Jon Gruden Is Coming for the Jets, Just Not Yet

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The Jets blow up their coaching staff, rumors swirl about Jon Gruden, and one uncomfortable conclusion starts to feel unavoidable. After reports that the Jets reached out to Gruden for an offensive role, the discussion turns into a full blown look at who actually made that call, why it almost certainly came from ownership, and what it says about Aaron Glenn’s future. As the Jets drift toward another chaotic season with no coordinator, no quarterback, and no clear direction, the idea takes hold that this is all groundwork for what comes next. A brutal 2026, a desperate franchise, and a coach no one else seems willing to touch. The conversation breaks down why firing Glenn now makes no sense, why bringing Gruden in today could be worse than waiting, and why a year from now Jets fans may finally get exactly what they have been asking for.

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0:00.0	For those that are not aware, and I'm sure you are by now, the New York Jets and Aaron Glenn,
0:03.8	they're firing all their coaches, including Tanerangstrand, who we knew who was going to be demoted.
0:07.6	Yes.
0:07.8	We weren't sure he was going to be removed. And it was probably halfway mutual. They were going to demote him. He said, I'm not getting demoted. I'm leaving. And so the Jets are going to hire an offensive coordinator. Yesterday, Zach Rosenblatt came out and reported, and I'm pretty sure it's true.
0:20.4	I think we all know it's true, that they offered this job to John Gruden.
0:25.2	Dave Portnoy came out and said, top one worst in most insulting job, one can be offered.
0:32.3	Now, I'm going to jump to three conclusions right now, and you know I'm right.
0:36.0	Yeah.
0:36.4	That job wasn't offered to John Gruden by Aaron Glenn because Aaron Glenn would never bring
0:41.9	someone in with that kind of personality and resume who is a threat to him.
0:46.3	Right.
0:46.6	That job was offered by Woody Johnson.
0:48.8	So here's the conclusion I'm jumping to.
0:51.2	Next year, when the Jets fire Aaron Glenn, and they will, you people listening and you know who you are because you've called in for months, John Gruden, John Gruden, John Gruden. You wanted them for the Giants. You're going to get what you want. You're going to get them for the jet. John Gruden is the next head coach of the New York Jets. And I think it's obvious, and I'm not just saying that.
1:12.2	I'm not telling you I want it.
1:15.6	It's obvious because Woody Johnson made that phone call.
1:26.2	And if Woody Johnson is showing you that he is comfortable getting into business with John Gruden, even on the level of being a coordinator, that tells you all you need to know.
1:27.6	So let's save the drama. Let's save the time. The next head coach of the New York Jets, and I can't believe I'm saying it, because if you told me this three days ago, I would have hung up on you. Right. The next head coach of the Jets is John Gruden. Am I wrong? Okay. So it's almost February. It's the end of January right now. We are budding up against getting very ready for the draft, free agency, all that.
1:51.0	We're mouncing some change away from NFL free agency.
1:55.0	If that's the case, and by the way, I don't disagree with you.
1:58.1	What did I say that was wrong?
1:59.1	I'd ask anybody out there.
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