Aaron Glenn on benching Justin Fields
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Justin Fields, who might be benched for Week 8, led the Jets to 32 points against the Steelers in Week 1. Carson Wentz had 350 yards against the Steelers in Week 4. Then the coup de grace: Joe Flacco torched the Steelers for 342 yards and three touchdowns in a Bengals win just nine days after Cincinnati acquired him in a trade.
The day after benching starting quarterback Justin Fields at halftime, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was no closer to his final answer on this week's starter. Instead, Glenn plans to phone a friend. Glenn said Monday the Jets (0-7) are going to take longer than usual to get the decision right after he pulled Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor on Sunday.
For the second straight week, Glenn presided over some play-calling follies at the end of the first half and got himself and his team booed.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn didn't name a starting quarterback for Week 8 after Sunday's 13-6 loss to the Panthers and he didn't name one at his Monday press conference either.
The Jets entered Week 7 with the worst record in the league at 0-6. After 30 minutes of play in their game against the Carolina Panthers, their head coach took a daring step to try and get a W. To begin the second half, Glenn benched starter Justin Fields and replaced him with journeyman backup Tyrod Taylor.
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