How is Todd Bowles trying to get Jets back on track? Simple math

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Left to right: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Todd Bowles and Brandon MarshallJets coach Todd Bowles broke out a math lesson Wednesday to describe what is happening with his sputtering offense.

“We weren’t making plays as a group together and instead of going back to basics, we probably tried to go to trigonometry when we should have stayed with algebra,” Bowles said. “I think we’re getting back to basics.”

So what is algebra for the 5-5 Jets?

“Algebra was running the ball, throwing it when we can, play-action and doing the things we need to do and playing the right type of football and playing complementary football,” Bowles said. “We’re trying to get back to that.”

The Jets had better do something.…