Aaron Glenn isnt ruling out giving up play calling with Jets defense struggling

With Superman looking more like Clark Kent, Aaron Glenn is at least open — if noncommittal — to ceding what he has called his “superpower.” In charge of a collapsing defense, Glenn — who has acknowledged the difficulty in balancing all of the head coaching responsibilities with running the defense on game days — left the door open to giving up the defensive play calling.  Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.“I’m looking at everything, and I’m looking at ways for us to improve,” Glenn said on a video conference call Monday when asked if he had considered handing the duties to perhaps defensive coordinator Brian Duker.

“And whatever that is for us to get better, you can best believe I’ll make those changes.I think I’ve done that throughout my career.

… I’m not afraid to make a change. “I’m not saying that [play calling] is going to be the change, but I’m looking at everything.” Something has to change for a Jets defense that has allowed an NFL-worst 127 points over their past four games and was gashed for 41 plays for 257 yards, largely on the ground, in the second half Sunday in Kansas City. After a strong first half against Patrick Mahomes & Co., the Jets defense could not get off the field and let up 21 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters. After such a strong start — the unit essentially was responsible for wins over the Titans and Browns and excellent for three quarters against the Packers — the defense has regressed as a whole and is regressing within the games.The past two weeks, the Jets defense has performed in the first halves before allowing a combined 45 points in the second halves. Last year, then-defensive coordinator Steve Wilks called plays then was fired in mid-December, leading to Glenn deciding to unleash his own “superpower.” Is it possible that Glenn, attempting to oversee the offense and spe...