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Mike Tannenbaum may be biased, but he has faith in the New York Jets.
Tannenbaum’s “The 33rd Team” helped the Jets, of whom Tannenbaum was general manager from 2006 to 2012, decide that Aaron Glenn would be their head coach heading into the 2025 season.
However, the season was one to forget as they went 3-14 and became the first team not to record an interception for an entire season. They also lost each of their last five games by at least 23 points, another NFL first.
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New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn looks on prior to the game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on December 28, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)
Glenn remains employed by the Jets despite Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski and several others being available. The Jets could take the easy route and go with experience over what is a project off to a brutal start, but Tannenbaum seemed to think he wanted the Jets to trust the process.
“It was great to be a part of the search a year ago. It was a great, great experience. And I think Aaron Glenn is going to be a really good long-term coach,” Tannenbaum told Pakinomist Digital in a recent interview. “Obviously, I’m not part of the organization so it wouldn’t be fair for me to comment on what they should or shouldn’t do, but I have a lot of faith in Aaron Glenn and think he’ll be a good coach long term.
“One of the things that I think they deserve credit for is that they definitely have a long-term plan, no doubt, in terms of the picks, the draft capital, and I think Aaron Glenn and (general manager) Darren Mougey will continue to execute the plan and hopefully you’ll see the results quickly in 2026.”
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn on the sideline during the second half of the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 5, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
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That’s tough for Jets fans to hear, of course, as their playoff drought now stands at 15 consecutive seasons, the longest in the big four professional leagues. But Tannenbaum thinks it’s “an exciting time” to be a Jets fan.
“The foundation of a good offensive line is there, which is, I could tell you that when you’re there working with two teams (including the Miami Dolphins), it’s really hard to assemble the type of young talent that they have on the offensive line. They have a real No. 1 wide receiver in Garrett Wilson. I think Mason Taylor is going to be a really good end with Hall, but you’re not going to see what ends up with Hall. You know, there’s a lot of really good foundations,” Tannenbaum said.
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn instructs the staff while watching the play against the Miami Dolphins during the first half of an NFL football game. The game took place in Miami Gardens, Florida on September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
“And of course you want to win more games in year one, but at the end of the day, we have some of the foundation there, and you have the number of draft picks, salary-cap room. If you try to take year one, learn from it, take that foundation and improve on it, I think we’re all hoping we’ll see a better product on the field next year. Be clear in March when free agency begins.”
