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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Despite a 3-7 record, New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan said Wednesday hes pleased with Todd Bowles but added that Bowles has room to grow as a head coach.We knew there would be adversity along the way, but hes very consistent and very focused, and I think he has a very good pulse on the team and the locker room, Maccagnan said, speaking to reporters for the first time since training camp. I do think hes going to be a very good head coach in this league.Asked to evaluate Bowles 2016 performance, he said, I think Todd is going to be a very good head coach in this league, and I think hes doing a good job now.Maccagnan, who was hired on the same day as Bowles in January 2015, doesnt have the power to fire Bowles. Under the organizational structure, he and Bowles report directly to owner Woody Johnson. They had no previous relationship before coming to the Jets. Together, they led the team to a 10-6 record last season, falling just short of the playoffs.?Maccagnan addressed a variety of topics during a 30-minute sit-down with reporters, including the future of cornerback Darrelle Revis, 31, whose play has noticeably declined.The Jets are paying him a team-high $17 million this season, yet Maccagnan stopped short of committing to Revis for 2017.There are glitches in his play, but he has played very well at times this year, Maccagnan said. We have six games to go. Well see how the season progresses, and well evaluate it at the end of the season.Maccagnans first big splash as general manager was bringing Revis back to the Jets, signing him to a five-year, $70 million contract. Hes due to make $15 million in 2017, including $6 million fully guaranteed.Maccagnan said he doesnt regret the contract.Revis has no interceptions and only two pass breakups and has struggled in at least three games. If the Jets decide to keep him, they almost certainly will ask him to take a pay cut.Darrelle, obviously, has set a very high standard in how hes played in his past, Maccagnan said. We still think hes a good football player. We still think hes done good things for us this year.Im sure, if you ask him, there are certain plays hed like to have back. Those are questions well answer at the end of the season.Revis has been criticized by fans and media for not giving full effort on a couple of plays in which he appeared to shy away from tackles. Maccagnan said hes happy with Revis effort but added, Im sure some plays hed like to have back, but you watch a lot of other plays where he does give effort.Maccagnan defended the Muhammad Wilkerson contract (five years, $86 million), saying hes pleased to have the Pro Bowl defensive end under contract even though hes not producing. Wilkerson also was disciplined for missing a walk-through practice and showing up late for meetings. 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NEW YORK -- Mets second baseman Neil Walker has been diagnosed with a herniated disk in his lower back that has caused some weakness in his foot.The initial medical recommendation is that Walker will do no additional damage by playing through the issue. Still, Mets officials and Walker are playing it safe by having another doctor review the MRI on Wednesday before potentially having him return to the field.Walker has missed the past three games because of the latest flare-up of the back issue. He experienced a similar issue, including the foot weakness, back in 2012 while with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Anytime you have a back issue, you can be symptomatic in various ways, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. He doesnt have any pain. There is some weakness but not significant enough to prevent him from playing. I think the big concern is: Can he further injure his back? Thats the reason for the second opinion.Alderson suggested anybody portraying the injury as career-threatening is uninformed.I think the currently circulating story is a little overblown, Alderson said. Based on the information we have currently, Neil can play. And the notion that what he has currently is career-ending is a fabrication at this stage. I dont want people to become too concerned about where we are, but were getting a second opinion, as we do in a lot of these cases, and well know more today. But as of right now, we dont think its as serious as has been portrayed.Hes got a disk [issue], which is pretty routine, the GM continued. So were not talking about something thats career-threatening in my judgment, based on what Ive heard from the doctors.Mets manager Terry Collins said the weakness caused by Walkers herniated disk is causing numbness in one of his feet and that is what is keeping him from playing.So we are waiting for the second opinion to find out if surgery is necessary immediately. If not, are we waiting? How long? Hes got to get some strength back in his leg in order to play, Collins said. So, yes, he could play. But do we take him out in the sixth inning? The other night it flared up on him. We end up winning the game, and he said, Im not sure I could have gone extra innings.That is where we stand right now. Until the second opinion comes back, we are hesitant to put him out there.Walker isnt the only player getting an additional medical review on Wednesday. Steven Matz is having his balky left shoulder re-examined. Thee Mets had hoped Matz would return from the disabled list to make a start on Thursday, but an impingement is still leading to rotator cuff irritation.ddddddddddddAlderson said there is no immediate thought to shutting down Matz for the remainder of the season, despite the fact Matz already will require offseason surgery to remove a bone spur from his pitching elbow.Im pleased with the way in which these issues have been handled, Alderson said. Steven has pitched through the elbow issue over the last couple of months admirably. We certainly are going to be very careful about the shoulder, just as we have, I think, been about the elbow as well. Were not at the point yet where we say, Look, it doesnt make any sense to continue. Until a doctor tells us that or we determine that in discussions with Steven, hes still part of the team.Alderson insisted the mounting injuries have not been frustrating given the teams play of late. With young pitchers such as Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman having stepped into the rotation, the Mets (68-64) have moved to within 2? games of the St. Louis Cardinals for the National Leagues second wild-card spot.Were 8-2 the last 10 games, so its a little hard to be frustrated, Alderson said. Its challenging for Terry and the staff. Its challenging for the players. Its challenging for us. But, as an organization, I think were meeting the challenge. Well see what happens over the next 10 games, but Im very pleased with the way some of our young players have stepped up.Alderson did not rule out acquiring a reliever on Wednesday -- the final day a player can be obtained from outside the organization and be eligible for the postseason roster. Still, Alderson did not portray such a scenario as likely.Were still working on it, he said. We still have some things that are going on. I dont really expect that well be able to do anything significant. Its possible that well do something. But, you know, weve been happy with the young pitching as its developed over the last week or 10 days. Well have plenty of numbers.Really, at this point, its a matter of evaluating and assessing what we have internally available to us versus what we think we can get and what it would cost us in players. We have the players to make a deal. Its just a question of whether we think its worthwhile. ' ' '