Former All-Pro and Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Taylor's face lights up whenever he thinks about Jets head coach Todd Bowles."He's freaking perfect," the former Redskin, Dolphin, and Jet said on Thursday.
Taylor spent two seasons with Bowles when he was defensive coordinator with Miami, and Taylor said he saw all he had to during that short stint.
"Schematically, forget about it," Taylor told the New York Post. "There's nobody out there that can touch him."
It wasn't just the playbook that impressed Taylor. More so, it was the disciplinary hold he had over his players before they even took the field.
"He's honest, very honest, and he'll tell the players exactly where they are and what they need to do," Taylor said. "He'll have a very focused, disciplined team that won't have a ton of mental errors or penalties. He won't put up with that."
Though the preseason counts just as little for coaches as it does players, Bowles passed his first test with flying colors. When Sheldon Richardson was in high speed pursuit with the cops with a 12-year-old kid in the back seat, he didn't flinch. When quarterback Geno Smith was slugged by his teammate and his face split in half, Bowles acted swiftly and surely, releasing the perp from the premises and keeping a calm face.
That calm demeanor is not something to take at face value, says Jason Taylor.
"Don't mistake the meekness for weakness, put it that way," Taylor said. "He is very chill and laid back it seems, but he is on top of everything."
The most important thing Bowles needs to be on top of is the Cleveland Browns, who the Jets host on Sunday in their regular season opener. His most important test comes when his "chill" translates into results.
Judging by his past, though, Todd Bowles is someone that can be trusted to get the job done, according to one of his former players.
"If Todd's the head coach, I want to play for Todd," Jason Taylor said. "That's the kind of guy he is. I would run through a brick wall for him."
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