As the Seinfeld episode “The Foundation” explained, a mutual breakup is rare. Todd Bowles’ split from the New York Jets is no exception.
Bowles’ four-year term came to an end on Sunday night, hours after the Jets sleepwalked through their 2018 season finale. The 38-3 loss to the New England Patriots was indeed garish, but it was clear Bowles’ fate was sealed long before kickoff in New England.
Thus ends an era of Jets football that somehow managed to play to a level lower than the typical mediocrity that has defined the franchise.