New York Jets Need Todd Bowles to Better Manage Close, Late-Game Situations

November 17, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

The New York Jets were doing fine and dandy when they were blowing their opponents out of the water in the first five games of the season on their way to a 4-1 record. They were even just fine when they fell behind a little early and had to mount a comeback, as was the case on three different occasions in those games.
But when they've been faced with a close game in the fourth quarter, it's been an entirely different story.
That's when the coaching of Todd Bowles has been put under a microscope, revealing some dangerous microorganisms under the slide. On Thursday night in particular, the Jets had plenty of chances to pick up a win over the Buffalo Bills, but in the last 20 minutes, those chances all slipped directly through the Jets' fingertips.
A neglected opportunity at a two-point conversion—although the numbers reflect that he made the right choice at that moment—forced the Jets to keep trying for touchdowns, not field goals.
Two failed fourth-down c...

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