Todd Bowles Blasts Jets for 'Disgusting' Play in Loss vs. Titans

Todd Bowles can see the writing on the wall regarding his future as head coach of the New York Jets, and his frustration is possibly starting to boil over. 

Bowles called out his team for its "disgusting" play after the Jets committed 11 penalties in Sunday's 26-22 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

"I don't know how many [penalties] we had, but it felt like we had one every play," Bowles told reporters. "It cost us, and it's disgusting."

The Jets have dropped six straight games to sit 3-9 on the year. They led 16-0 in the second quarter and carried a nine-point lead going into the fourth before Tennessee scored the game's final 13 points. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota fumbled the ball on their game-winning drive, but the play was called back due to a facemask penalty away from the ball.

Mariota found Corey Davis for an 11-yard touchdown with 36 seconds remaining later in the drive.

"We played the same way the whole day and just dumb mistakes at dumb times cost us ballgames," Bowles said. "That's why we're in the position we're in."

Barring a miraculous late-season turnaround it is likely that Bowles will be fired. The team is 13-31 under Bowles since his surprising 10-6 turn during his first season with the franchise. He was considered to be on the hot seat coming into the year after nearly losing his job at the end of the 2017 season, and the Jets have shown minimal progress on either side of the ball.

"We need discipline in here, period," cornerback Jamal Adams said. "It's not the coaches, man. That game is on us. We gave it to them. ... No disrespect, but it bothers me that we keep hearing [it's the coaches' fault]. It's not their fault."

The Jets rank in the bottom 10 in nearly every major category on both sides of the ball. Having changed personnel and coordinators already during his tenure, Bowles has perhaps run out of excuses for the way his team has played.

The only real question now could be whether he makes it through the season.