It’s a long shot that Chan Gailey and Ryan Fitzpatrick have been serenading strangers with The Righteous Brothers on One Jets Drive, but it’s impossible to rule out both of them slipping on aviator shades in search of the missing piece on offense.
The Jets, after all, have the need for speed.
For all the wrinkles that Gailey has installed this offseason to diversify his scheme, there’s no substitute for good old-fashioned velocity.
The Jets have a few quality pieces around Fitzpatrick, but there’s a glaring lack of speed to stress defenses through the air. A couple of broken ribs and a partially punctured lung sidelined second-round speedster Devin Smith, who averaged 20.