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New York Jets: Full Position Breakdown and Depth Chart Analysis at Running Back

If you thought the New York Jets' days as a ground-and-pound offense were done with the arrival of offensive coordinator Chan Gailey, I'm afraid I've got some bad news.

As it turns out, head coach Todd Bowles brought on Gailey not solely because of his reputation for running a spread offense with a pass-heavy approach, but also for his ability to incorporate the running game into his offense.

"What appealed to me was when he was at Pittsburgh, he was able to run the football," Bowles said. "When he was at Georgia Tech, he was able to run the football and obviously the passing game he had speaks for itself, so that makes him a balanced coordinator, which was more what I was looking for.