Mike Greenberg Blasts Aaron Glenn After Jets Fall 28-25 to Winless Dolphins

Q: Despite Geno Smith's strong performance, how did a crucial fourth-quarter goal-line failure doom New York's fading playoff hopes against a winless team?

New York’s fading playoff hopes were effectively undone by one sequence: after Geno Smith had kept the Jets alive with an efficient, three-touchdown day, they reached first-and-goal at the Miami 1-yard line in the fourth quarter trailing 21-14 and came away with only a field goal. That red-zone failure changed the game. Instead of tying it, the Jets went backward on three straight snaps. Fullback Andrew Beck was stopped for a 1-yard loss, Braelon Allen was hit for another loss, and Smith was then sacked by Chop Robinson for a 12-yard loss. Jason Sanders’ 33-yard field goal cut the deficit only to 21-17 with about nine minutes left. The missed chance loomed immediately. Miami, which had struggled for much of the second half, answered with Malik Willis’ short pass to Caleb Douglas that turned into a 63-yard touchdown and a 28-17 lead. Smith responded again, throwing his third touchdown and the two-point conversion to Mason Taylor to make it 28-25, but by then the Jets were chasing the points they failed to get at the goal line. Smith’s final line — 23 of 30 for 287 yards, three touchdowns and one interception — was good enough to win under normal circumstances. But the Jets’ inability to finish from the half-yard line against a previously winless Dolphins team, combined with earlier clock-management issues and Miami’s late fourth-and-1 conversion, turned a winnable game into a damaging 2-5 setback.

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ESPN host Mike Greenberg called Aaron Glenn's clock-management explanation "inexcusable" after the Jets lost 28-25 to previously winless Miami and dropped to 2-5.
Glenn said he chose not to use timeouts late in the first half because the Jets expected a stop, but Miami instead finished a 15-play, 91-yard touchdown drive.
That sequence helped shape a game in which the Dolphins outgained New York 377-360, and a fourth-quarter Jets push still ended with a crucial three-and-out before Miami's decisive touchdown drive.
The criticism adds to pressure on Glenn as the Jets again slide away from playoff contention, extending a drought that dates to 2010 unless their season quickly turns.

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Mike Greenberg Criticizes Jets Coach Aaron Glenn's Timeout Explanation After Dolphins Loss

With the Jets outscored 100-6 in late first halves under Aaron Glenn, will this latest clock management disaster finally cost him his job?

Despite Geno Smith's strong performance, how did a crucial fourth-quarter goal-line failure doom New York's fading playoff hopes against a winless team?

Can Malik Willis's dominant showing and clutch fourth-down conversion spark a dramatic season turnaround for the previously winless Miami Dolphins?

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Mike Greenberg Criticizes Jets Coach Aaron Glenn's Timeout Explanation After Dolphins Loss

Mike Greenberg Blasts Aaron Glenn After Jets Fall 28-25 to Winless Dolphins

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