Aaron Glenn says he's not decided who starts at quarterback for the Jets against the Bengals,

but it's not a hard call.

It has to be Tyrod Taylor.

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On today's show, we're going to talk about something that is changing. That is the starting quarterback for the New York Jets. We'll talk about something that has changed, the performance of the defense. And it's changed for the better. I'm going to give you some numbers that break down why the Jets defense is playing so much better. And we'll talk about something that needs to change. The wide receiver group, it's just not good enough. Jets need to look for

additions to upgrade that position. But we will start by talking about the top story on

the New York Jets right now, and that is the quarterback position. Justin Fields is just playing

terrible football, and he was benched at half time of Sunday's

loss to the Carolina Panthers. On Monday, Aaron Glenn addressed the media. And on the topic of who

will start at quarterback this week against the Cincinnati Bengals, Glenn said he was not ready

to make an announcement. He said that he needs to speak with some coaches he knows to

get their insight on how you deal with a situation like this. And when you're 0 and 7,

nothing you say is going to sound good. And at this point, Aaron Glenn is a lightning rod for

criticism. I think no matter what he said, he would get criticized.

It's just the way it is when you're 0 and 7 in the NFL.

I don't think that the criticism of Aaron Glenn for this comment is fair because he did not need to announce who his starting quarterback was on Monday.

In fact, the reality that he did not say it's Justin Fields speaks volumes because up until this point,

if he was asked that question, it would be a simple answer. Every time he's been asked this

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