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What are Bowles' strengths and weaknesses?

The Jets are bringing Todd Bowles back for a third season. It's the right call. Good teams don't change coaches every two years. Last year's 5-11 mark was an ugly one, but the Jets were a game away from the playoffs in 2015.

So coming off one very good year, and one very bad year, what exactly should you make of Bowles? Let's take a look at his strengths and weaknesses.

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STRENGTH: Never too high, never too low

Players feed off their coach's emotions. Bowles is about as steady as they come. He never gets too high, never gets too low. Even in the biggest of games, Bowles' players carry the same persona. They don't amp themselves up and get away from the game plan. They're always even keel.

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WEAKNESS: Player control concern

Bowles is a players' coach. Unfortunately, this has led to some discipline concerns. Two of his best players -- Sheldon Richardson, Muhammad Wilkerson -- were routinely late to meetings and it took multiple tardinesses before Bowles docked play time. Wideout Quincy Enunwa said after the season the Jets didn't feel like a "team," and cornerback Darrelle Revis made reference to a "dark cloud" which stemmed from roster tension.

Those things fall on Bowles. He needs to get better control.

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STRENGTH: His fingerprints are all over the Jets

One Jets player told NJ Advance Media that, when Rex Ryan was in charge, they had two head coaches. Rex on defense, and another offense. Ryan wanted nothing to do with the offensive side of the ball. That's not the case with Bowles. He may not be an offensive guru, but he's involved, and plans to be even more this year.

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WEAKNESS: In-game adjustments

The Jets were dreadful last year in the third and fourth quarters. They ranked 30th in second half scoring (8.0), per Team Rankings. They just didn't make halftime adjustments, which falls on Bowles.

Football is a game of chess. It's not always about what you do, but what you do to counteract your opponent. Bowles has routinely failed at this.

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STRENGTH: He has had success

It doesn't matter who you play, winning 10 games in the NFL isn't easy. Bowles did that in his first season as a head coach. Things fell apart badly in 2016, but he has had proven success.

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WEAKNESS: In-game decision making

Bowles routinely struggles with when to use time outs, clock management, and actually botched a two-point conversion decision so bad it nearly cost the Jets a win.

In Week 2, Matt Forte scored a late touchdown against the Bills to put the Jets up, 36-24. A successful two-point try would make it a 14-point, two-touchdown game. Instead, Bowles kicked the extra point. The Bills wound up scoring just one more touchdown, to cut the lead to 37-31. But if the Bills scored a second touchdown, they would've led 38-37. That's unacceptable.

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STRENGTH: His players love him

Everyone in the Jets locker room was willing to go to battle for Bowles. Not one person, ever, hinted their on-field struggles were the coach's fault. Wideout Brandon Marshall, who has been through a few coaches, said a change isn't always the answer.

"How did that work out for Chicago?," Marshall said in early December. "Sometimes, you blow up stuff, and you feel like that's the answer. And it's not. That's one of the reasons why football is so terrible in the NFL these days, is because there's so much turnover.

"And it's not just football at this level. People expect guys to win right away. You bring in a new regime, and they say you have a year or two to do it. You need time to build things. You need chemistry."