All week, Aaron Glenn has saved his beginning quarterback towards the Bengals confidential.
On Friday, Glenn continued taking part in this sport, declining to disclose whether or not Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor would begin at Cincinnati.
“I cannot tell you that,” Glenn mentioned when requested who his starter can be for Sunday’s sport.
When the identical reporter adopted up by asking whether or not it was as a result of he didn’t need to, Glenn responded, “That’s exactly it.”
Fields was benched at halftime final Sunday after one other inept efficiency through the loss towards Carolina. He accomplished 6-of-12 passes for 46 yards earlier than Taylor changed him within the second half. Taylor wasn’t a lot better. He completed the sport 10-for-22 with 126 yards and two interceptions.
On Monday, Glenn informed reporters that he would search recommendation from his workers and others who had been in an analogous state of affairs earlier than he decided.
Jets proprietor Woody Johnson, whereas talking on the NFL Fall Conferences in Manhattan on Tuesday, blamed the Jets’ 0-7 begin on Fields’ efficiency.
When requested on Wednesday who would begin towards the Bengals, Glenn mentioned he didn’t need to give Cincinnati a “competitive advantage.” Each Fields and Taylor mentioned they have no idea who will begin this week.
What additional complicates the matter is that Taylor is coping with an damage himself. He has a knee damage after a helmet struck him within the leg towards the Panthers and has been restricted this week. He might be listed as questionable. Nonetheless, Glenn says he likes the best way he’s trending.
Glenn was additionally requested if Taylor’s damage state of affairs is taking part in a job in his choice.
“That’s exactly why I’m not telling you, because I don’t want to,” Glenn mentioned. “That’s exactly why I’m saying it, because I don’t want to. I don’t know how many times I got to answer you that. It’s not going to change.”
SAUCE AND WILSON OUT VS. BENGALS
The Jets might be with out two of their stars on Sunday in Cincinnati.
Each Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson won’t play towards the Bengals.
Gardner suffered a head damage through the second half of final weekend’s loss to the Panthers and has been in concussion protocol all week. Wilson injured his knee two weeks in the past within the Jets loss to the Broncos in London. He additionally missed final week’s sport towards the Panthers, which was the primary sport Wilson has missed since being drafted by the Jets in 2022.
Gardner and Wilson each being out is an enormous blow to the Jets’ probabilities of getting their first victory of 2025. Gardner has been arguably the group’s greatest protection participant, and Wilson has been one of many few shiny spots to an offense that hasn’t discovered the tip zone in two weeks.
Glenn says rookie Azareye’h Thomas will begin for Gardner reverse Brandon Stephens this week.
“[I] like his progression as far as getting in the games,” Glenn mentioned. “They’ve all the time been within the state of affairs the place if any person will get damage, he has to go in there and he has to play.
“I thought he’s done a pretty good job of that, of being ready when called upon to be able to go play. I’m excited about how he’s going to progress and how he’s going to continue to progress, and he’s going to be a key cog to what we do as he continues his years of playing.”
Thomas and Stephens will face a tall job of making an attempt to comprise the Bengals’ dynamic duo of receivers in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
“I treat every week the same,” Stephens mentioned. “It don’t matter who I’m going up towards. It’s any given Sunday.
“It doesn’t matter who the receiver is, you gotta prepare for them the same way. It is the most important game because it’s the next game. So this is the one I’m most excited for.”
Working again and kick returner Kene Nwangwu (concussion), defensive sort out Jay Tufele, linebacker Cam Jones (hip) and tight finish Stone Sensible (quad) may even miss Sunday’s sport towards the Bengals.
