Jets coach Aaron Glenn faced questions about a number of his decisions after Sunday’s 20-17 overtime loss to the Packers.
Glen chose no to use his final timeouts before the end of regulation, which was questioned by many because the Jets had a chance to get the ball back and end the contest without having to go to overtime. After the game went into overtime, Glenn made another decision that came up for further inspection.
The Jets won the toss and elected to take the kickoff. Quarterback Geno Smith was sacked on the first two plays, and the Jets never got the ball after the punt as the Packers ran for a game-winning field goal. After the game, Glenn said he hoped to leave the Packers with as little time on offense as possible.
“Usually, if you can put yourself in a situation like that and you can really control the clock, you can control exactly how they’re going to play offensively once you go and score,” Glenn said, via a team transcript. “So we check the clock, we go run it down; let’s say we run it seven minutes, which we’ve done before, we’ve run some overtime, it just gives them so much time to try to counter. We didn’t do a good job in that situation. And the plus, for me, when you get the ball and come down and score. planned.”
Having Smith drop back to pass is a curious way to control the clock, though the Jets had struggled to find the momentum to run the ball all afternoon. They had contained the Packers offense, however, and Green Bay finished the afternoon with 199 total yards, but Glenn went with his offense and it turned out to be the wrong choice.