FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The first day of Jets training camp felt different than in recent years — or at least, it looked different. Gone are the large stands for fans. Those areas are empty, part of them blocked off as the Jets construct a new weight-room facility. There’s a large, tented-off area where the weight room will stand.Last year, Aaron Glenn got emotional during one practice when fans started to chant his name — the first “pinch me” moment in his return to the team that drafted him. There won’t be as many of those moments this year because the general public will only attend one practice, while five others are earmarked for season-ticket holders.If you ask wide receiver Garrett Wilson, something else feels different about this iteration of the Jets.“I have a feeling it’s going to be a special year,” Wilson said.Hasn’t he felt that way in the past? Perhaps when Aaron Rodgers was around, and the hype around this team was deafening?“It feels different this year, it does,” Wilson said. “Not that any other year didn’t have it, meaning a good feeling.”Wilson called out the infusion of veterans and leaders like Demario Davis, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Geno Smith and Tim Patrick, and the changes on the coaching staff — particularly Glenn’s move to call plays on defense coupled with the addition of Frank Reich on offense.New York Jets channeled Mario Kart this offseasonRobert MaysThis year’s team is still young, with only five players 31 or older (one of them is a long snapper and the other four were added this offseason). Still, last year’s team was even younger, and there was an obvious leadership void as Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey looked to gut the previous roster in favor of a youth movement. Most of the young players considered leaders before last year’s training camp — Quinnen Williams, Sauce Gardner, Jermaine Johnson and Quincy Williams — are gone.“There’s certain guys that just don’t have any past association with the blunders of the (recent) past,” Wilson said. “Because of that, they’re bringing a winning mindset, a winning energy that young guys can latch onto and get a better idea of what it takes to win at that level.”It’s too early to figure out if the changes made this offseason will work. It’s only Day 1, after all.Below are some observations from the first day of camp:Quote of the dayAs Glenn was talking about how much different this feels for him going into his second year compared to last year, he brought up the “blind spots” all first-year coaches encounter. Pressed on what those might be, he responded: “I’m not trying to be a butthole when I give you this answer, but a lot of that I want to keep to myself.”Charting the QBsQB training camp stats are back, baby!As always, a disclaimer that you shouldn’t overanalyze these numbers, especially this early in camp when the practices are lighter. But there is always something to be learned from what happens in 11-on-11 and seven-on-seven drills. Alarm bells rang in past years as we suffered through practices led by Zach Wilson and Justin Fields. Aaron Rodgers was highly entertaining in this setting. It’s also a way to help establish which pass-catchers are building chemistry with the quarterbacks.