Aaron Glenn explains latest case of clock mismanagement

The Jets' woeful clock management at the end of halves continued in Sunday's ugly loss to the Dolphins, with the end of the worst half perhaps being the worst misuse of timeouts so far under Aaron Glenn's leadership.

Given the track record of clock management with Glenn, that is saying something.

Trailing 14-7 late in the second quarter, the winless Dolphins were driving down the field, and Glenn did not use a single timeout throughout the entire drive. Miami wound up finding the end zone with just six seconds remaining, leaving New York no time to respond before the halftime whistle, instead heading to the locker room trailing 21-7 in a game it had to win to save its season.

After the game, Glenn infuriated fans even further with his explanation on why the Jets kept all three of their timeouts in their pocket, when stopping the clock would have given them a chance to get the ball back and take a shot at a touchdown or field goal to cut into the deficit.

"Man, we fell like we were going to stop them," Glenn said. "Maybe we should've called our timeouts to get it back, but at that point, we just felt like we were going to stop them and be able to get the ball back. That's something that we should have done, is use our timeouts."

The strategy doesn't seem to make much sense, considering that, even if the Jets did keep the Dolphins out of the end zone, the clock was running out during the drive since Glenn wasn't using any of his timeouts. If the expectation was to stop Miami and get the ball back, then the strategy should have been to leave as much time on the clock as possible and give the offense a chance to drive down the field and get within striking distance before the half. Obviously, that did not happen, and less than 24 hours later, Glenn was still fielding questions about his process at the end of halves, as media and fans continue to search for an understanding as to why the Jets seem to trip over themselves at the end of halves on a weekly basis.

"I want everybody to know, there's a process on how we go about making those decisions. Each week, starting on Tuesday, me, [game management coordinator Jon] Berger...we talk about those things. I think you guys are well aware of that. As we get to the end of the week, we talk more about them/. But there's a process and a strategy that we go about. I want to make sure we keep that strategy to ourselves. At the end of the day, we have to do a better job. I have to do a better job...to me, I think that's the most important part, making sure we're trying to improve in those areas."

So far, through nearly a season and a half, there has been no sign of such improvements. The Jets are being outscored 107-6 in the final two minutes of the first half in Glenn's tenure, a damning indictment on this coaching staff's ability to put its team in position to win a football game. A potential 2-0 start to the season was wasted in part because Glenn did not use a timeout late in regulation to allow his offense a chance to score and win the game, instead sending the Week 2 clash with the Packers into overtime, where Green Bay won 20-17. Even Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was admittedly surprised by the decision.

The clock management issues have not gone away since then. In fact, they have only intensified, and it could very well be what contributes to him losing his job at the end of the season.