When the Dolphins introduced Dan Campbell as their interim head coach, he said a lot about changing the culture of the team and challenging players more than they were challenged under Joe Philbin’s tutelage.
It made for entertaining and predictable viewing as teams almost always replace a coach with someone who has opposite personality traits. You don’t need to look any further than the team that beat the Dolphins on Sunday for an example of that.
After six years of Rex Ryan’s bombast, the Jets opted for the less voluble Todd Bowles after searching for a coach this offseason. Bowles illustrated the difference between him and Ryan on Monday when discussing a 3-1 Jets start that would have likely seen Ryan making big predictions for the coming weeks while at the podium during press conferences.
“We understand we’ve only played one quarter of the season and all we did is get off to a good start,” Bowles said, via the New York Post. “We haven’t accomplished anything. We know we have a lot of work to do. Our mindset is such.”
The Jets have a bye this week and then return for games against the Redskins and Patriots. We imagine the run-up to that Patriots game will be a lot quieter than it was during the Ryan years, but that seems to be just what the Jets wanted.