The New York Jets, in their last two weeks of play, going back to Week 8, are 2-0. Beating the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns, the Jets and Aaron Glenn have finally begun to find success.
During this winning streak, Glenn has made one decision that's now expected to continue, much to the chagrin of fans, media, and opposing teams.
As Dan Graziano of ESPN reports, the Jets are planning to continue playing coy about their starting quarterback. 2-0 in the era of the Jets quarterback being uncertain, Glenn plans to continue this strategy, as it's worked to some degree.
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"As for the Jets, they're 2-0 since rookie head coach Aaron Glenn decided not to reveal the identity of his starting quarterback each week," Graziano writes. "So don't expect him to change that now."
Glenn's strategy to hide his starting quarterback until much closer to game time has, to some degree, worked. Justin Fields is likely to be the team's starter against the New England Patriots in Week 11, but Tyrod Taylor can't be ruled out as the starter.
If this strategy continues to work for Glenn and the Jets, it won't go away anytime soon. A win over the Patriots on Thursday Night Football would further cement this strategy as something Glenn will continue to use.
But a loss likely won't stop Glenn from using this hidden quarterback strategy. There are only two ways that Glenn will stop this plan.
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The first is that the Jets find either Taylor or Fields to be a competent and high-quality starter. If one takes over the starting job with high-level play, then there would be no need for this quarterback uncertainty.
The most likely scenario where the Jets QB spot isn't a question mark every week is if one of Fields or Taylor were to get hurt. In Week 8, Taylor was trending towards being the starter, but his knee injury held him out, leaving Fields as the only starter.
They could turn to a practice squad quarterback, but that player likely wouldn't join in the game that Glenn has been playing with his starting quarterback the last few weeks.
For now, the Jets will continue to keep their starting quarterback hidden. Until the Jets lose, and barring an injury or one of the QBs playing great, Glenn's strategy will continue to be utilized going forward.
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