FLORHAM PARK -- To say the Jets' secondary has been a disappointment this season would be a vast understatement. They've been downright dreadful.

Each of the four quarterbacks the unit has faced has finished with a rating over 100. Marcus Williams is the only player to record an interception. Each week, there has been a communication meltdown that has led to a big play and points.

Head coach Todd Bowles is frantically searching for a fix to what was presumed to be a strength of his team. And apparently, a solution could be reshuffling those seeing playing time.

"Things will be shaken up as we go forward," Bowles said Monday.

If it were one player getting beach each week, Bowles' job would be easy. Remove said player from the lineup, replace him with a backup, and all will be fine and dandy in Florham Park.

But it isn't one repeat offender. A different player takes a turn making a mistake each week. Maybe it's cornerback Darrelle Revis or Marcus Williams one time, then safeties Calvin Pryor or Marcus Gilchrist the next.

Through four weeks, the Jets' defense has yet to play a game where everyone is on the same page. Bowles called it "alarming," especially because the players "know" what they're supposed to do.

Across the NFL, many teams will try to cut down on breakdowns by simplifying the defense. When players don't have to make some many reads in real-time, things get easier. But that doesn't appear to be an option for the Jets because, well, according to Bowles, things are "as simple as they can be."

"I think it's issues (where) some guys aren't as vocal when they need to be," Bowles said. "Those are things that can easily be cleaned up and they see it on film. We see it on the sidelines, and we have some things in place to try and take care of that."

While Bowles may want to shuffle things regarding a player rotation, it's hard to imagine that fixing anything. At cornerback, second-year pro Darryl Roberts and rookie Juston Burris wait in the wings. At safety, it's journeymen Antonio Allen and Rontez Miles.

Miles and Allen have proven to be tremendous special teams players, but collectively, none are proven on the defensive side of the ball.

The Jets know they have a problem, that's a good first step. But it's a big leap to the second with no clear-cut solution.

"We'll look at it and evaluate day by day," Bowles said.

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