Whenever a new player or coach comes to a New York team, there’s an inevitable question about whether he can handle the local media. Jets coach Todd Bowles thinks that question is silly.
Asked on NFL Network what it will take to navigate the New York media, Bowles said that’s not a concern of his.
“I’m a football coach. I coach football. I don’t coach the New York media. At the end of the day, it’s about wins and losses,” Bowles said.
Bowles added that when facing reporters he’ll “speak to them and answer the questions I need to answer,” and that’s about it.
That’s a wise approach. Coaches who worry what the media say about them usually end up working in the media, after they lose the head-coaching job.