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Ryan Fitzpatrick is exactly what the Jets — and Bryce Petty — need

DETROIT — The Kid was taking his lumps. This wasn’t TCU on the other side of the ball. But he was never alone with his self-doubt. The Journeyman was there for him every step of the way.

If there is one Journeyman you would want to steady your teetering ship, it is Ryan Fitzpatrick.

“The thing about Ryan is that the guy has seen so many looks that he can help you as far as accelerate, for me, my learning curve,” Bryce Petty told The Post after Lions 23, Jets 3, “because he’s been there, he’s done that, he knows what works, and he knows this offense.