Chan Gailey to Jets: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

Chan Gailey is officially returning to the AFC East after being announced as the New York Jets' new offensive coordinator on Tuesday.

The Jets' official website reported the news in an official release. Gailey will work in the NFL for the first time since the 2012 campaign, when his three-year tenure as Buffalo Bills head coach ended.

NFL.com's Chris Trapasso provided his take in the context of what Gailey had to work with in Buffalo:

Rich Cimini of ESPN highlights the instability the Jets have had with offensive coordinators:

Gailey's system may be more tailored to suit the strengths of New York quarterback Geno Smith, who made strides at the end of 2014 in an intricate West Coast scheme. Smith operated a spread offense at West Virginia and produced tremendous results.

Former Jets coach Rex Ryan now coaches the Bills, but New York is still working to maintain the framework of its prior identity to a degree in hiring former Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles as head coach.

Adding Gailey to the mix is an intriguing proposition that could see a bit more imaginative play-calling and therefore an increase in explosive plays. Weapons like Percy Harvin and Eric Decker in the receiving corps give Smith two viable targets.

The Jets deployed a two-running back system with Chris Ivory and Chris Johnson this last year, something Gailey is experienced with based on his time in Buffalo with Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller. Given how successful Spiller was under Gailey in 2012, perhaps New York could even lure him in free agency.

Jackson stated recently that he believes Gailey will mesh well with the Jets, per the New York Daily News' Manish Mehta:

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He puts guys in different places to make plays. He was creative. That was one of the reasons C.J. and I thrived in that system. He knew how to create ways for us to get in space.

[...] It took a while for him to figure guys out. Once he did, he was the guy that you could go to. His door was open. He was a guy that guys loved to play for. He'll be a good fit in New York.

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Regardless of what happens to backfield personnel or the plays Gailey draws up, it will be on Smith—or perhaps a 2015 first-round draft pick—to give the Jets desperately needed stability under center.

If that doesn't happen, a quick turnaround in the first year of New York's regime change can't be too highly anticipated.