The New York Jets have hired Brant Boyer as their new special teams coordinator, a league source confirmed (as ESPN Insider Adam Caplan first reported). A few thoughts:
1. This is Todd Bowles' second crack at hiring a special teams coach. His first was Bobby April, who brought a quarter-century of experience as a coordinator. That didn't work out so well, as the Jets basically stunk in 2015. This time, Bowles went in the opposite direction, opting for a coach very light on experience. Boyer spent the last four seasons as the Indianapolis Colts' assistant special teams coach, his first full-time coaching job in the NFL.