Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said QB Geno Smith will “lead us to the promised land.”

31 March 2026

“There’s something about a quarterback with a chip on his shoulder,” Glenn said of Smith, who Glenn has already named as New York’s Week 1 starter. It’s difficult to say what the “promised land” might look like to a Jets team that has won 49 regular season games over the past ten years. Perhaps it means Smith, who struggled in Vegas last season, can make the Jets a respectable six or seven win team in 2026. It would be surprising if Smith remains New York’s starter throughout the year considering his lengthening injury history, his age, and the team’s need to see what they have in younger players as they prepare for what will likely be a post-Glenn rebuild.