FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Glenn speaks to reporters, and by extension to Jets fans, four times a week, with messaging aimed at keeping the faith and staying patient.
It is an important part of the job. But a more important part goes on behind closed doors, where the coach must do the same with his players, the only ones who can effect change.
It’s not easy.
Take Quinnen Williams, the Jets’ highly paid, highly skilled defensive tackle, who is in his seventh year and has never experienced a winning season, let alone a playoff game.
When he was asked on Thursday whether he is “antsy” to increase his production, with only one sack so far this season, he answered simply, “I’m antsy to win football games.”
What does Glenn say to a guy like Williams, whose active term with the Jets is secon