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Do the Jets have their coach of the future?

Todd Bowles has coached 25 games with the Jets, winning 13 of them and losing 12. His record is the definition of mediocre right now.

In the spirit of Election Day, if you had to vote: Do you think Bowles is a keeper or just another hiring mistake by the organization?

Judging from the feedback I get on Twitter and in my email from Jets fans, I suspect a large portion of them have seen enough of Bowles. It is shocking how quickly Bowles has gone from a breath of fresh air after the Rex Ryan Era to a coach being questioned every week.

A 3-6 record and plenty of stumbles along the way will do that.

Barring the Jets losing out for the rest of the season, I can’t see owner Woody Johnson firing Bowles after just two years. Bowles went 10-6 last year, and that counts for something even though the Jets choked away their playoff berth in Buffalo.

Though Bowles is not on the hot seat, it certainly has gotten warmer over the past month, and the clock is now ticking on his tenure. Bowles has done little this season to make anyone believe he is the right man for the job. From terrible in-game decisions to his lack of adjustments as the season has gone south and his disdain for ever explaining himself, the 2016 season has been an awful performance by him.

Bowles acknowledged as much on Monday.

“I haven’t done a good job,” Bowles said. “We’re 3-6. It speaks for itself. I’ve got to do a lot better job coaching.”

How?

“We’ve got to do a lot better job penalty-wise, situational football we’ve got to be better,” Bowles said. “Anytime there is a turnover or a big play given up it falls on the head coach. I take full responsibility for everything.”

Give him credit. He takes accountability for his underachieving team. But how did he let this happen?

He arrived at the Jets with a reputation as a defensive guru. People praised what he did as Cardinals defensive coordinator after the defense lost several key pieces to injury. He made great adjustments, they said. Where is that now?

The Jets’ defense has been atrocious this season despite having six first-round picks on it. The secondary has given up nine passes of 40 yards or more. Oh yeah, Bowles made his reputation as a secondary coach before becoming a defensive coordinator.

The 10-6 finish in 2015 could turn out to be a mirage. The schedule was a joke. The Jets beat just two teams that finished with records over .500 — the Redskins and the Patriots, who were missing many key players due to injury in that game.

This year, the Jets have beaten three teams with a combined eight wins. It looked like the Jets may have turned the corner by winning two in a row last month, but that was over a decimated Ravens team and the winless Browns — and even that was not easy.

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Though Bowles is probably safe after this season, his coaching staff should undergo massive changes. Bowles hired a bunch of his buddies for the staff instead of the most qualified coaches. The results have shown. What young players are developing on the Jets outside of Leonard Williams and Quincy Enunwa?

The Jets have breakdowns in every game. The latest came on the kickoff the Dolphins ran back for the game-winning score after Antonio Allen jumped offside on the first attempt.

That penalty was one of 10 committed by the Jets, another knock against Bowles. For a coach who fancies himself as a disciplinarian, his team plays with very little poise.

Bowles did the right thing this week by sitting down Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson, but why did those players not respect him enough in the first place to be on time to meetings?

The Jets’ coaching history is not pretty. Of the seven men who coached 50 games for the team, only Bill Parcells (30-20) left with a winning record. Bowles is halfway to 50 games. Right now, it is fair to ask if he will make it that far.

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