New York Jets

Todd Bowles named to Sports Illustrated's NFL Top 100 influential people's list

Published Jul. 1, 2015 6:18 p.m. ET

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The New York Jets are about to be under the control of first year head coach Todd Bowles in 2015. It will be interesting to see how his coaching style and philosophy differs from that of the departed Rex Ryan who now finds himself at the Jets AFC East rival in the Buffalo Bills.

With that in mind, The MMQB is counting down its list of the Top 100 most influential people in the NFL. On Wednesday, Bowles appeared on the list at No. 40. Here is the excerpt from the rankings:

Ask coaches around the league which defensive scheme impressed them the most in 2014, and every single one of them will tell you it was Todd Bowles’ Arizona Cardinals. That’s why Bowles is now the head coach of the New York Jets. He’s armed with the necessary cogs to make his system go: quality man corners on the perimeter (Darrelle Revis, far and away the league’s best, plus Antonio Cromartie, who thrived under Bowles in Arizona), versatile safeties (Marcus Gilchrist and Antonio Allen can both play matchup man coverage out of zone looks inside, and Calvin Pryor has a chance to be a quality dime ’backer in the box) and a three-man front so dominant that it might as well be a four-man front. With this foundation, Bowles can concoct any blitz he desires. He’ll have to come up with some new doozies; the rest of the league will surely be copying what he did last season.

Hopefully Bowles can turn around the Jets' fortunes and lead the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2010 when they reached the AFC Championship game. With a much improved roster thanks to the offseason additions of Darrelle Revis and Brandon Marshall, the Jets could surprise some teams in 2015.

(h/t True Jersey and The MMQB)

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