It’s been nearly a quarter century since Herm Edwards uttered the words he’s most remembered for.

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With the Jets 2-5 in October of 2002, his second season as head coach of the Jets, Edwards was asked about his team not quitting and he told reporters,

“You play to win the game!”

Aaron Glenn is 2-9 in his rookie season leading the Jets, and on a similar topic, with some fans likely rooting for losses to improve the team’s draft standing, Glenn channeled his inner Edwards on Wednesday.

“I’m going to give you a line you guys have heard before: You play the game to win,’’ Glenn said, using a slightly altered version of his old coach’s s

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