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Time for the Jets to pull Ryan Fitzpatrick

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted in 2005.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Fitzpatrick is far from the only thing ailing the Jets, of course. That list would cover most of the roster. But really, what do they have to lose at this point by trying something different at quarterback?

Geno Smith has experience. Bryce Petty has promise.

Fitzpatrick has . . . a 1-5 record after Monday night’s 28-3 loss to the Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium, the Jets’ fourth in a row by double-digit margins, this time in an embarrassing, penalty-filled mess.