Bowles has led the Cardinals' defense the past two seasons after serving as Philadelphia's defensive coordinator in 2012. The 51-year-old former NFL safety has had several other NFL assistant positions, including serving as the Jets' defensive backs coach in 2000.
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The team is also set to speak with Tampa Bay director of player personnel Jon Robinson for the general manager position.
The Jets have also interviewed Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and assistant head coach-offensive line coach Tom Cable, former Buffalo coach Doug Marrone and Anthony Lynn, who served as the Jets' running backs coach and assistant head coach under Ryan.
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The team is running concurrent searches, but Casserly told a Tampa radio station that the Jets are open to selecting a coach before a GM.
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"Seattle won the Super Bowl," Casserly said, "and that's exactly what they did."
"In a perfect world, you hire the GM first and then hire the head coach, because it's critical that you have a good working relationship between the two of them," Casserly told WDAE.
While some might criticize that approach, Casserly said it can work in the NFL, as it did when Seattle hired GM John Schneider after they brought in Pete Carroll as coach in 2010.
Owner Woody Johnson and consultants Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly spoke with Bowles and Reich,China NFL Jerseys, bringing the number of candidates interviewed to replace the fired Rex Ryan to six.
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