"He woke up at 3:30 a.m., unable to sleep because of the anticipation of his first practice as head coach of the Jets. "Just be A.G.," his wife said in a reassuring text that arrived in the middle of the night. A week later, he was on the verge of tears when those temporary bleachers, filled with hopeful fans, chanted, "J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!" "Man, it hit me, and it hit me pretty hard," a wistful Glenn said."
"On that first day, he talked about how he understood the "pain" of being a Jets fan, and how his mission was to "make sure that pain goes away." Six months later, the hurt is greater than ever. Under Glenn, who inherited a streak of nine straight losing seasons, the Jets endured one of the worst campaigns in their 66-year history -- 3-14."
Aaron Glenn returned to the New York Jets as head coach with early optimism and personal emotion, rising before dawn and receiving his wife's reassurance to "Just be A.G." Fans later chanted as Glenn felt overcome. Expectations gave way to a 3-14 season that featured numerous blowout losses, alarming futility marks, and major roster upheaval with trades of Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams. The staff underwent upheaval with the firing of defensive coordinator Steve Wilks and seven assistants. The season included media disputes, the death of franchise icon Nick Mangold, and the near-fatal shooting of player Kris Boyd. Glenn remained resolute.
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