A safe prediction: Todd Bowles won't bury a football this week.
His predecessor, Rex Ryan, did that once after a loss to the New England Patriots. No, really, he did. A staffer dug a hole near one of the New York Jets' practice fields, and Ryan conducted a ball-burying ceremony with the team at the site.
The understated Bowles will adhere to conventional methods as the Jets (4-2) attempt to rebound from a tough loss to the undefeated Patriots when they face the Raiders. On Monday, his message to the team was this: Let it go, don't let it beat you twice.