC East rival Dolphins were done with Cam Cameron after they went 1-15 in one season with him in 2007. Since 2018, in less than a decade, eight teams, including the Texans twice, have fired a coach after only a season.
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Just last season, the Patriots weren't patient with Jerod Mayo for going 4-13 and replaced him with Mike Vrabel in '25. Coming rather full circle, the Raiders, also 4-13 in '24, replaced Antonio Pierce with Carroll after the former's first full season.
Why Aaron Glenn is on the hot seat
The Jets have been blown out twice in their first six losses, both times at home in MetLife Stadium. They were crushed by the Bills in Week 2 and by the Cowboys in Week 5. But like their two-point loss to the Broncos in Week 6, all their other games have been one-possession losses.
It's arguable that they should have beaten the Steelers in Week 1 and the Buccaneers in Week 3. They started slow in Miami on Monday night in Week 4, costing them in a 27-21 setback.
Glenn's game management decisions are coming under fire. So is the lack of defensive execution for a defensive-minded coach with cornerback Sauce Garner and some flashy talent available. Save for slowing down the Broncos, the Jets have been ripped against run and pass in most games.
The Jets should regret an odd sequence to end the first half against the Broncos. They converted a first down off a fourth-down punt formation in the final minutes, only to run the ball next and run out the clock instead of pushing for a field goal. The Jets wasted a potential shot at 3 and lost by 2.
Mayo and Pierce were disappointing in the sense they were overwhelmed with the logistics, motivation and scheming attached to their jobs in New England and Las Vegas. Glenn is a beloved former player with players coach promise, so it's difficult to fast-track his firing.
The Jets are 0-6 and if they continue to extend their losing streak well into the second half of the season like they did with Kotite and Gase, there would be no choice except to consider a change. But if the Jets build on some early positives with the close games under Glenn to either match or best 5-12 under Salah last season, Glenn can still save his position.