Theres only one thing Aaron Glenn can do against the Raiders to stop Jets noise

The Jets need a win in the worst way, and so do the Raiders.The two teams meet Sunday at MetLife Stadium hoping to stop their seasons from spiraling.  Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.

The Jets are 2-5 after losing their past two games and five of the past six.Many fans want coach Aaron Glenn gone and are fed up with a team that looks like it will miss the postseason for the 16th straight year — the longest drought in North American sports. “We know it’s going to get noisy,” Glenn said this week.

“That’s just what happens in this league with any team — especially at this point, when the record is not exactly where it needs to be.The most important thing for us, and I think our guys have been doing a heck of a job with this, is just blocking out everything on the outside.” The Raiders (3-4) have lost four games in a row after a surprising 3-0 start.

First-year coach Klint Kubiak is not under fire, but there have been calls to play rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who was the No.1 overall draft pick in the spring.

Kubiak reaffirmed this week that Kirk Cousins would remain the starter.The 38-year-old veteran leads the NFL with 16 touchdown passes. “I’ve seen the production,” Kubiak said.

“The production’s there.But it’s a team game, so we’ve got to produce together in order to win football games.” Glenn can quiet some of the noise around his job with a win this week and a strong showing from his defense.

He also needs a week in which his game management is not a topic of conversation on Monday.Last week, he failed to use a time out at the end of the first half, and the Dolphins scored a touchdown and left the Jets with no time. The Jets have been outscored 107-6 in the final two minutes of the second quarter since Glenn became coach in 2025.

It has become a major talking point for his detractors and something he needs to flip.While th...