Jets Start 0-5 With No Takeaways

The New York Jets have started 0-5 under first-year head coach Aaron Glenn, making him the first coach in franchise history to open his tenure with five straight losses. New York’s defense has been historically bad — it still has zero takeaways through five games (a drought not seen since turnovers became an official stat in 1933) and is surrendering about 31.7 points per game, on pace for a franchise-worst season total. Problems are systemic: a struggling secondary (including Sauce Gardner and Brandon Stephens), poor run defense, missed tackles, costly turnovers and chronic pre-snap and personal-foul penalties have contributed to the slide. Glenn has defended his staff, compared the start to his earlier Lions experience, said players must "earn their keep," and declined to take over play-calling, even as critics have sharply criticized the debut and figures like Brian Schottenheimer have publicly backed him. With trade talk swirling and calls to play younger players, the Jets face mounting pressure to fix communication, discipline and personnel quickly or else consider more significant changes.