Jets’ Quincy Williams and Jermaine Johnson looking forward to playing for new coach Aaron Glenn

The Jets defence has been 1 of the amended units successful the NFL the erstwhile 3 seasons.

But a mates of Gang Green’s antiaircraft standouts are pumped to spot what new caput manager Aaron Glenn volition bash to instrumentality the D to a caller level.

Linebacker Quincy Williams and walk rusher Jermaine Johnson some expressed their excitement astir having the erstwhile Jets prima cornerback starring the way.

“I haven’t gotten to conscionable him look to face, but for him to commencement the property league with ‘buckle up,’ I’m already each in, truthful let’s go,” Williams told the Daily News connected Tuesday erstwhile promoting his concern with Bounty House of Wingman. “The biggest happening is the civilization that helium preached astir wherever helium already showed it with the Lions.

“It’s 1 of those things wherever I judge what I accidental and ticker what I do.”

Glenn is simply a homegrown Jet hoping to crook astir an enactment that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010. He was selected successful the archetypal circular of the 1994 NFL Draft retired of Texas A&M and spent 8 seasons with the Jets.

Last season, Jets proprietor Woody Johnson fired some coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas amidst a disappointing 5-12 season. Despite their record, the Jets defence finished 3rd successful the league successful yards allowed per crippled (313.8).

However, Gang Green’s defence collapsed pursuing Saleh’s firing. From Weeks 6-18 nether interim manager Jeff Ulbrich, the Jets were 28th successful points (26.6) and 18th successful yards allowed per crippled (337.9). That was a alteration from the archetypal 5 games with Saleh erstwhile the Jets were 5th successful points (17) and 2nd successful yards per crippled (255.8).

Before becoming the Jets coach, Glenn was the Lions’ antiaircraft coordinator for the erstwhile 4 seasons. Before Washington eliminated Detroit successful the NFC divisional round, the squad finished seventh successful points allowed (20.1) contempt having aggregate cardinal antiaircraft players, specified arsenic antiaircraft extremity Aidan Hutchinson, connected injured reserve.

“I texted with him and talked to him since he’s been hired,” Johnson told The News. “I can’t hold to get determination with him. I conscionable told him I would beryllium accountable.”

Glenn won’t beryllium the Jets’ antiaircraft play-caller. That work volition autumn to Steve Wilks, who was hired arsenic defensive coordinator past week. Williams and Johnson haven’t met Wilks successful idiosyncratic yet, but each subordinate has had conversations with him.

The Jets person 28 players scheduled to trial escaped bureau astatine the commencement of the caller league twelvemonth connected March 12. But they person a bully young nucleus, particularly defensively, with Williams and Johnson returning, Will McDonald, former All-Pros Sauce Gardner, and Quinnen Williams.

“We person received a mates of tidbits from a mates of erstwhile players of his,” Williams said. “Him being with the Panthers and having a inheritance with the 49ers and worldly similar that — helium has worked with apical linebackers and being a linebackers coach.

“I’m excited to spot what helium decides to bash due to the fact that we person a stacked roster, truthful let’s spot what he’s going to bash with it.”

As for Johnson, helium expects to beryllium acceptable for OTAs successful May aft tearing his Achilles successful Week 2. He suffered the wounded against the Titans aft pursuing backmost Will Levis. He initially thought idiosyncratic had stepped connected his leg, but Johnson suffered a non-contact Achilles teardrop instead.

Many anticipated Johnson’s stellar play aft helium was selected for the Pro Bowl successful 2023. That year, helium registered 55 tackles and 7.5 sacks.

Without Johnson for astir of the season, the Jets struggled to get unit connected opposing quarterbacks consistently aft Saleh was fired. In their last 12 games, the Jets registered 25 sacks, which was 25th successful the league during that stretch.

“I had ne'er been injured extracurricular of thing much than 2 weeks,” Johnson said. “So, it was a archetypal and I ne'er had to beryllium retired of shot for that long.

“That was the biggest happening that I missed. I didn’t miss making large plays arsenic much, being successful the spotlight, oregon proceeding my sanction called, but I missed these guys looking astatine maine and knowing that they had thing to interest astir connected my side.

“That’s what I missed the astir and I can’t hold to get backmost to that.”