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Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is one of several head coach candidates on the Jets radar. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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The Jets' search for coach Rex Ryan's replacement is in full swing.

Owner Woody Johnson said as much Monday at his press conference, when he spoke about already having compiled a list of candidates, with the help of his two consultants, former NFL general managers Charley Casserly and Ron Wolf.

Johnson said the coaching search would begin immediately, even as the Jets also seek a new GM to replace John Idzik, whom Johnson fired. Johnson said he and his consultants reached out to "everybody" on their coaches list Monday. The Jets can't afford to wait to hire a GM first, and then start the coach search.

On Monday, Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was the first coaching candidate to emerge. The Jets will travel to Seattle to interview him Friday.

On Tuesday morning, four other names emerged as assistants whom the Jets have requested permission to interview: Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, Seattle assistant head coach and offensive line coach Tom Cable, Baltimore offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak and San Diego offensive coordinator Frank Reich. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the four names.

Johnson will be in Seattle this weekend with Casserly and Wolf, and they will interview not only Quinn, but also Cable and Trent Kirchner, Seattle's director of pro personnel. The Jets had sought permission to interview Kirchner, and it was granted. Kirchner has a far more extensive scouting background than Idzik. Johnson and his consultants were also granted permission to speak with Cable.

Here is some information about each of the four new coaching candidates:

* Todd Bowles (Cardinals defensive coordinator): The 51-year-old Elizabeth native was the Jets' defensive backs coach in 2000. He was the Eagles' interim defensive coordinator in 2012. He took on that job with the Cardinals in 2013. Arizona is seventh and fifth in the NFL in points allowed the past two years. His only head coaching experience is as the interim with Miami in 2011, when he went 2-1. His background is as a secondary coach. He played safety in the NFL from 1986-93. Bowles is black. The NFL's Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching jobs.

* Tom Cable (Seahawks offensive line/assistant head coach): The Jets love Seattle candidates, don't they? It makes sense, considering the Seahawks won the Super Bowl last season. Idzik was a contracts and salary cap guy in Seattle before the Jets hired him as their GM. Unlike Quinn, Cable has been a head coach before -- 2000-03 at the University of Idaho and 2008-10 with the Raiders. He went 17-27 in Oakland and never made the playoffs. While in Oakland, he allegedly attacked one of his assistant coaches, Randy Hanson, broke Hanson's jaw and threatened his life. Cable has been accused of domestic violence by his former wife and girlfriend. After being fired by the Raiders, Cable immediately caught on in 2011 with Seattle. Cable, 50, has been in his current role with the Seahawks ever since. Jets right tackle Breno Giacomini played for Cable in Seattle.

* Gary Kubiak (Ravens offensive coordinator): He has the most head coaching experience of any candidate the Jets have requested to interview. Kubiak, 53, was the Texans' head coach from 2006-13. He led them to the divisional round of the playoffs in 2011 and 2012. They won in the wildcard round both years. His overall record was 61-64. Kubiak has a successful offensive background, something that could fit well with the Jets' floundering offense. He was the Broncos' offensive coordinator from 1995-2005, and won two Super Bowls with quarterback John Elway. Casserly also has some familiarity with Kubiak. Casserly was the Texans' GM from 2000-06. He briefly overlapped with Kubiak, who was hired in early 2006. Rick Smith took over for Casserly as Houston's GM.

* Frank Reich (Chargers offensive coordinator): The Chargers have enjoyed a fairly successful offense under coach Mike McCoy, who just finished his second season in San Diego. Reich, 53, doesn't have a whole lot of experience. This season was his first as a coordinator. Before that, he was a quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. He took over as San Diego's offensive coordinator when Ken Whisenhunt got the Titans' head coaching job. Reich knows quarterbacks, though, and the Jets could use a head coach who is well-versed in mentoring young quarterbacks, especially if they decide to draft one next spring. Developing a young quarterback was always one of Ryan's weaknesses. Reich played quarterback in the NFL from 1985-98 and is best known for leading the largest comeback in NFL history, when the Bills beat the Oilers in the 1992 playoffs.

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