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Todd Bowles spoke with the media today at the league meetings in Boca Raton. As to be expected at this time of the year, the head coach was noncommittal when asked about a number of Jets players whose status is in the air. Perhaps the most notable thing he said was about his expectation Lorenzo Mauldin would make a big jump in year two. Most people would have guessed Mauldin would see his playing time increase, but the head coach did a lot to confirm it.
Asked re: Fitz talks, Bowles notes that it's only March. No one's playing yet. Right now, "everybody has a right to be stubborn." #jets
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles: "We’re working through it. It’ll work out for the best...We want to sign Fitz back but we have a plan in place it case [we don't]."
— New York Jets (@nyjets) March 22, 2016
Asked re: Mo Wilkerson situation, Bowles said: "There's nothing to handle" bcuz Wilkerson has been tagged. (1) #jets
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
...Bowles adds: "I want to keep all my guys long-term" but "unfortunately" that's not always possible #jets
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Bowles says he is not at a point yet where he "has to know" about Fitzpatrick #jets #nfl
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) March 22, 2016
— Michael Rizzo (@mjet4life) March 22, 2016
Bowles on TE Jace Amaro: "He got hurt so early, I've got to see what he is." #jets
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles on McLendon: "He has some positional flexibility, he can play some DE as well. We lost a good one [NT], but we got a good one, too."
— New York Jets (@nyjets) March 22, 2016
Q: Would losing Fitz be a step back for the #Jets?
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles: "(matter-of-factly) No. We have Plan B, C + D in place."
Bowles laughs + says he loves @BMarshall, but the #Jets WR has no impact on decision-making when it comes to Fitz re-signing
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles said Buster Skrine will start outside, opposite Darrelle Revis, to start camp #jets
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles said Geno Smith has grown mentally + he "handles situations differently" now. #jets
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles on how Geno handled "The Punch": "U learn from ur mistakes." Later clarifies he didn't mean 'mistake.' "U learn from ur experiences."
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Todd Bowles on Brick Ferguson: "Right now, he's on our team." A lukewarm assessment of '15. Some good games, some not-so-good games. #nyj
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) March 22, 2016
Bowles on Lorenzo Mauldin: "Year 2, we expect him to make a big jump." Said #Jets are looking for him to be "a major player this year."
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles said the potential off-the-field distractions of RG3 coming to Jets won't stop #jets from signing him, if they want to. #nfl
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) March 22, 2016
Bowles says the physical of RG3 was fine. #jets #nfl
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) March 22, 2016
Bowles said #Jets wouldn't be deterred by potential circus-like atmosphere if RGIII came to NY/NJ. "You don't factor that in," he said
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Bowles on RGIII: "I don't know what he did (to create a so-called sideshow/distraction). All I know is the guy got hurt." #jets
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Q: What can Dee Milliner bring to the table when he's healthy?
— Kimberley A. Martin (@KMart_LI) March 22, 2016
Todd Bowles: "I've never seen him healthy, so I don't know." #jets
Todd Bowles glad Chandler Jones out of division. If Tom Brady gets traded? "If you work that out, you can have my truck," he said. #nyj
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) March 22, 2016