February 7, 2025 • 35 mins
Host Eric Allen is joined in the Audi Performance Studio by Team Reporter Ethan Greenberg for a conversation about the hirings of HC Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey and the impending 2025 offseason. Greenberg shares the inside scoop on what he heard from former players, coaches and media members at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama last week regarding Glenn and Mougey, before they wrapping up by listening to a few of the remarks from the Jets' new head coach and general manager's at their introductory press conference.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
Super Bowl Weekend here on the podcast, we're going to
do something a little bit different. We've brought Greens in
here to the studio. But for those of you watching,
you'll be able to watch our Jets overtime special where
we recapt the hirings of both Aaron Glenn, the twenty
second coach in franchise history, and Darren Mougie new leadership
(00:46):
here at One Jets Drive. We're going to get to
that in a couple moments, but I want to start
with Greens. Exciting times here for the Jets because about
a week and a half ago, you give the introductory
news conference, you had the Senior Bowl. Last week of
Mobile Alabama. It is Super Bowl weekend and I kind
(01:07):
of highlight Sunday Night as a great time as soon
as that final whistle is blown, because everybody starts to
new and for this organization, it is time. This is
a new era is at hand.
Speaker 5 (01:24):
And also I feel like for the Jets specifically, obviously
there's so many questions in terms of the roster that
start with the quarterback and then after that, like we
don't know what type of players Aaron Glenn and Darrenmugy
like or do.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
They want to target in free agency?
Speaker 5 (01:39):
And the Jets have some other free agents that were
impending free agents. Should I say that, like played key
roles on this team last season. So yeah, I think
if you're a Jets fan, you're obviously excited about the
hiring of those two, but there's a lot of work
that needs to be done in terms of just a
roster management perspective, And you know that starts with Aaron Rodgers.
But you know, I'm excited to see how it all
shakes out.
Speaker 6 (01:59):
He's golfing and zone this weekend.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
I know I am jealous that waste looks awesome.
Speaker 6 (02:04):
Waste manageers. So that whole is sixteen where the crowd
goes nuts.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Yeah, and uh, I think before you know, they tee
off like the golfers tee off and actually go about
the tournament. They they have celebrities like Rogers and all,
you know, golfing celebrities go out there and they kind
of like they now to them. They they pump them up,
they pump them up. They play a little walkout music.
You see if you can stick it on the green.
Speaker 6 (02:27):
A couple beverages being had, but oh yeah, spectators.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Oh yeah, I would say a couple.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
So ag really set the tone I thought in terms
of the quarterback situation by saying that we've texted him
and Darren mugiy have texted Aaron Rodgers. Rogers was asked
about it at the Waste Management open and he acknowledged
that as well. And we'll have to see what happens
right now in terms of a timetable, because the combine
is a couple of weeks away.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
Yeah, and you know, when I asked different people in
Mobile just you know, what do you think is going
to happen with Rogers, they all kind of defer to
Glenn because he didn't tip his hand one way or another. Obviously,
they were all saying that, of course there's gonna be
a process in place that's decided.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Between Aaron Glenn and Darren Moosey.
Speaker 5 (03:08):
And I think that it wouldn't surprise people if Rogers
decided to retire. I think it equally wouldn't surprise the
same amount of people if he wanted to come back
and play, because while the numbers were pretty good for
Aaron Rodgers, especially considering his age, his injury the year before,
I think that people won't believe Rogers would want to
(03:29):
end on a higher note just in terms of a
team record perspective.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
All Right, So the answer is gonna come soon enough,
because the Jets are gonna have to come to their answer,
Aaron Rodgers is gonna have to come to his answer,
and then we'll find.
Speaker 6 (03:41):
That out ahead in the days and the weeks ahead.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
But with that being said, mobile, you said you talked
to a number of people. You can view some of
that content in NewYork tests dot com YouTube.
Speaker 6 (03:53):
Also we're writing about it as well.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
What's the general takeaway from people inside the league as
far as people who covered the league on a daily
basis on these two guys and what's ahead?
Speaker 5 (04:08):
Well, I think with Glenn, every everyone that I spoke
with which was I think we spoke to like ten people.
Everyone that I asked about Glenn said that the tough love, accountability,
that was one of the first.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Things they mentioned.
Speaker 5 (04:21):
So I think that's kind of what they're expecting from
Aaron Glenn, which you got a sense of what by
his opening press conference that he's going to be, you know, strict,
but he's also going to be fair and you know,
coach the players up when they need to be coached up,
and provide tough love when needed. And so I think
that's really the main message that I got from speaking
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with people down there. With Darren Moosey, I think, honestly,
I think people wanted to know a little bit more
about him. I think people had all heard good things
because you take a look at the resume, he had
withstood multiple regime changes, ownership changes, and you know, I
spoke with like Tannabaum, who was a part of the
thirty third team and the hiring process, and he said
(05:04):
that one of the things that stuck out to him
about the ownership change is not only did he survive,
he advanced, you know, and he kept getting promoted in
ten years to go from an intern in twenty twelve
to assistant GM in twenty twenty two. You know, I
was most interested to hear what he had to say,
considering he went through the process with Mugie or the
(05:24):
hiring of Movie and Glenn. And he said that he's
a data driven approach and not necessarily that doesn't mean analytics,
just it means well prepared. And he thinks that the
synergy between those two guys is already, you know, off
to a good start.
Speaker 6 (05:38):
I like what Dan Wetzel.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I actually put this out on Twitter here this week.
He had a piece on Aaron Glenn that was really good.
He said, everybody doesn't fit with what we do because
not everybody can take it.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
It's for the tough, it's for the grinders, it's for
the gritty.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
It's for the guys who want to improve on a
day to day basis. And you are never saddest. This
guy's the ultimate competitor. He comes in with a chip
on his shoulder just because that's the way he is.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
He wants to build a winner.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
And the takeaway that we'll get into here in a
couple of moments in Jets Overtime is not only does
he want to build a winner, he wants to build
a sustained winner, and why should you believe him. He
worked under the greatest programmed builder in the history of
the National Football League and Bill Parcells. They did it here. Obviously,
it was a different campus. We're back at Hofstra and
(06:31):
we weren't in florm Park. But Parcells flipped this thing
and ninety eight. He referenced that AFC title game where
the Jets have a ten to nothing lead at halftime.
Then the wind was not on their side that day.
The Broncos took control in the second half. I mean,
he still thinks about that. That still drives him. So
(06:51):
he was a great player. He plays fifteen years in
the league. And we're going to get into this later too.
But what he did is an assistant coach. Following his
stint as a scout with the Jets, he starts with
the Browns, then he serves under Sean Payton and New Orleans.
Obviously he goes to Detroit and that Detroit flip was
(07:12):
really something else.
Speaker 6 (07:14):
And he was a defensive coordinator their past four seasons.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Man, what they encountered last year speaks to how does
Aaron Glenn react to adversity? He just keeps his head
down and keeps on going because they lost guy after
guy on the defensive unit and they still were able
to win fifteen games advance to the playoffs.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
Jane Daniels Man, he's a nasty player.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
That's for another day, but ag his attitude, his mentality
is attacking, aggressive. He knows when to love guys up,
but he's gonna get after guys and there's gonna be
a standard.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Here, you know.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
I thought it was interesting because Jermaine Johnson and Quincy
Williams were down Radio row and obviously the different outlets
ask that those two guys, like what do you think
of the hiring, And just to really kind of bring
it full circle, Jermaine Johnson went to the Senior Bowl
the year that Jeff's Ann Lions coached in it, which
means that Aaron Glenn was a part of that Senior
Bowl coaching staff and Jermaine Johnson was only there for
(08:17):
a couple of days before he decided to pull out
of the Senior Bowl because he did such a good
job in the two practices. He didn't feel they need
to play in the game. Felt like he made his mark.
But I think that it's really cool to see because
Johnson said, you know, you look at meaning he Jermaine Johnson.
You look at the product on what Aaron Glenn put
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on the field, and it was responsible for putting up
in Detroit. What I was most impressed with is how
it started, which you mentioned, and it's very similar to
what he's coming into now. But instead he gets his
hands on the organization in terms of being a leader.
And you take a look at what Detroit. Did you
think about year one? Yeah, I mean it's incredible and.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
They stayed the course too, because it wasn't easy to
in that second season either. But again, okay, one thing
that we gotta get to is the three coordinators.
Speaker 6 (09:07):
The Jets are gonna announce the full staff.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
I would imagine it's pretty close, right, But let's talk
about the coordinators. Your thoughts on Steve Wilkes coming over,
Tanner Engstrand, and then also Chris Banjo was taking over
special teams.
Speaker 5 (09:25):
I think it's a cool mix of like young, like
rookie and the vet type deal because with Engstrand and Banjo,
obviously they've never been the coordinator at their respective positions,
and if you're a Jets fan, obviously coming from Detroit,
Aaron Glenn brings Tanner Engstrand, and you have to be
somewhat excited even though he wasn't the play caller. You know,
Ben Johnson is well deserved of being the head coach
(09:48):
to the Bears to learn under a guy like Ben
Johnson for a couple of years and be responsible for
their passing game, like he was Detroit's passing game coordinator
for a couple of seasons. Well, yeah, exactly, and like
influence too.
Speaker 6 (10:04):
Yeah, and then he brought him back to Michigan as
an analyst.
Speaker 7 (10:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
I think it's cool. I mean, like, granted, you never
really know.
Speaker 5 (10:10):
I think what a first year play caller looks like
in terms of what do they want to do that's
their own, what do they want to do based on
the influence of in this case, Jim Harbaugh and uh
Ben Johnson and Dan Campbell you know to a degree
as well. And then with Banjo, Like, I think the
banjo story is cool because he's thirty four years old.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Like for someone to be like Aaron Glenn coached him
in New Orleans.
Speaker 5 (10:33):
Yeah, and then he goes to Denver and where again
he was coached by Sean Payton in New Orleans coach
and then coach with Sean Payton and Denver Mike west
Off connection in there too with the Denver Broncos. So
to me, I think it's a cool opportunity, you know,
is it. I'm not gonna say like it's a big swing.
I just don't think that thirty four year old coordinators
are are a common occurrence in the NFL. So I
(10:56):
think that speaks to the job that Banjo has done
in the oppression he's made.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
And Steve Wilks is you know, he's seasoned. So I
think not.
Speaker 5 (11:03):
Only will it be a good coordinator, he's probably gonna
be a good guy to Leno.
Speaker 6 (11:06):
He's done it all.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
He's been a head coach, he's been an interim head coach,
he's been a coordinator, he's been a position coach. Fifty
five years old, Angstrand thirty seven years old. I think
you just mentioned Banjo was thirty four years old. But
there's going to be an experience member on that offensive
coaching staff as well, where a lot of people have
pointed to Scott Turner, the son of Norv Turner, who,
(11:31):
again the Jets have not.
Speaker 6 (11:35):
Officially announced the coaching staff.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
I think what they're waiting for is Aaron Glenn to
in fact fill out his staff, but right now they've
announced the three coordinators at this point.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Yeah, I think that, Like when you take a look
at the staff overall, like most of it seems to
be in place, just based on different reports, and I
think that, like I said, it's a cool mix of
younger player or younger coaches. Should I say old guys
like Steve Wilks who's been around the block per se,
And if you're Aaron Glenn, you know, I'm not quite
I don't know what the connection is between Glenn and Wilkes,
(12:07):
or even if there is one, but I would imagine
that aside from being a defensive coordinator, Aaron Glenn, although
he everyone says he's been preparing for this moment to
be a head coach for a long time, to have
someone that's done it before and be able to rely
on when needed seems like it would be a good
power Well, you would think so.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
Wilke's previous stop in the NFL last year's in Charlotte.
Speaker 6 (12:31):
Yeah, they're in the.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
College ranks, but he was a defensive coordinator in San
Francisco in twenty twenty three, and I think, you know,
we'll have to see how it all plays out. But
what he's been known for throughout the course of his
career as a defensive play caller is bringing the heat,
being a big time blitzer. Maybe they played some more
(12:52):
for rush scheme there in San Francisco, because of course
we've got a lot of familiarity due with that here.
Speaker 6 (13:01):
But he likes to.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
Bring the heat and Aaron Glenn, if you watch the Lions,
they brought it, they attacked, Okay, So we'll just see
what happens in the back end. A lot of personnel
questions ahead, and again Angstrand, I mean, that was a
great staff in Detroit because we're seeing all those guys.
It feels like every day that somebody else is leaving
(13:24):
Dan Campbell and that speaks to what they assembled there
and what they were able to accomplish. So a lot
of exciting times here. Final thoughts super Bowl. I don't
even want a prediction, but like coming full circle before
we get to Jets overtime and our breakdown of Aaron
Glenn and Darren Mugy taking over here at one Jets
(13:45):
Drive listen man around midnight Sunday, night. That's when I say, Okay,
wipe it clean. Wipe it clean. Much respect for Kansas
City and Philadelphia great seasons. There's only one team that
holds a Lombardi Trophy, bottom line. And for the Jets,
they're already well underway in terms of their work for
(14:08):
next season, because I see a lot of members in
the new staff walking up and down the halls right now.
So you've got meetings going on and Jets are preparing
for the draft and free agency right now.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (14:19):
And if you're again, if you're a Jets fan listen,
which you probably are considering, you're listening to the Official
Jets podcast, Like, I think that's sure, there's a lot
of change, Like to head coach GM, you don't know what's.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Gonna happen at quarterback yet.
Speaker 5 (14:34):
Seventh overall, pick, I do think this is a pretty
good roster, like that Moogie and Glennon Harritt, Like, it
has good pieces to it. And you're talking about blitzing before.
I think two players that should be excited about the
blitzing opportunities Quincy Williams, we see what he's coming like
off the edge, and Michael Carter the second is also
a sneaky.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
I'm glad you mentioned Michael Carter the second because Steve
Steve Wilkes is gonna be playing a lot of nickel
if you look at his his background, and Michael Carter
the second during an interview with you. That's why people
should be consuming the content in New York TIS dot
com and YouTube and all our media platforms, is that
he has a thorn in his side from what happened
(15:15):
last year and he's ready chomping at the bit to
get out there in twenty five.
Speaker 5 (15:19):
Oh yeah, he said, somebody's got to pay for this,
meaning not in terms of the way the season went,
his season and the injuries. He's really looking to bounce back,
especially because you know he was giving the contract extension
right before the season, and as well deserved.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
He's one of the best nickels in the NFL. Went healthy, and.
Speaker 5 (15:34):
I think that he's out for it and you know,
to bring it back to wiping it clean. In terms
of the NFL slate after the Super Bowl, Yeah, like
I'm hoping it's.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
A good game.
Speaker 5 (15:43):
And if you're a Jets fan, there's a lot of
reason to be excited about this offseason. And you know,
I do think that the direction that Aaron Glenn and
Darren Mugi will set forth will be a good one.
And you know, I think that the Jets will be feisty.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
Yeah, And the next time we probably hear these guys speak,
it's going to be in Indianapolis that last week of February.
Speaker 6 (16:04):
But we'll be back here next week.
Speaker 1 (16:05):
But this is how we broke it down, not only
myself in Greens, but Caroline Huntershot in a cast of thousands,
as we look back right now on a new direction,
a new leadership team here at one Jets Drive.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
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Speaker 8 (16:40):
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Speaker 6 (16:48):
Listen.
Speaker 8 (16:48):
There are going to be some challenges, but what challenges
becomes opportunity gets opportunity. But here's what I do know.
We're the freaking New York Jets, so we're built for this.
Speaker 5 (17:00):
And that was a twenty second head coach in New
York Jets franchise history. Thanks for tuning into the Jets
Overtime Special presented by Serious Sex and we have a
great show in store for you, Ethan Greenberg, Eric Allen,
We'll hear from Caroline Hendershot momentarily, and let's set the stage.
Aaron Glenn Darren Mugi introduced as the new Jets head
coach and the new general manager, respectively.
Speaker 2 (17:20):
And let's start with Glenn.
Speaker 5 (17:22):
He's got energy, he's got charisma, he's got familiarity. But
what stands out to you the most about hiring Aaron Glen.
Speaker 6 (17:28):
Well, first of all, my seatbelt is fastened. I am
ready for Aaron Glenn backcomb.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
This is a homecoming for a guy who was drafted
in nineteen ninety four in the first round. He had
twenty four interceptions here in Green and White. That's tied
for fourth in franchise history. He played fifteen seasons in
the National Football League. Bill Parcells told him to get
into scouting before he got into coaching, and he did
that with the Jets in twenty twelve. In twenty thirteen,
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he worked his way up as an assistant coach with
the New Orleans Say and then the Detroit Lions. And
this is the place that he wanted to be. Aaron
Glenn is ready for this opportunity being the head coach
of a franchise that drafted him and Darren.
Speaker 5 (18:11):
Mugi is the younger of the two of them. He's
thirty nine years old, third youngest GM in the NFL,
but he has a lot of experience considering the regime
change in Denver, and not just talking about general manager changes,
we're talking about ownership changes.
Speaker 6 (18:26):
Yeah, that's a great point. Aaron Glenn is fifty two
years old.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Mugi is thirty nine years old, but over the course
of his tenure with Denver, he worked his way up
under different ownership regimes, under different coaching staffs, and again,
he just comes from a place much like Glenn that
made the postseason. The Denver Broncos did a nice job
(18:49):
turning things around.
Speaker 6 (18:50):
He'll get a shot here with ag.
Speaker 5 (18:51):
And these two actually do have a history together where
Aaron Glenn interviewed for the Broncos head coaching job in
twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
Mousie was a.
Speaker 5 (19:00):
Part of that process and that job ended up going
to Sean Payton, who endorsed Aaron Glenn getting hired by
the New York Jets this cycle, and those two Glenn
and Muzi were introduced recently here at one Jets drive
and let's hear the best from their press conferences.
Speaker 9 (19:15):
It is one of the greatest honors and privileges of
my life to be named general manager of the New
York Jets. This is a proud franchise with great tradition
and incredibly passionate fans, located and one of the most
iconic cities in the world. I could not be more
excited to take on this responsibility with AG as we
worked to build a championship team that will make the
(19:35):
Jets fans proud. And there is not a better leader
for this team than AG. And I want to tell
a story. I got the opportunity a few years ago.
We were going through a head coaching search in Denver
with the Broncos and we interviewed AG and at the
end of the interview, I'd ask the candidates that'd say,
so we get in that first team meeting, what's that
message going to be, what's it going to sound like,
(19:56):
what's it going to look like? So he pushed back,
he sat up, and he delivered a powerful message like
when he finished, we're all kind of looking around like wow.
And as we went on through the search, because he
was one of the first guys we interviewed in that search.
We kept going back to it, like, damn, ag killed
that thing, Like that.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Was pretty good.
Speaker 9 (20:16):
We hadn't seen that. Fast forward a few years later, Thursday,
I'm sitting in his office and we're talking, and instantly
I'm feeling that again, that passion, the passion for the game,
the passion and the care for the players, the fans,
his football acumen. It was instant. We got to talking
about this Jets team and the vision and the franchise,
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and we were in lockstep right out the gate, same vision.
We were speaking the same language. So I can't wait
to work this partnership and bring a Super Bowl back
to the New York Jets.
Speaker 8 (20:49):
Listen, I want this job. I interviewed for a number
of them, but I wanted this job. When I was
going to my second interview, I want to make sure
this is gonna be. This is gonna be the second,
It's gonna be the first or second interviews, because I
didn't want to leave the building without shaking Woody's hand
and make sure we had a contract. So I'm just
(21:10):
telling you now, everything else was really out of it.
It's all about the Jets, and it's been that way
from the beginning. But I got the job on Wednesday.
Mooch came and got the job on Saturday, and we
came here on Sunday and we started talking. Here's what
I do know.
Speaker 7 (21:29):
Aaron Rodgers will be talked about. It will be talked about.
Speaker 8 (21:34):
We've already texted our communication with Aaron Rodgers, and as
we continue to look at the roster, we'll make decisions accordingly.
And that's what a number of people right on the team.
I look forward to this. I look forward to it.
It's gonna be a great wide it really is. There's
nothing better than having your start. Here's a player, here's
(21:56):
a scout, and now here's a head coach, and are
ready for it. I appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (22:03):
It's really interesting to me to hear Aaron Glenn and
Darren Mugy talk about each other, really because even though
they haven't worked together, you can tell that they're a
line and they're in lockstet moving forward.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
Yeah, a lot of mutual respect there, and they want
success in a short term, but success in the long
term as well. And you have to give the Jets
a lot of credit here. These were exhaustive searches, but
it became clear that the right choices for this organization
now moving forward were ag and Darren Mugi.
Speaker 5 (22:39):
More than fifteen interviews at head Coach more than fifteen
at GM, they land on Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougie,
and coming up, Caroline Hendershot.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
Goes one on one with both of them.
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Speaker 1 (23:00):
Okay, the Jets having traded him at New Orleans with
the twelfth.
Speaker 8 (23:04):
Oh Wowron select a Glenn. The first thing I think
about my dad.
Speaker 6 (23:12):
The first thing I.
Speaker 8 (23:13):
Think was my dad because he was so excited, he
was so happy, and my mom was crying.
Speaker 7 (23:22):
Listen.
Speaker 8 (23:22):
She she didn't know anything about New York, but she
knew she didn't want a baby to be around that
many people.
Speaker 7 (23:30):
And then I remember me.
Speaker 8 (23:31):
And my wife looking outside because we were foreign to
New York.
Speaker 1 (23:35):
Ourselves, the last defender that could have taken him to
the ground here in man coverage, the steps in.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
Front of but my dad.
Speaker 10 (23:43):
That's what I remember here with New York's twenty second
head coach in franchise history.
Speaker 11 (23:48):
Aaron Glenn coach.
Speaker 10 (23:50):
First of all, congratulations on such a momentous day, not
only for you but also your family. Now, I don't
know if you can really put into words what this
means for you, but from playing as a first with
this team, first team you scouted for, and now the
first team that you will be a head coach for
as you reflect on that journey, what does this mean
to you?
Speaker 8 (24:09):
Listen, this is the greatest story you could ever write
when it comes to my life. And you already said
it ninety four being drafted here, twelfth pick in the
first round, coming back, I think in twenty twelve, the
best scout being in house scout for two years, they
end up going on the road for two years as
a college scout and now coming back as the head coach.
Speaker 7 (24:32):
It's not a better fell in the world. And you
can't write a better.
Speaker 10 (24:34):
Story other than your history with the organization. You expressed
that you wanted.
Speaker 11 (24:40):
To be here. Why was that? What about this team
really called you home?
Speaker 7 (24:45):
Listen.
Speaker 8 (24:45):
I know a lot of people that's hit in the building,
and I know what they stand for, and I felt
like it was my job to come in and try
to accumulate as many wins as we can and try
to build a championship team. No, Woody, I know what
he's about, and our conversations have been outstanding and he
is committed to winning and we'll continue to have those conversations.
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And now matching me with Mooge, I think we have
a championship calor team that's gonna be able to give
us a championship.
Speaker 10 (25:15):
Darrenmuji, you referenced him. He referenced you too in that
Denver Broncos head coach interview. What about this partnership is
going to help the Jets get to that next step?
Speaker 8 (25:24):
We see things exactly the same and we have a
shared vision on how we're gonna do it. And listen,
we're not gonna grill on everything, and that's okay. But
the one thing that we have with respect for each other,
and no matter what we make a decision, it's gonna
be both our decision. If we disagree, we're gonna come
out of room, it's gonna be one decision being made.
And that's the relationship that we have.
Speaker 10 (25:44):
What should players and fans know about your leadership style
and your expectations for this team as they kind of
look ahead to this offseason.
Speaker 7 (25:52):
Well, listen to me.
Speaker 8 (25:54):
My definition of leadership really comes down to one word.
Speaker 7 (25:56):
That's influence.
Speaker 8 (25:58):
And I plan on the influence and every man that's
a part of that's football team and everybody's building. Really
and I think it starts my character and that's something
that I don't take lightly. It is my character and
also worth ethic. I mean, you put those two things together.
I think when people see that, it's hard not to follow.
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The expectations are to win, hands down. That's what we're
here for, win and winning business. And I plan on
bringing after this team.
Speaker 10 (26:28):
Now, last one for you. You've played with some legendary coaches.
You've played under some legendary coaches. What would you say
is the biggest lesson that you have learned from one
of those coaches along the way that you're going to
take with you into your new role as a head coach.
Speaker 7 (26:41):
It's be authentic. Just be myself. Listen.
Speaker 8 (26:44):
Players know a fake when they see one, and when
you're fake to a player, you basically lost them. So
they know I'm gonna be myself or I make motions
of my sleeve I'm gonna tell them what it is,
so we're gonna go from there.
Speaker 7 (26:55):
Awesome.
Speaker 11 (26:55):
Appreciate the time, coach, Thank.
Speaker 7 (26:56):
You, I appreciate you. Thank you.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
Great stuff from Aaron. Glad to hear from Darren Mugy momentarily.
But his resume is extremely impressive, considering he was hired
as a scouting intern by the Broncos in twenty twelve,
worked his way up in ten years to assistant general manager,
which is a position he held for three seasons before
he was hired by the Jets as their new general manager.
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And let's hear from Mousie with Caroline.
Speaker 11 (27:21):
Here with Darren Muji.
Speaker 10 (27:22):
Now, Darren, congratulations on becoming the New York Jets general manager.
What about this was the right job for you?
Speaker 9 (27:29):
I'd start with I think it's a great opportunity. I
talked about the talent that's on this roster right now,
and then ag is the head coach. You guys saw
that and felt that passion he can lead people. I
felt really good about that. Along with mister Johnson and
Christopher at the ownership level, we had a great connection.
I felt their passion, I felt their desire commitment to win,
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and there was a lot of reasons, a lot. It's
a great opportunity.
Speaker 10 (27:53):
You spent twelve years, over twelve years with the Denver Broncos. Now,
what of those experience can you take and kind of
bring with you to the New York Jets.
Speaker 9 (28:03):
Oh, my gosh, so many. To be honest with you,
I've been around a lot of great people. There, a
lot of great mentors. I've seen a lot too. I've
been through a lot of transitions, So there's not just
one that I'll bring but many.
Speaker 10 (28:16):
Was there any part of you that during this process
you knew AG was the head coach and that kind
of made you want to come here even more because
of your history with him.
Speaker 9 (28:26):
I knew he was a candidate and I was excited
about that, and when they announced it, I was excited
about that because I've always been a believer in AG
since that day I met him at that interview, So
it definitely had a huge effect.
Speaker 10 (28:39):
You talked about the makeup being a very important thing
as you look at this team going forward. What are
some of the characteristics you look for as you're making
up a team.
Speaker 9 (28:48):
Yeah, we talk about it, and I want to talk
details with the group here as we kind of create
our own vision and language. But when we talk about
the makeup, we're talking about the mental, the football character,
the toughness, the grit, the added to all those things.
But we'll have it defined as we collectively go through
the process and talk about it as a group.
Speaker 10 (29:05):
And last one for you, I know that Jets fans
and even the players themselves are going to be excited
to see your plan unfold for where this team goes
as the offseason approaches. But what are your expectations for
this team in the twenty twenty five season.
Speaker 9 (29:18):
I don't have any set expectations on wins or losses.
I just know we're going to win and improve.
Speaker 11 (29:23):
Awesome. Appreciate the time, Darren, Thank you.
Speaker 5 (29:25):
Coming up, you're going to hear from Jets legend Wayne
Crabbett and the voice of the Jets, Bob was shoosing
to get their thoughts on the new hires.
Speaker 12 (29:34):
You know, I don't know it sounds silly, but I
couldn't sleep last night. Really be honest with you, you, I'm
so excited that, you know, Aaron got the job formost
of them. You know, I could talk about him as
a friend of the teammate. You know, there's so many
things that we've been through together. And to start as
a scout and come back here as a head coach
and to know what it means to win New York,
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it's just something I wanted to be a part of it.
And I was looking at him today and reminiscent and
brought back great memories, And just from listening in talking
to passion and talking about his faith and his family
and everything like that, I'm just could be happier that
he's the new coach of the New York Jets.
Speaker 13 (30:14):
If you are Quinn or Quincy Williams or Sauce Gardner
or Garrett Wilson or one of these guys who want
a lot in college, has not one in the NFL,
and maybe you're a little disenchanted with everything that's happened. Now,
listen to that press conference. Yeah, listen to the message
coming from that coach, because it's still human being to
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human being, right, It's still right a coach sitting across
from a player and saying, this is my vision, this
is what I think the culture is going to be,
this is where I think we're going. I would be
if I were a player that was wondering a couple
of weeks ago about what is the future, where is
the ship headed? If I heard that press conference, I'd
be like, oh, okay, yeah, look, I can sit across
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from this head coach and believe that he's going to
get this going in the right direction.
Speaker 1 (31:04):
It doesn't take you a long time to be pulled
in from Aerica, no doubt.
Speaker 13 (31:07):
Yeah, And so I'll be very interested to hear you know, two, three,
four or five weeks from now, as you move through
the winter head towards the spring, all of a sudden,
these guys are back in the building regularly or OTAs
and whatnot, and they're around him all the time. If
maybe their vision of the future and their future with
the Jets might be a little different than it was
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two or three weeks ago, four weeks ago when the
season ended, and maybe that disenchantment was there.
Speaker 7 (31:34):
I believe that.
Speaker 12 (31:34):
I believe that as far as guys want to stick around,
and I think a big thing for our head coach
is the way they you know, motivates the team. Uh
Like he talks about discipline and being accountable and stuff
like that. I don't think it's been like that the
last couple of years. Nothing against you know, coaches that
were here, but you know you need someone in there
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that is part parcels and part pon part.
Speaker 7 (32:00):
He's a little bit of everybody.
Speaker 12 (32:02):
And I think just the fact that he's so many
could wear so many hats, and uh, he knows what
kind of people to bring around him. Those are kind
of players he wants around them because he's been on
good teams and he's been on bad teams.
Speaker 7 (32:15):
But yeah, he's perfect.
Speaker 12 (32:17):
It doesn't matter that he's a defensive coach or he's
a first time coach.
Speaker 7 (32:21):
Like I said, he's ready. And it's kind.
Speaker 12 (32:26):
Of hard to explain what I see in him. Like
when we go each a thousand times, we probably wouldn't
get each other, and there was no freebies. There was
no like I'm gonna take it easy on this one
and take it easy on that one. We constantly battled,
and it's the same kind of thing. There's gonna be
no freebies. You know, you're not gonna get a penalty
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or do something stupid or this and that and not
be held accountable. And we've been lacking that and the discipline,
and I think that's something.
Speaker 7 (32:53):
He could bring, whether he's a defense or offensive coach.
Speaker 13 (32:56):
If you're around it every day, you lived it. Yeah,
I'm part of it, but not as immersed as you
were obviously as a player, or as you are being
here every day. It is different because there's a one
of us feeling about Aaron Glenn because he's one of us, right,
Like the Jets matter to him. I think it matters that,
you know, he was a legitimate candidate, if not maybe
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the top of the list for New Orleans, came here,
want to talk to the Jets.
Speaker 7 (33:21):
This job matters.
Speaker 13 (33:22):
That is part of his DNA. You could sense it.
He wants to be a part of that again. And
that's that's a real thing, right Like, I think that
that is going to resonate with Jet fans as well.
Speaker 5 (33:32):
Coming up, let's hear what some of the national analysts
think of the hires of Aaron Glenn and Darren Mousey.
Speaker 3 (33:38):
When you talk about a guy that's been in the building,
that's bled green and white, that knows what it means
to wear the Jets helmet, I think we needed that
in the building to change the culture.
Speaker 1 (33:46):
Right.
Speaker 3 (33:47):
He's a guy that also was an undersized coiner, so
you know he's got a scrappy mentality, and I think
he'll bring that into the Jets organization.
Speaker 2 (33:54):
I do think there is.
Speaker 14 (33:55):
A certain relatability that players will have to somebody who
has gone through a lot of what they have gone through.
Speaker 12 (33:59):
And I thought it was so.
Speaker 14 (34:01):
Fascinating to hear a little bit more about how Aaron
Glenn got to where he is today. And on top
of the fact that he was a player, a first
round pick, a guy who was one franchise tag like
a successful player at that, you know, his entry point
into where he is at now is becoming a scout.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
He was as thorough as any scout. He asked great questions,
he was very much into it.
Speaker 5 (34:20):
It wasn't like a retirement job, and obviously we could
see what it led to.
Speaker 15 (34:23):
So I think form Muji, there's things we just don't
know because he didn't have those responsibilities in Denver. But
what we do know is this is somebody that can
evaluate and Aaron Glenn can lean on. Because when you're
the head coach of a team, you're not doing the
college scouting during the season. You need a head guy
that could do that throughout the entire fall. So Muji
will be really his go to guy. This is an
Aaron Glenn focused organization. Now he's the front man, but
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it doesn't mean Muji is just put to the side.
His ability to evaluate will be what determines how they
flip this roster around.
Speaker 10 (34:50):
This feature was presented by Sirius.
Speaker 5 (34:52):
Except Yeah, he seems like pretty positive reviews all around
for both Glenn and Mugie.
Speaker 6 (34:59):
It's a good start for both Glenn and Moogie.
Speaker 1 (35:02):
The bottom line is Aaron Glenn's coming in here with
a lot of passion.
Speaker 6 (35:06):
This is the place that he wanted to be.
Speaker 1 (35:08):
He's going to demand accountability from his players, and he
is going to concentrate on the small details. Now what
him and Mugie have to do right now the cupboard
isn't fair. That's why both of these guys are here.
They're excited about what's in house, but a lot of
critical decisions ahead. That includes what's going to happen with
the Jets at the quarterback.
Speaker 5 (35:29):
Position and the next tent pole event in which they'll
be asked about it is the Combine, which takes place
in a couple of weeks, So make sure to stay
tuned right here throughout the offseason.
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
Super Bowl Weekend here on the podcast, we're going to
do something a little bit different. We've brought Greens in
here to the studio. But for those of you watching,
you'll be able to watch our Jets overtime special where
we recapt the hirings of both Aaron Glenn, the twenty
second coach in franchise history, and Darren Mougie new leadership
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here at One Jets Drive. We're going to get to
that in a couple moments, but I want to start
with Greens. Exciting times here for the Jets because about
a week and a half ago, you give the introductory
news conference, you had the Senior Bowl. Last week of
Mobile Alabama. It is Super Bowl weekend and I kind
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of highlight Sunday Night as a great time as soon
as that final whistle is blown, because everybody starts to
new and for this organization, it is time. This is
a new era is at hand.
Speaker 5 (01:24):
And also I feel like for the Jets specifically, obviously
there's so many questions in terms of the roster that
start with the quarterback and then after that, like we
don't know what type of players Aaron Glenn and Darrenmugy
like or do.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
They want to target in free agency?
Speaker 5 (01:39):
And the Jets have some other free agents that were
impending free agents. Should I say that, like played key
roles on this team last season. So yeah, I think
if you're a Jets fan, you're obviously excited about the
hiring of those two, but there's a lot of work
that needs to be done in terms of just a
roster management perspective, And you know that starts with Aaron Rodgers.
But you know, I'm excited to see how it all
shakes out.
Speaker 6 (01:59):
He's golfing and zone this weekend.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
I know I am jealous that waste looks awesome.
Speaker 6 (02:04):
Waste manageers. So that whole is sixteen where the crowd
goes nuts.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Yeah, and uh, I think before you know, they tee
off like the golfers tee off and actually go about
the tournament. They they have celebrities like Rogers and all,
you know, golfing celebrities go out there and they kind
of like they now to them. They they pump them up,
they pump them up. They play a little walkout music.
You see if you can stick it on the green.
Speaker 6 (02:27):
A couple beverages being had, but oh yeah, spectators.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Oh yeah, I would say a couple.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
So ag really set the tone I thought in terms
of the quarterback situation by saying that we've texted him
and Darren mugiy have texted Aaron Rodgers. Rogers was asked
about it at the Waste Management open and he acknowledged
that as well. And we'll have to see what happens
right now in terms of a timetable, because the combine
is a couple of weeks away.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
Yeah, and you know, when I asked different people in
Mobile just you know, what do you think is going
to happen with Rogers, they all kind of defer to
Glenn because he didn't tip his hand one way or another. Obviously,
they were all saying that, of course there's gonna be
a process in place that's decided.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Between Aaron Glenn and Darren Moosey.
Speaker 5 (03:08):
And I think that it wouldn't surprise people if Rogers
decided to retire. I think it equally wouldn't surprise the
same amount of people if he wanted to come back
and play, because while the numbers were pretty good for
Aaron Rodgers, especially considering his age, his injury the year before,
I think that people won't believe Rogers would want to
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end on a higher note just in terms of a
team record perspective.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
All Right, So the answer is gonna come soon enough,
because the Jets are gonna have to come to their answer,
Aaron Rodgers is gonna have to come to his answer,
and then we'll find.
Speaker 6 (03:41):
That out ahead in the days and the weeks ahead.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
But with that being said, mobile, you said you talked
to a number of people. You can view some of
that content in NewYork tests dot com YouTube.
Speaker 6 (03:53):
Also we're writing about it as well.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
What's the general takeaway from people inside the league as
far as people who covered the league on a daily
basis on these two guys and what's ahead?
Speaker 5 (04:08):
Well, I think with Glenn, every everyone that I spoke
with which was I think we spoke to like ten people.
Everyone that I asked about Glenn said that the tough love, accountability,
that was one of the first.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Things they mentioned.
Speaker 5 (04:21):
So I think that's kind of what they're expecting from
Aaron Glenn, which you got a sense of what by
his opening press conference that he's going to be, you know, strict,
but he's also going to be fair and you know,
coach the players up when they need to be coached up,
and provide tough love when needed. And so I think
that's really the main message that I got from speaking
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with people down there. With Darren Moosey, I think, honestly,
I think people wanted to know a little bit more
about him. I think people had all heard good things
because you take a look at the resume, he had
withstood multiple regime changes, ownership changes, and you know, I
spoke with like Tannabaum, who was a part of the
thirty third team and the hiring process, and he said
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that one of the things that stuck out to him
about the ownership change is not only did he survive,
he advanced, you know, and he kept getting promoted in
ten years to go from an intern in twenty twelve
to assistant GM in twenty twenty two. You know, I
was most interested to hear what he had to say,
considering he went through the process with Mugie or the
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hiring of Movie and Glenn. And he said that he's
a data driven approach and not necessarily that doesn't mean analytics,
just it means well prepared. And he thinks that the
synergy between those two guys is already, you know, off
to a good start.
Speaker 6 (05:38):
I like what Dan Wetzel.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I actually put this out on Twitter here this week.
He had a piece on Aaron Glenn that was really good.
He said, everybody doesn't fit with what we do because
not everybody can take it.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
It's for the tough, it's for the grinders, it's for
the gritty.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
It's for the guys who want to improve on a
day to day basis. And you are never saddest. This
guy's the ultimate competitor. He comes in with a chip
on his shoulder just because that's the way he is.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
He wants to build a winner.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
And the takeaway that we'll get into here in a
couple of moments in Jets Overtime is not only does
he want to build a winner, he wants to build
a sustained winner, and why should you believe him. He
worked under the greatest programmed builder in the history of
the National Football League and Bill Parcells. They did it here. Obviously,
it was a different campus. We're back at Hofstra and
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we weren't in florm Park. But Parcells flipped this thing
and ninety eight. He referenced that AFC title game where
the Jets have a ten to nothing lead at halftime.
Then the wind was not on their side that day.
The Broncos took control in the second half. I mean,
he still thinks about that. That still drives him. So
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he was a great player. He plays fifteen years in
the league. And we're going to get into this later too.
But what he did is an assistant coach. Following his
stint as a scout with the Jets, he starts with
the Browns, then he serves under Sean Payton and New Orleans.
Obviously he goes to Detroit and that Detroit flip was
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really something else.
Speaker 6 (07:14):
And he was a defensive coordinator their past four seasons.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Man, what they encountered last year speaks to how does
Aaron Glenn react to adversity? He just keeps his head
down and keeps on going because they lost guy after
guy on the defensive unit and they still were able
to win fifteen games advance to the playoffs.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
Jane Daniels Man, he's a nasty player.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
That's for another day, but ag his attitude, his mentality
is attacking, aggressive. He knows when to love guys up,
but he's gonna get after guys and there's gonna be
a standard.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Here, you know.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
I thought it was interesting because Jermaine Johnson and Quincy
Williams were down Radio row and obviously the different outlets
ask that those two guys, like what do you think
of the hiring, And just to really kind of bring
it full circle, Jermaine Johnson went to the Senior Bowl
the year that Jeff's Ann Lions coached in it, which
means that Aaron Glenn was a part of that Senior
Bowl coaching staff and Jermaine Johnson was only there for
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a couple of days before he decided to pull out
of the Senior Bowl because he did such a good
job in the two practices. He didn't feel they need
to play in the game. Felt like he made his mark.
But I think that it's really cool to see because
Johnson said, you know, you look at meaning he Jermaine Johnson.
You look at the product on what Aaron Glenn put
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on the field, and it was responsible for putting up
in Detroit. What I was most impressed with is how
it started, which you mentioned, and it's very similar to
what he's coming into now. But instead he gets his
hands on the organization in terms of being a leader.
And you take a look at what Detroit. Did you
think about year one? Yeah, I mean it's incredible and.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
They stayed the course too, because it wasn't easy to
in that second season either. But again, okay, one thing
that we gotta get to is the three coordinators.
Speaker 6 (09:07):
The Jets are gonna announce the full staff.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
I would imagine it's pretty close, right, But let's talk
about the coordinators. Your thoughts on Steve Wilkes coming over,
Tanner Engstrand, and then also Chris Banjo was taking over
special teams.
Speaker 5 (09:25):
I think it's a cool mix of like young, like
rookie and the vet type deal because with Engstrand and Banjo,
obviously they've never been the coordinator at their respective positions,
and if you're a Jets fan, obviously coming from Detroit,
Aaron Glenn brings Tanner Engstrand, and you have to be
somewhat excited even though he wasn't the play caller. You know,
Ben Johnson is well deserved of being the head coach
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to the Bears to learn under a guy like Ben
Johnson for a couple of years and be responsible for
their passing game, like he was Detroit's passing game coordinator
for a couple of seasons. Well, yeah, exactly, and like
influence too.
Speaker 6 (10:04):
Yeah, and then he brought him back to Michigan as
an analyst.
Speaker 7 (10:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
I think it's cool. I mean, like, granted, you never
really know.
Speaker 5 (10:10):
I think what a first year play caller looks like
in terms of what do they want to do that's
their own, what do they want to do based on
the influence of in this case, Jim Harbaugh and uh
Ben Johnson and Dan Campbell you know to a degree
as well. And then with Banjo, Like, I think the
banjo story is cool because he's thirty four years old.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Like for someone to be like Aaron Glenn coached him
in New Orleans.
Speaker 5 (10:33):
Yeah, and then he goes to Denver and where again
he was coached by Sean Payton in New Orleans coach
and then coach with Sean Payton and Denver Mike west
Off connection in there too with the Denver Broncos. So
to me, I think it's a cool opportunity, you know,
is it. I'm not gonna say like it's a big swing.
I just don't think that thirty four year old coordinators
are are a common occurrence in the NFL. So I
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think that speaks to the job that Banjo has done
in the oppression he's made.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
And Steve Wilks is you know, he's seasoned. So I
think not.
Speaker 5 (11:03):
Only will it be a good coordinator, he's probably gonna
be a good guy to Leno.
Speaker 6 (11:06):
He's done it all.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
He's been a head coach, he's been an interim head coach,
he's been a coordinator, he's been a position coach. Fifty
five years old, Angstrand thirty seven years old. I think
you just mentioned Banjo was thirty four years old. But
there's going to be an experience member on that offensive
coaching staff as well, where a lot of people have
pointed to Scott Turner, the son of Norv Turner, who,
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again the Jets have not.
Speaker 6 (11:35):
Officially announced the coaching staff.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
I think what they're waiting for is Aaron Glenn to
in fact fill out his staff, but right now they've
announced the three coordinators at this point.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Yeah, I think that, Like when you take a look
at the staff overall, like most of it seems to
be in place, just based on different reports, and I
think that, like I said, it's a cool mix of
younger player or younger coaches. Should I say old guys
like Steve Wilks who's been around the block per se,
And if you're Aaron Glenn, you know, I'm not quite
I don't know what the connection is between Glenn and Wilkes,
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or even if there is one, but I would imagine
that aside from being a defensive coordinator, Aaron Glenn, although
he everyone says he's been preparing for this moment to
be a head coach for a long time, to have
someone that's done it before and be able to rely
on when needed seems like it would be a good
power Well, you would think so.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
Wilke's previous stop in the NFL last year's in Charlotte.
Speaker 6 (12:31):
Yeah, they're in the.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
College ranks, but he was a defensive coordinator in San
Francisco in twenty twenty three, and I think, you know,
we'll have to see how it all plays out. But
what he's been known for throughout the course of his
career as a defensive play caller is bringing the heat,
being a big time blitzer. Maybe they played some more
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for rush scheme there in San Francisco, because of course
we've got a lot of familiarity due with that here.
Speaker 6 (13:01):
But he likes to.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
Bring the heat and Aaron Glenn, if you watch the Lions,
they brought it, they attacked, Okay, So we'll just see
what happens in the back end. A lot of personnel
questions ahead, and again Angstrand, I mean, that was a
great staff in Detroit because we're seeing all those guys.
It feels like every day that somebody else is leaving
(13:24):
Dan Campbell and that speaks to what they assembled there
and what they were able to accomplish. So a lot
of exciting times here. Final thoughts super Bowl. I don't
even want a prediction, but like coming full circle before
we get to Jets overtime and our breakdown of Aaron
Glenn and Darren Mugy taking over here at one Jets
(13:45):
Drive listen man around midnight Sunday, night. That's when I say, Okay,
wipe it clean. Wipe it clean. Much respect for Kansas
City and Philadelphia great seasons. There's only one team that
holds a Lombardi Trophy, bottom line. And for the Jets,
they're already well underway in terms of their work for
(14:08):
next season, because I see a lot of members in
the new staff walking up and down the halls right now.
So you've got meetings going on and Jets are preparing
for the draft and free agency right now.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (14:19):
And if you're again, if you're a Jets fan listen,
which you probably are considering, you're listening to the Official
Jets podcast, Like, I think that's sure, there's a lot
of change, Like to head coach GM, you don't know what's.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Gonna happen at quarterback yet.
Speaker 5 (14:34):
Seventh overall, pick, I do think this is a pretty
good roster, like that Moogie and Glennon Harritt, Like, it
has good pieces to it. And you're talking about blitzing before.
I think two players that should be excited about the
blitzing opportunities Quincy Williams, we see what he's coming like
off the edge, and Michael Carter the second is also
a sneaky.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
I'm glad you mentioned Michael Carter the second because Steve
Steve Wilkes is gonna be playing a lot of nickel
if you look at his his background, and Michael Carter
the second during an interview with you. That's why people
should be consuming the content in New York TIS dot
com and YouTube and all our media platforms, is that
he has a thorn in his side from what happened
(15:15):
last year and he's ready chomping at the bit to
get out there in twenty five.
Speaker 5 (15:19):
Oh yeah, he said, somebody's got to pay for this,
meaning not in terms of the way the season went,
his season and the injuries. He's really looking to bounce back,
especially because you know he was giving the contract extension
right before the season, and as well deserved.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
He's one of the best nickels in the NFL. Went healthy, and.
Speaker 5 (15:34):
I think that he's out for it and you know,
to bring it back to wiping it clean. In terms
of the NFL slate after the Super Bowl, Yeah, like
I'm hoping it's.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
A good game.
Speaker 5 (15:43):
And if you're a Jets fan, there's a lot of
reason to be excited about this offseason. And you know,
I do think that the direction that Aaron Glenn and
Darren Mugi will set forth will be a good one.
And you know, I think that the Jets will be feisty.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
Yeah, And the next time we probably hear these guys speak,
it's going to be in Indianapolis that last week of February.
Speaker 6 (16:04):
But we'll be back here next week.
Speaker 1 (16:05):
But this is how we broke it down, not only
myself in Greens, but Caroline Huntershot in a cast of thousands,
as we look back right now on a new direction,
a new leadership team here at one Jets Drive.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
Welcome to Jets Overtime Special presented by Serious XAM To.
Speaker 8 (16:40):
Any players that's here now, put your seatbelt zone and
get ready for the ride. Put your seatbelt zone and
get ready for the ride.
Speaker 6 (16:48):
Listen.
Speaker 8 (16:48):
There are going to be some challenges, but what challenges
becomes opportunity gets opportunity. But here's what I do know.
We're the freaking New York Jets, so we're built for this.
Speaker 5 (17:00):
And that was a twenty second head coach in New
York Jets franchise history. Thanks for tuning into the Jets
Overtime Special presented by Serious Sex and we have a
great show in store for you, Ethan Greenberg, Eric Allen,
We'll hear from Caroline Hendershot momentarily, and let's set the stage.
Aaron Glenn Darren Mugi introduced as the new Jets head
coach and the new general manager, respectively.
Speaker 2 (17:20):
And let's start with Glenn.
Speaker 5 (17:22):
He's got energy, he's got charisma, he's got familiarity. But
what stands out to you the most about hiring Aaron Glen.
Speaker 6 (17:28):
Well, first of all, my seatbelt is fastened. I am
ready for Aaron Glenn backcomb.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
This is a homecoming for a guy who was drafted
in nineteen ninety four in the first round. He had
twenty four interceptions here in Green and White. That's tied
for fourth in franchise history. He played fifteen seasons in
the National Football League. Bill Parcells told him to get
into scouting before he got into coaching, and he did
that with the Jets in twenty twelve. In twenty thirteen,
(17:56):
he worked his way up as an assistant coach with
the New Orleans Say and then the Detroit Lions. And
this is the place that he wanted to be. Aaron
Glenn is ready for this opportunity being the head coach
of a franchise that drafted him and Darren.
Speaker 5 (18:11):
Mugi is the younger of the two of them. He's
thirty nine years old, third youngest GM in the NFL,
but he has a lot of experience considering the regime
change in Denver, and not just talking about general manager changes,
we're talking about ownership changes.
Speaker 6 (18:26):
Yeah, that's a great point. Aaron Glenn is fifty two
years old.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Mugi is thirty nine years old, but over the course
of his tenure with Denver, he worked his way up
under different ownership regimes, under different coaching staffs, and again,
he just comes from a place much like Glenn that
made the postseason. The Denver Broncos did a nice job
(18:49):
turning things around.
Speaker 6 (18:50):
He'll get a shot here with ag.
Speaker 5 (18:51):
And these two actually do have a history together where
Aaron Glenn interviewed for the Broncos head coaching job in
twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
Mousie was a.
Speaker 5 (19:00):
Part of that process and that job ended up going
to Sean Payton, who endorsed Aaron Glenn getting hired by
the New York Jets this cycle, and those two Glenn
and Muzi were introduced recently here at one Jets drive
and let's hear the best from their press conferences.
Speaker 9 (19:15):
It is one of the greatest honors and privileges of
my life to be named general manager of the New
York Jets. This is a proud franchise with great tradition
and incredibly passionate fans, located and one of the most
iconic cities in the world. I could not be more
excited to take on this responsibility with AG as we
worked to build a championship team that will make the
(19:35):
Jets fans proud. And there is not a better leader
for this team than AG. And I want to tell
a story. I got the opportunity a few years ago.
We were going through a head coaching search in Denver
with the Broncos and we interviewed AG and at the
end of the interview, I'd ask the candidates that'd say,
so we get in that first team meeting, what's that
message going to be, what's it going to sound like,
(19:56):
what's it going to look like? So he pushed back,
he sat up, and he delivered a powerful message like
when he finished, we're all kind of looking around like wow.
And as we went on through the search, because he
was one of the first guys we interviewed in that search.
We kept going back to it, like, damn, ag killed
that thing, Like that.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Was pretty good.
Speaker 9 (20:16):
We hadn't seen that. Fast forward a few years later, Thursday,
I'm sitting in his office and we're talking, and instantly
I'm feeling that again, that passion, the passion for the game,
the passion and the care for the players, the fans,
his football acumen. It was instant. We got to talking
about this Jets team and the vision and the franchise,
(20:38):
and we were in lockstep right out the gate, same vision.
We were speaking the same language. So I can't wait
to work this partnership and bring a Super Bowl back
to the New York Jets.
Speaker 8 (20:49):
Listen, I want this job. I interviewed for a number
of them, but I wanted this job. When I was
going to my second interview, I want to make sure
this is gonna be. This is gonna be the second,
It's gonna be the first or second interviews, because I
didn't want to leave the building without shaking Woody's hand
and make sure we had a contract. So I'm just
(21:10):
telling you now, everything else was really out of it.
It's all about the Jets, and it's been that way
from the beginning. But I got the job on Wednesday.
Mooch came and got the job on Saturday, and we
came here on Sunday and we started talking. Here's what
I do know.
Speaker 7 (21:29):
Aaron Rodgers will be talked about. It will be talked about.
Speaker 8 (21:34):
We've already texted our communication with Aaron Rodgers, and as
we continue to look at the roster, we'll make decisions accordingly.
And that's what a number of people right on the team.
I look forward to this. I look forward to it.
It's gonna be a great wide it really is. There's
nothing better than having your start. Here's a player, here's
(21:56):
a scout, and now here's a head coach, and are
ready for it. I appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (22:03):
It's really interesting to me to hear Aaron Glenn and
Darren Mugy talk about each other, really because even though
they haven't worked together, you can tell that they're a
line and they're in lockstet moving forward.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
Yeah, a lot of mutual respect there, and they want
success in a short term, but success in the long
term as well. And you have to give the Jets
a lot of credit here. These were exhaustive searches, but
it became clear that the right choices for this organization
now moving forward were ag and Darren Mugi.
Speaker 5 (22:39):
More than fifteen interviews at head Coach more than fifteen
at GM, they land on Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougie,
and coming up, Caroline Hendershot.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
Goes one on one with both of them.
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Speaker 1 (23:00):
Okay, the Jets having traded him at New Orleans with
the twelfth.
Speaker 8 (23:04):
Oh Wowron select a Glenn. The first thing I think
about my dad.
Speaker 6 (23:12):
The first thing I.
Speaker 8 (23:13):
Think was my dad because he was so excited, he
was so happy, and my mom was crying.
Speaker 7 (23:22):
Listen.
Speaker 8 (23:22):
She she didn't know anything about New York, but she
knew she didn't want a baby to be around that
many people.
Speaker 7 (23:30):
And then I remember me.
Speaker 8 (23:31):
And my wife looking outside because we were foreign to
New York.
Speaker 1 (23:35):
Ourselves, the last defender that could have taken him to
the ground here in man coverage, the steps in.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
Front of but my dad.
Speaker 10 (23:43):
That's what I remember here with New York's twenty second
head coach in franchise history.
Speaker 11 (23:48):
Aaron Glenn coach.
Speaker 10 (23:50):
First of all, congratulations on such a momentous day, not
only for you but also your family. Now, I don't
know if you can really put into words what this
means for you, but from playing as a first with
this team, first team you scouted for, and now the
first team that you will be a head coach for
as you reflect on that journey, what does this mean
to you?
Speaker 8 (24:09):
Listen, this is the greatest story you could ever write
when it comes to my life. And you already said
it ninety four being drafted here, twelfth pick in the
first round, coming back, I think in twenty twelve, the
best scout being in house scout for two years, they
end up going on the road for two years as
a college scout and now coming back as the head coach.
Speaker 7 (24:32):
It's not a better fell in the world. And you
can't write a better.
Speaker 10 (24:34):
Story other than your history with the organization. You expressed
that you wanted.
Speaker 11 (24:40):
To be here. Why was that? What about this team
really called you home?
Speaker 7 (24:45):
Listen.
Speaker 8 (24:45):
I know a lot of people that's hit in the building,
and I know what they stand for, and I felt
like it was my job to come in and try
to accumulate as many wins as we can and try
to build a championship team. No, Woody, I know what
he's about, and our conversations have been outstanding and he
is committed to winning and we'll continue to have those conversations.
(25:07):
And now matching me with Mooge, I think we have
a championship calor team that's gonna be able to give
us a championship.
Speaker 10 (25:15):
Darrenmuji, you referenced him. He referenced you too in that
Denver Broncos head coach interview. What about this partnership is
going to help the Jets get to that next step?
Speaker 8 (25:24):
We see things exactly the same and we have a
shared vision on how we're gonna do it. And listen,
we're not gonna grill on everything, and that's okay. But
the one thing that we have with respect for each other,
and no matter what we make a decision, it's gonna
be both our decision. If we disagree, we're gonna come
out of room, it's gonna be one decision being made.
And that's the relationship that we have.
Speaker 10 (25:44):
What should players and fans know about your leadership style
and your expectations for this team as they kind of
look ahead to this offseason.
Speaker 7 (25:52):
Well, listen to me.
Speaker 8 (25:54):
My definition of leadership really comes down to one word.
Speaker 7 (25:56):
That's influence.
Speaker 8 (25:58):
And I plan on the influence and every man that's
a part of that's football team and everybody's building. Really
and I think it starts my character and that's something
that I don't take lightly. It is my character and
also worth ethic. I mean, you put those two things together.
I think when people see that, it's hard not to follow.
(26:19):
The expectations are to win, hands down. That's what we're
here for, win and winning business. And I plan on
bringing after this team.
Speaker 10 (26:28):
Now, last one for you. You've played with some legendary coaches.
You've played under some legendary coaches. What would you say
is the biggest lesson that you have learned from one
of those coaches along the way that you're going to
take with you into your new role as a head coach.
Speaker 7 (26:41):
It's be authentic. Just be myself. Listen.
Speaker 8 (26:44):
Players know a fake when they see one, and when
you're fake to a player, you basically lost them. So
they know I'm gonna be myself or I make motions
of my sleeve I'm gonna tell them what it is,
so we're gonna go from there.
Speaker 7 (26:55):
Awesome.
Speaker 11 (26:55):
Appreciate the time, coach, Thank.
Speaker 7 (26:56):
You, I appreciate you. Thank you.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
Great stuff from Aaron. Glad to hear from Darren Mugy momentarily.
But his resume is extremely impressive, considering he was hired
as a scouting intern by the Broncos in twenty twelve,
worked his way up in ten years to assistant general manager,
which is a position he held for three seasons before
he was hired by the Jets as their new general manager.
(27:18):
And let's hear from Mousie with Caroline.
Speaker 11 (27:21):
Here with Darren Muji.
Speaker 10 (27:22):
Now, Darren, congratulations on becoming the New York Jets general manager.
What about this was the right job for you?
Speaker 9 (27:29):
I'd start with I think it's a great opportunity. I
talked about the talent that's on this roster right now,
and then ag is the head coach. You guys saw
that and felt that passion he can lead people. I
felt really good about that. Along with mister Johnson and
Christopher at the ownership level, we had a great connection.
I felt their passion, I felt their desire commitment to win,
(27:50):
and there was a lot of reasons, a lot. It's
a great opportunity.
Speaker 10 (27:53):
You spent twelve years, over twelve years with the Denver Broncos. Now,
what of those experience can you take and kind of
bring with you to the New York Jets.
Speaker 9 (28:03):
Oh, my gosh, so many. To be honest with you,
I've been around a lot of great people. There, a
lot of great mentors. I've seen a lot too. I've
been through a lot of transitions, So there's not just
one that I'll bring but many.
Speaker 10 (28:16):
Was there any part of you that during this process
you knew AG was the head coach and that kind
of made you want to come here even more because
of your history with him.
Speaker 9 (28:26):
I knew he was a candidate and I was excited
about that, and when they announced it, I was excited
about that because I've always been a believer in AG
since that day I met him at that interview, So
it definitely had a huge effect.
Speaker 10 (28:39):
You talked about the makeup being a very important thing
as you look at this team going forward. What are
some of the characteristics you look for as you're making
up a team.
Speaker 9 (28:48):
Yeah, we talk about it, and I want to talk
details with the group here as we kind of create
our own vision and language. But when we talk about
the makeup, we're talking about the mental, the football character,
the toughness, the grit, the added to all those things.
But we'll have it defined as we collectively go through
the process and talk about it as a group.
Speaker 10 (29:05):
And last one for you, I know that Jets fans
and even the players themselves are going to be excited
to see your plan unfold for where this team goes
as the offseason approaches. But what are your expectations for
this team in the twenty twenty five season.
Speaker 9 (29:18):
I don't have any set expectations on wins or losses.
I just know we're going to win and improve.
Speaker 11 (29:23):
Awesome. Appreciate the time, Darren, Thank you.
Speaker 5 (29:25):
Coming up, you're going to hear from Jets legend Wayne
Crabbett and the voice of the Jets, Bob was shoosing
to get their thoughts on the new hires.
Speaker 12 (29:34):
You know, I don't know it sounds silly, but I
couldn't sleep last night. Really be honest with you, you, I'm
so excited that, you know, Aaron got the job formost
of them. You know, I could talk about him as
a friend of the teammate. You know, there's so many
things that we've been through together. And to start as
a scout and come back here as a head coach
and to know what it means to win New York,
(29:57):
it's just something I wanted to be a part of it.
And I was looking at him today and reminiscent and
brought back great memories, And just from listening in talking
to passion and talking about his faith and his family
and everything like that, I'm just could be happier that
he's the new coach of the New York Jets.
Speaker 13 (30:14):
If you are Quinn or Quincy Williams or Sauce Gardner
or Garrett Wilson or one of these guys who want
a lot in college, has not one in the NFL,
and maybe you're a little disenchanted with everything that's happened. Now,
listen to that press conference. Yeah, listen to the message
coming from that coach, because it's still human being to
(30:37):
human being, right, It's still right a coach sitting across
from a player and saying, this is my vision, this
is what I think the culture is going to be,
this is where I think we're going. I would be
if I were a player that was wondering a couple
of weeks ago about what is the future, where is
the ship headed? If I heard that press conference, I'd
be like, oh, okay, yeah, look, I can sit across
(30:59):
from this head coach and believe that he's going to
get this going in the right direction.
Speaker 1 (31:04):
It doesn't take you a long time to be pulled
in from Aerica, no doubt.
Speaker 13 (31:07):
Yeah, And so I'll be very interested to hear you know, two, three,
four or five weeks from now, as you move through
the winter head towards the spring, all of a sudden,
these guys are back in the building regularly or OTAs
and whatnot, and they're around him all the time. If
maybe their vision of the future and their future with
the Jets might be a little different than it was
(31:29):
two or three weeks ago, four weeks ago when the
season ended, and maybe that disenchantment was there.
Speaker 7 (31:34):
I believe that.
Speaker 12 (31:34):
I believe that as far as guys want to stick around,
and I think a big thing for our head coach
is the way they you know, motivates the team. Uh
Like he talks about discipline and being accountable and stuff
like that. I don't think it's been like that the
last couple of years. Nothing against you know, coaches that
were here, but you know you need someone in there
(31:55):
that is part parcels and part pon part.
Speaker 7 (32:00):
He's a little bit of everybody.
Speaker 12 (32:02):
And I think just the fact that he's so many
could wear so many hats, and uh, he knows what
kind of people to bring around him. Those are kind
of players he wants around them because he's been on
good teams and he's been on bad teams.
Speaker 7 (32:15):
But yeah, he's perfect.
Speaker 12 (32:17):
It doesn't matter that he's a defensive coach or he's
a first time coach.
Speaker 7 (32:21):
Like I said, he's ready. And it's kind.
Speaker 12 (32:26):
Of hard to explain what I see in him. Like
when we go each a thousand times, we probably wouldn't
get each other, and there was no freebies. There was
no like I'm gonna take it easy on this one
and take it easy on that one. We constantly battled,
and it's the same kind of thing. There's gonna be
no freebies. You know, you're not gonna get a penalty
(32:46):
or do something stupid or this and that and not
be held accountable. And we've been lacking that and the discipline,
and I think that's something.
Speaker 7 (32:53):
He could bring, whether he's a defense or offensive coach.
Speaker 13 (32:56):
If you're around it every day, you lived it. Yeah,
I'm part of it, but not as immersed as you
were obviously as a player, or as you are being
here every day. It is different because there's a one
of us feeling about Aaron Glenn because he's one of us, right,
Like the Jets matter to him. I think it matters that,
you know, he was a legitimate candidate, if not maybe
(33:17):
the top of the list for New Orleans, came here,
want to talk to the Jets.
Speaker 7 (33:21):
This job matters.
Speaker 13 (33:22):
That is part of his DNA. You could sense it.
He wants to be a part of that again. And
that's that's a real thing, right Like, I think that
that is going to resonate with Jet fans as well.
Speaker 5 (33:32):
Coming up, let's hear what some of the national analysts
think of the hires of Aaron Glenn and Darren Mousey.
Speaker 3 (33:38):
When you talk about a guy that's been in the building,
that's bled green and white, that knows what it means
to wear the Jets helmet, I think we needed that
in the building to change the culture.
Speaker 1 (33:46):
Right.
Speaker 3 (33:47):
He's a guy that also was an undersized coiner, so
you know he's got a scrappy mentality, and I think
he'll bring that into the Jets organization.
Speaker 2 (33:54):
I do think there is.
Speaker 14 (33:55):
A certain relatability that players will have to somebody who
has gone through a lot of what they have gone through.
Speaker 12 (33:59):
And I thought it was so.
Speaker 14 (34:01):
Fascinating to hear a little bit more about how Aaron
Glenn got to where he is today. And on top
of the fact that he was a player, a first
round pick, a guy who was one franchise tag like
a successful player at that, you know, his entry point
into where he is at now is becoming a scout.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
He was as thorough as any scout. He asked great questions,
he was very much into it.
Speaker 5 (34:20):
It wasn't like a retirement job, and obviously we could
see what it led to.
Speaker 15 (34:23):
So I think form Muji, there's things we just don't
know because he didn't have those responsibilities in Denver. But
what we do know is this is somebody that can
evaluate and Aaron Glenn can lean on. Because when you're
the head coach of a team, you're not doing the
college scouting during the season. You need a head guy
that could do that throughout the entire fall. So Muji
will be really his go to guy. This is an
Aaron Glenn focused organization. Now he's the front man, but
(34:44):
it doesn't mean Muji is just put to the side.
His ability to evaluate will be what determines how they
flip this roster around.
Speaker 10 (34:50):
This feature was presented by Sirius.
Speaker 5 (34:52):
Except Yeah, he seems like pretty positive reviews all around
for both Glenn and Mugie.
Speaker 6 (34:59):
It's a good start for both Glenn and Moogie.
Speaker 1 (35:02):
The bottom line is Aaron Glenn's coming in here with
a lot of passion.
Speaker 6 (35:06):
This is the place that he wanted to be.
Speaker 1 (35:08):
He's going to demand accountability from his players, and he
is going to concentrate on the small details. Now what
him and Mugie have to do right now the cupboard
isn't fair. That's why both of these guys are here.
They're excited about what's in house, but a lot of
critical decisions ahead. That includes what's going to happen with
the Jets at the quarterback.
Speaker 5 (35:29):
Position and the next tent pole event in which they'll
be asked about it is the Combine, which takes place
in a couple of weeks, So make sure to stay
tuned right here throughout the offseason.
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