The quarterback cat-and-mouse sport is on once more with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn.
This time, although: The cat is aware of the place the mouse is.
Translation: The Browns, who the Jets play Sunday at MetLife Stadium within the return from the bye week for each groups, know rattling effectively that Justin Fields can be behind heart for the Jets.
Despite the fact that Glenn refused to acknowledge it on Monday.
“You recognize I’m not going to present you that reply,” Glenn mentioned when requested if Fields would stay the starter after taking part in his greatest sport with the franchise and — extra importantly — main the staff to its first win of the 12 months.
“You [reporters] will discover out quickly who our beginning quarterback can be,” Glenn went on. “Justin did a hell of a job in opposition to Cincinnati, however you recognize I’m going to maintain that near the vest.”
Fields was 21-of-32 passing for 244 yards with a landing and he transformed two essential two-point conversions that allowed the Jets to defeat the Bengals 39-38.
The opposite quarterback in query right here is Tyrod Taylor, with whom Fields competed in observe for the best to start out in Cincinnati.
Ultimately, Taylor didn’t even make the journey to Cincinnati as a result of the knee he harm in coaching camp acted up. This after there have been some within the Jets constructing who believed that, had Taylor remained wholesome by week’s finish, he was going to be the starter in Cincinnati.
Listening to Glenn on Monday, it doesn’t sound like Taylor is totally wholesome now as Glenn mentioned he’d be training “to a point” this week.
When requested if it could be necessary to the arrogance of whomever is beginning to know that he’s the man, Glenn mentioned, “It helps the quarterback’s confidence when the participant and the coach discuss they usually know who the man is, not that I’m telling it to you guys. That has nothing to do with the participant’s confidence.”
Requested, as a observe, if both Fields or Taylor would learn in the course of the week of observe which participant is beginning, Glenn mentioned, “That can be between me and the participant.”
Requested what it could appear to be to the remainder of the staff if Fields, after his profitable efficiency, wasn’t rewarded for it with one other begin, Glenn mentioned, “Effectively, that’s nothing so that you can fear about, is it?”
“As we go all through the week, I do know you guys are going to ask me once more and also you’re going to get the identical reply,” Glenn continued. “So, you’re going to know who the beginning quarterback is once we go on the market for Cleveland.”
Earlier than the Bengals sport, Glenn used the reasoning for not divulging who’ll begin for “aggressive benefit” causes.
Requested on Monday what these are, he mentioned, “My very own causes.”
Within the meantime, Fields’ efficiency in Cincinnati appears to have solid his standing contained in the Jets locker room.
“It was nice to see him exit and play a sport like that,” Jets guard Joe Tippmann mentioned Monday. “It’s undoubtedly not one thing that stunned me. He’s ready like he desires to go on the market and win it for all of us.”
Jets tight finish Jeremy Ruckert, a fellow Ohio State alumnus, referred to as Fields “a real skilled.”
“He doesn’t waver even by way of circumstances which may not go his manner or what individuals say about him,” Ruckert mentioned Monday. “He really simply believes in himself and believes on this staff. He does an incredible job of being an expert, not altering his work ethic or his power within the constructing, and guys feed off that.
“You need somebody again there who’s assured, who’s sacrificing his physique daily and making performs. And I believe he did an incredible job of that.”
Defensive sort out Harrison Phillips mentioned he was impressed with what Fields did in Cincinnati after such a attempting week main as much as the sport.
“To see that [the way Fields played] come to life, particularly with the demanding week that Justin had, main that group was tremendous inspiring,’’ Phillips mentioned. “Clearly [Fields] is likely one of the causes we received. I believe it’s loads of the rationale that we nonetheless have power, even with our [1-7] document, as a result of that’s contagious.’’
