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How will Jets coach Todd Bowles handle his first predicament?

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted in 2005.

PITTSBURGH -- Welcome to New York, Todd Bowles!

Now is when you earn your money and reputation — assuming you survive — not in a honeymoon season like 2015 in which the Jets began 4-1, never fell below .500, got a career year from a so-so quarterback and nearly made the playoffs.

Let’s see you wriggle out of a 1-4 start, three consecutive double-digit losses and a 31-13 flop against the Steelers at Heinz Field on Sunday that will be remembered among other ridiculous moments for one particularly ridiculous coaching move.