If you got up on Sunday morning to watch the New York Jets and Denver Broncos play in London, no one would blame you. If you stuck around until the final seconds ticked off the clock in a 13-11 Broncos win, we'll then, good for you.
It was a brutally bad performance from the Jets' offense that saw them fall to 0-6, the only winless NFL team through the first six weeks. Quarterback Justin Fields hasn't been good since the season began, and signing as a free agent over the offseason.
Against Denver, his stats were ones where you need to have a double-take to make sure you're reading it right, and he was asked about it after the game. It was a historically bad game with 45 yards passing for the former Ohio State QB.
"What kind of question is that?" Glenn said. "There are guys that have bad games. "That doesn't mean you just bench them. Come on, you know better than that."
Bad games? This wasn't your average "bad game.'' Fields was 9-for-17 passing for 45 yards. That's right, he completed nine passes for 45 total yards. He was also sacked nine times for a total of 55 yards. That's hard to do at any level, never mind the NFL.
Jets' coach Aaron Glenn defends Justin Fields and will keep Tyrod Taylor on the bench...... for now
Glenn was asked about Fields' status as the starter ahead of Sunday's home game against the Carolina Panthers. It's safe to say, unless he has a change of heart flying home, then it's going to be Fields, not former Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor, at MetLife Stadium in six days.
"I understand where you guys are trying to take this, but listen," said Glenn. "There's a number of other guys that have to pick their game up too, so I don't want to sit there and pin this all on Justin.
"You just can't sit there and say, 'Oh man, we're going to bench him,' because I thought in some other games he's played well. So I'm not looking at this as just, 'Man, he played the bad game, we're going to bench him.' I don't see it that way."
Taylor isn't the answer long-term at the position, but he has proven he's able to step in and play well enough to give his team a chance to win during his career. If Fields' struggles continue early against Carolina, then Glenn may have no choice but to go to the former Hokies signal caller, but to defend the performance of his quarterback on Sunday was not a good look.