One day and 3,500 air miles later, New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn turned off the bristling and expressed his feelings about quarterback Justin Fields in a more conciliatory tone than he did Sunday in London.
This time, Glenn gave a blunt assessment of Fields' historically poor passing performance.
"He took a step back," Glenn said Monday from the Jets' facility in Florham Park, New Jersey.
About 55 steps, to be exact -- the number of yards he lost on nine sacks in their 13-11 loss to the Denver Broncos . It resulted in -10 net passing yards, the worst day in franchise history as the Jets dropped to 0-6.
Glenn got defensive after the game, scolding a reporter who asked if Fields would be his starter this week against the Carolina Panthers .
"I thought about this a lot [Sunday]