Aaron Glenn says Jets' new silent approach to moves 'by design' - ESPN

PALM BEACH, Fla. — After two years of Aaron Rodgers-generated hype, the New York Jets are making a concerted effort to turn down the volume now that the future Hall of Famer is gone.

«It is by design,» first-year coach Aaron Glenn said Monday morning at the annual league meeting. «Listen, I'm a huge believer in just moving in silence and letting things play out the way they need to play out.»

The words sounded strange coming from a Jets official, considering the franchise's penchant for splashy offseason moves that fueled lofty expectations, but Glenn is trying to rebuild the culture with an old-school, silence-is-golden approach.

To that end, the Jets have made only one headline-grabbing acquisition — quarterback Justin Fields, who had no introductory news conference. Overall, they've made 14 acquisitions, most of whom are unheralded players who signed modest contracts. They, too, have been off-limits to the media.

«This doesn't need to be a big hoopla of what we're doing,» Glenn said. «We just want to go about our business and coach these players and try to create an atmosphere for the players that's totally different than probably what they've been used to.»

The decision to release Rodgers, of course, changed the narrative surrounding the Jets. The polarizing quarterback attracted unprecedented media coverage over his two seasons in New York, stemming, in part, from his weekly appearances of «The Pat McAfee Show.»

The Jets fed into the attention by billing themselves as Super Bowl contenders. The results were bitterly disappointing, as they stumbled to their eighth and ninth consecutive losing seasons.

For their first significant decision, Glenn and first-time general manager Darren Mougey announced last month their