Is this real life' Do the New York Jets really have an offense that ranks in the top 10 in scoring' Pinch yourself as many times as you want; every time you look at the box score and the stat rankings, you're going to see the Jets in some pretty rare airat least by their own standards. Indeed, there are four weeks left in the season, but the Jets are in the top 10 in total yards and could potentially finish in the top 10 on offense for the first time since 1998.And who should get the credit for this sudden success'Should it go to Chan Gailey, the offensive coordinator who has made lemonade out of lemons at several stops in his coaching career' Gailey has worked with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the past but never with this level of success. Maybe the credit should go to Fitzpatrick. This season, Fitzpatrick has been part time if it's magic and part time fits tragic, but hehas put the Jets on his back over the past two games and carried them to victory. If you had asked me earlier in the season, I might have said that Chris Ivory and the running game would be the ones responsible for the Jets' offensive success. Of course, that hasn't panned out quite the way anyone expected, as the Jets' running game has taken a nosedive over the past two months after a red-hot start. Maybe, then, some of the credit should go to wide receivers Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall.The two physical, big-bodied, athletic pass-catchers have been Batman and Robin in the Jets offense this season. With a combined 142 receptions, 1,863 yards and 18 touchdowns, the two receivers have 57.7 percent of the Jets' receptions, 65 percent of their yards through the air and all but four of their receiving touchdowns.The more compelling answer, and probably the more accurate answer, is that it's a combination of everyone. Without Gailey's play-calling and vision for the offense, who knows if another coordinator would have gotten this kind of success out of Fitzpatrick, regardless of whom he's throwing the ball to. Without Fitzpatrick, who knows if Geno Smith would've been capable of the same kind of efficient success that Fitzpatrick has had this season. Without Decker and Marshall, who knows if Fitzpatrick would've had enough weapons in the passing game, though it's safe to say he wouldn't have. Heck, you don't have to talk about Decker and Marshall in the same breath, either. Take either one of them out of the equation, and you're not left with much, regardless of whom the quarterback is.So, give some credit to Fitzpatrick for knowing that he should be leaning on Marshall and Decker for the majority of the Jets' offensive production. Give some credit to Gailey for drawing up plays that maximize the playmaking ability of the two receivers. Give some credit to those two receivers for making those plays when theball is thrown their way.There's been enough blame to go around for the Jets' offensive struggles over the years, so there should be enough credit to go around now that they're performing at a high level for the first time in a long time.
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