Do you think Bowles would be 3-1 with last year's personnel? Sure, we're speculating here, but personnel certainly factors into the equation significantly. To reiterate the OP, it is refreshing to not have some stupid comments stirring up the media machine - It is just Thursday, and the Mets and Yanks are in the playoffs.
No it isn't. That an absurd and cynical position. Could things turn south? Yes, but at least for now, the season has started much better than we had dared hope that it would, the OL has played better than we hoped it would, with the exception of the Eagles' game Fitz has played better than many thought he would, and there's a LOT to be happy about and thankful for if you aren't such a negative nancy. I truly feel sorry for some of you guys. You can't be happy with any progress or success. If it's not total perfection, you have to find something to rag about and be unhappy with. Life's too short for that.
Bowles probably wouldn't be 3-1 with last year's personnel, but I absolutely believe he would have had them playing a lot more disciplined, tough football. The Jets wouldn't be beating themselves, and with what Gailey seemed to do with Geno during this offseason, Geno would have been playing a lot better, and they would have had a good chance to be at least 2-2 if not 3-1. With the possible exception of STs, the Jets team and organization has looked better in every single facet of the operation. Anyone who can't see that, doesn't want to see it. The circus is gone, the team is run by grown up men who know what they're doing now, not trying to get by on bluster and BS alone.
Rex got a fresh start with a 9-7 team that had a top defense. Then he hand picked his QB to go along with an upgraded offense. Let's see what he does with it.
I am not sure if Rex could have gotten us to a 4-0 start. But as I had mentioned before, Washington would really be a trap game for him because his teams are always terrible off bye weeks and he would be looking past them at New England.
In hind sight, I'm happy Rex is gone now because of his lack of discipline, and I do notice similar negative trends in Buffalo with penalties and trash talk. Bowles is much better. But, he did get a raw deal. His defense thrived on 1 on 1 coverage schemes, and they took away Revis and Cromartie in back to back years and they weren't the only ones. In fact, while Rex was here, the talent level slowly diminished to almost nothing, as our most talented players left and were not adequately replaced. The best coaches in the league couldn't have contended with the roster we had from 2012-2014. I know poor drafting contributed, and Rex was probably on board with plenty of those bad picks, but it's not like there were any great QBs in the 2009 draft that we could have landed instead of Mark. Stafford wasn't an option, the Lions were taking him #1 overall no matter what. After that you had Sanchez, Josh Freeman and a bunch of no names. That's not exactly hand picking your QB. It's going with the best prospect available and hoping it works out. They definitely over rated Sanchez, and traded a lot for him but I'm pretty sure Stafford is the only QB from that draft that still starts.
Sorry to disagree. With Rex we had to deal constantly with stupid penalties, too-many-men-on-the-field penalties, wasted time outs, wrong personnel on the field, delay-of-game penalties, delays getting the right play called, poor QB decision making, bad sideline discipline. Those are all an indication of poor coaching. So far with Bowles, we've seen a lot less of that stuff.
I like it also, I grew very tired of rex after the very beginning. bowles is a bit more of a middle of the road guy, not the circus of rex and not the complete opposite that mangina was.
I agree Rex had his problems. Still does. Maybe Bowles will prove to be a better coach than him. But 4 games into Rex's tenure here we were all loving him as well. Winning has the ability to mask issues. Especially in the NFL.
I didn't follow the situation in SF with Harbaugh very close...but I thought it was the FO that wanted him gone, not the players or fans. That team went to shit right quick.
Maybe for you, but I hoped it would start this way. Thought maybe we would lose the Indy game but win the Philly game so that's a wash, but thought Browns and Dolphins were games we were going to win. I'm not negative, just a cautious Jets fan.
From what I remember him and the GM did not get along very well. Harbaugh does give off that type of personality that he wouldnt like anyone in a front office. Its why he's better suited for college. But from where the team was 2 years ago to where they were at the end of last season I would guess most of their fan base was ready for a change. Also I remember players like Crabtree not loving him too much.
