Aaron Glenn is a favorite for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints head coach jobs, and he looks at his journey with the Detroit Lions as perfect preparation for that opportunity. He was adamant this week, saying, “We know, as a staff, how to build a winner.”
Things didn’t click in Detroit immediately. In Year 1, the team went 3-13. The following year started poorly as well before streaking to the finish line. Now they’ve been back-to-back NFC North champions. That journey taught him how to “build it from the beginning and sustaining it from here on out.”
The ability to build is a skill particularly required in New Orleans.
This isn’t Glenn’s first experience in the coaching cycle. He’s even interviewed with the Saints before when Sean Payton left the team. Over the years, he’s absorbed a lot and understands the value of authenticity. “The one thing I get out of these interviews is I’m going to be myself and either you like or you don’t.”
Glenn made it clear he has a good job in Detroit. If he’s passed up for a head coaching spot, he knows he can fall back on that. This year it’s doubtful he’ll have to, though.
