N.Y. Jets Failed Todd Bowles, Not Other Way Around

From the desk of:  WALT MICHAELS REVENGE

The Brothers Johnson 

merely picked up where Leon Hess left off.

New York Jets: Like so many players presently failing to correct countless and very costly mistakes, the team's upper hierarchy continues repeating their own mistakes as well.

Jets ownership have long established a workplace condition where by both head coach and general manager invariably wind up putting more effort into saving their own respective jobs rather than working jointly towards improving the team.

It happened with Eric Mangini/Mike Tannenbaum; it happened with Rex Ryan/Tannenbaum/John Idzik; and it's happening again with Todd Bowles/Mike Maccagnan.

Christopher Johnson was begging for trouble, when in 2015 he hired Todd Bowles first, then hired his general manager second.  If you recall, Rex Ryan believes he was undermined by Idzik, whom was indeed guilty as charged of failing to back fill talent, be it through inadequate drafting or withholding salary cap reserves.  Fast forward to Todd Bowles second season: Mike Maccagnan purges the team of certain talents, but has yet to spend his large sums of salary cap reserves.  Like Idzik, his draft results have also left much to be desired.

And that's why in fairness to Todd Bowles, and for sake of continuity and stability, I've tried supporting him as head coach.  Unfortunately, it has become increasingly difficult defending him in light of very dispiriting losses among others, against the Browns, Bills, and Sunday's gut-wrenching loss against the Titans in particular.  Entering the season with only modest expectations, the Jets have failed to even achieve those.  At the very least, the Jets should have been better than 4-9 through Week Thirteen.  Instead, they're presently one victory above being league bottom feeders.  Far too often they've sabotaged their own efforts more so than any opposing team's conjuring.  Week upon week, repeated and very costly mistakes have spearheaded a precipitous fall well below par which now warrants a reexamination of Gang Green's present and future priorities.

All the talk of late surrounds the Jets losing six games in a row.  But the narrative is unfairly omitting injuries to Sam Darnold and Bilal Powell.  Rather, we're being made to believe (by media) Todd Bowles words are beginning to fall on deaf ears.  To that I say either the players are woefully undisciplined, or Mike Maccagnan has thus far failed to adequately upgrade talent.  Like Idzik, it appears (IMO) as if Maccagnan is maneuvering to bring in his own coach.

The Jets potentially have a franchise quarterback on their hands, something they haven't had quite literally since Joe Namath.  Above all else, Sam Darnold's development should be the Jets primary focus.  If that means parting ways with Todd Bowles, so be it.  But they better make sure to bring in an instructional quarterback coach, a creatively cerebral offensive coordinator, and perhaps an offensively minded head coach for a change, whom all together will help transform Sam Darnold into the quarterback Jets fans hope and pray finally ushers in many years of sustained winning football.