Jets owner Johnson defends Glenn, rips QB Fields

NEW YORK -- The winless New York Jets are readying a backmost change, sources told ESPN, with proprietor Woody Johnson weighing successful Tuesday with stinging disapproval of incumbent Justin Fields.

Johnson said the determination is "completely up to" manager Aaron Glenn, who is moving toward naming Tyrod Taylor the caller starter, the sources said. But Johnson near small uncertainty astir his presumption connected the matter.

He praised Glenn for "turning astir parts" of the team, but added, "It's hard erstwhile you person a backmost with a standing that he's got. I mean, helium has ability, but thing conscionable is not jiving. ... You person to play consistently astatine that position, and that's what we're going to effort to bash for the remainder of the season."

Johnson, speaking to reporters astatine the NFL autumn gathering successful New York, said improvements connected defence and peculiar teams supply anticipation for a turnaround. Then helium delivered this zinger: "If we tin conscionable implicit a pass, it would look good."

The Jets gave Fields a two-year, $40 cardinal contract, including $30 cardinal successful guarantees. The program was to springiness him a afloat play to spot if helium could beryllium their semipermanent answer.

After an 0-7 start, the Jets seemingly person seen enough. Glenn, who benched Fields astatine halftime connected Sunday, is expected to denote his determination connected Wednesday. The Jets look the Cincinnati Bengals connected Sunday.

"The discourtesy is conscionable not clicking, and you can't tally the shot if you can't walk the ball," Johnson said. "That's shot 101."

In six starts, Fields has posted a career-low 32.1 Total QBR, ranking 31st retired of 33 qualified passers. He played 1 of the champion games of his vocation against the Pittsburgh Steelers successful Week 1, but his show regressed successful caller weeks. The Jets person lone 7 touchdowns successful the past six games, nary successful the archetypal half.

Johnson, successful his archetypal interrogation since March, said helium has nary regrets astir releasing Aaron Rodgers, who has led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 4-2 start.

"I ne'er look back," helium said. "You person to look guardant to football. Even erstwhile you chopped players, they could beryllium a Hall of Famer. You conscionable ne'er know. But Aaron's playing large now. He's successful a concern that's moving for him."

Johnson said helium inactive has full assurance successful Glenn, the archetypal manager successful franchise past to commencement his tenure with this galore losses. He said helium hugs Glenn each day, giving him encouragement.

"I bash judge successful Aaron," Johnson said. "I've known Aaron since 1996 (when) I was a fan. I've ever been a instrumentality of him. I spot the mode helium handles the room. If I were a player, I'd respond to him due to the fact that he's the existent deal. No B.S. No 2nd agendas. What you're proceeding is trh truth, and a batch of times players don't get the truth. They get a batch of gobbly gook."

For months, Glenn had been steadfast successful his enactment of Fields, adjacent aft -10 nett passing yards successful a Week 6 nonaccomplishment to the Denver Broncos. The archetypal ace successful the coach's assurance came Sunday, erstwhile helium pulled Fields with the Jets trailing, 10-3. Fields completed lone six of 12 passes for 46 yards successful the archetypal half, taking 3 sacks.

The Jets yet lost, 13-6, with Taylor throwing 2 interceptions successful the 2nd half. Afterward, Glenn said helium was considering a alteration and that he'd consult with radical wrong and extracurricular the enactment for input.

This is acquainted territory for Taylor, 36, who has a 28-29-1 grounds arsenic a starter. He started Week 3 for the Jets, erstwhile Fields was sidelined with a concussion. In sev...