Glenn: Smith's Fire to Lead Jets

On March 31st, Jets head coach Aaron Glinn spoke to reporters at the 2026 NFL annual league

meeting in Phoenix this week, and he made it.

Clear, he's all in on new quarterback Geno Smith.

Smith got traded back to the Jets from the Raiders this off season, returning to the team

that drafted him back in 2013.

After a brutal three and 14 season last year, under Glinn, with Justin Field starting

most games, Smith steps in as the main guy.

Glinn knows the Jets are far from title contenders, but he believes Smith has the fire to lead

them forward.

Both had down years recently.

Smith struggled in Vegas after shining in Seattle, where he went 27 and 22 as a starter.

Glinn sees that shared grit as a perfect match for turning things around.

Fans and analysts are buzzing about Glinn's bulltake, calling Smith the one to touch the

ball most and hit the promised land.

He highlighted the Jets' strong offensive line and run game as the foundation, saying it

sets up play action passes just right for Smith.

The team also loaded up on vets like David Anyamada, Demario Davis, and Minka Fitzpatrick

to bring maturity to a young locker room.

Glinn says these guys teach how to close out games and run a pro operation, which was missing

before.

Pair that with Garrett Wilson back healthy after missing most of last season and smith's

arm talent plus his smarts, hitting 67.4% of passes even in a bad year, and Glinn thinks

the offense is primed to do real damage this fall.

I'm Corey with the story.

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