Aaron Glenn has spoken in no uncertain terms, plain, blunt, and hard-nosed. At Jets training camp, the coach held nothing back about Justin Fields’ recurring weaknesses: “If he is to be believed… [Fields has been] holding the ball too long. Deep shots float. Reads stall.” It was a blunt, unflattering assessment from a coach who knows that unresolved hesitation can negate a quarterback’s physical strengths. Glenn’s tone indicates a developmental plan based on candor, getting past Fields’s worst tendencies while still placing bets on his untouchable potential. The same directness was repeated behind the scenes by an offense coach.

Per The Athletic, an anonymous coach said: “(The Jets) know who he is, what he is, and they are going to try to structure things for him. The problem is,

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