When the New York Jets got the first in-person interview with Aaron Glenn, it spelled bad news for the New Orleans Saints. There’s no rule saying coaches have to sit down with multiple teams, so taking the Jets interview first displayed a clear priority.
Tuesday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the Jets correctly intended to not allow Glenn to leave the building without a deal. Therein lies the pitfall of being the second interview. Your guy may never even hear you out. And that’s what happened. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Glenn has accepted the Jets’ offer, which Rapoport confirmed; Rapoport added that Glenn thanked the Saints for their interest, but he’s on to New York.
It’s difficult to blame Glenn. The one advantage the Saints have over the Jets was the path to success, but the Jets provided a better set of weapons offensively and multiple building blocks. They also have youth stacked in a way New Orleans doesn’t. The cherry on top is he gets to go into this journey with a new general manager as well. Lance Newmark, who he worked with in Detroit, interviewed alongside him with the Jets and is the favorite to get that job.
History with New Orleans is the reason many paired Glenn and the Saints, but the Jets had that same card in their hand. If you cancel that out, the Jets look more attractive for a few reasons.
