I thought Quinn was the right fit at first, then I began to break him down as a DC. I came to this conclusion. You have Bowles and Quinn side by side.
Both began this past season with healthy, stacked Defensive units. Talent and speed galore. Bowles lost 3 impact players before the 2nd game of the season in LB Daryl Washington, DT Darnell Dockett and LB John Abraham. That is nearly half of his starting front 7. He also lost numerous players IE Tyrann Mathieu and LB Matt Schaugnessy for multiple games. With that said they did rank 5th in points allowed averaging 18.7 PPG. They did give up some yardage, but were ranked 2nd in first downs allowed at 18.8 per game. So, Bowles brings the heat and blitzes often. More than any other team in the NFL. He is the bend but don't break, game plan to your team's strengths type of coach. He managed to keep Arizona in many games and despite loosing a lot of his starters, he managed to help guide a team which was down to a 3rd string QB to an 11-5 record in the regular season.
As for Quinn. He went as far south as someone can go in my opinion. Fact, he has the most talented, quick and attacking D that I have seen in years.
There was a stretch where the Seahawks gave up 49 points in the last 6 games. I must touch on the fact the 5 of those 6 games were against Divisional opponents and The Cards were down to a
#3 QB, the 49ERS were in utter turmoil and the Rams were also down to their
#3 QB. But, this is still the NFL, and the fact that they only gave up more than 7 points 2x is a feat in it's own.
As for his performance in the NFC C game and Super Bowl. Both Green Bay and New England had their way with him. The injuries, made his Defensive scheme look pedestrian and porous. He had no answer for the NE spread offense and Gronk. He left his LB on an island with Gronk constantly and he had no answer for him or Vereen. No blitz schemes to get any pressure on Brady after Cliff Avril went down, leaving Michael Bennett double teamed. Brady picked him and his wounded secondary apart over and over.
Bowles will be a great fit for the Jets due to the fact that he can create game plans and schemes to fit the talent he has on a given unit. He has assembled an incredible coaching staff around him. And Bowles will be involved in all 3 phases of the game.
Quinn seems to be in the Rex mold. Defense first. If Quinn was our savior, trust me , Wolf and Casserly would've hired him.
