are you talking about play in tonight’s game?
Our OL situation as of right now
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We don't have the Money (unless we cut Becton and others with $$$$$) to trade for a good OL. Of course Joe D can trade for another High school talent wise worthless OL to plug in as a stop gap IR candidate. We had the chance in the Draft to address the OL, but JD seemed happy with the crap we had, other than AVT. We got Tipperman, but should have addressed more with our first Rd pick.
A couple of things to add...
You mentioned the Broncos. They used zone-blocking to upset the Packers in the superbowl
...the Broncos showed you can succeed with RBs who aren't all-time greats in the late 90s.
I think that's more of a happenstance. Terrell Davis did win the MVP award after all. And great RBs will set up the o-line leverage by their movements.
Here's the thing about moving Becton inside. He's 6'7" Maintaining pad level might be a problem for him.
Good point about TD. There was a stretch when the Broncos had the scheme running so well, they could just keep rotating RBs year after year and have the new guys step right in and put up great numbers.
Too high a center of gravity? Yeah, I had been thinking about that. But then I think about a guy like Robert Gallery, who had to be close to Becton's height, and he did the transition.
That said, RT is more of a hole right now, and Becton may plug that hole well.
Tippman hurt a knee tonight …… Not sure if its serious though
AR took a payout which opened $30 M in the cap so what the hell are you talking about. Even paying up to $8 M to Dalvin still leaves us with $ 21 M in cap space.
Trading for any tackle or olineman won't hinder our financial situation.
No OLM plays to their physical height when playing they are in a stance making them 4 to 6 inches shorter then they really are. So AR does not have a vision issue if Becton is on the inside.
Plus AR thrives on the outside routes more than slants and inside the seam routes so no problem there.
With 2 RBs that utilize power then accesses speed after first contact needs power blockers on the inside to drive defenders off the ball and into the second level.
For me having AVT at left guard would be happy to give Max Mitchell the reigns at left tackle to use his athleticism to block that outside rushers.
Still comes down who will play on the right side. Becton would be better RG than RT but do we have someone to pair with Becton on the right side?
For me having AVT at left guard would be happy to give Max Mitchell the reigns at left tackle to use his athleticism to block that outside rushers.
Still comes down who will play on the right side. Becton would be better RG than RT but do we have someone to pair with Becton on the right side?
Well it doesn't matter at this point because I think that Becton will start at tackle.
If Becton is back and can stay back, that changes everything. Keeping fingers crossed
Thanks G. Good to learn he changed his scheme to better fit the players. Hated how we were always trying to force square pegs into round holes! Hope you are feeling better!!!
Did you see the one play against Tampa where he shoved the d-lineman towards the guard and picked up the blitzer?
at times he looked like the kid we all fell in love with his rookie season.
Mekhi Becton showed he can play and play well.
The only question is he right tackle only? If, yes then vs Tampa he earned his job for the season.
But right now we do not know who is our starting left tackle. Is #69 a play for us then it would solve that situation.
Will they platoon this position? Did Max show enough to be given the shot to be our left tackle?
I still believe AVT is our best option but he would be a bolster at LG if Max is the guy at LT..
Tipps at center is almost a guarantee.
Now what about RG?
The only question is he right tackle only? If, yes then vs Tampa he earned his job for the season.
But right now we do not know who is our starting left tackle. Is #69 a play for us then it would solve that situation.
Will they platoon this position? Did Max show enough to be given the shot to be our left tackle?
I still believe AVT is our best option but he would be a bolster at LG if Max is the guy at LT..
Tipps at center is almost a guarantee.
Now what about RG?
If the team was still running a zone scheme, I'd be opposed to him playing LT.
Huge difference in the run game with Becton out there. All be it a small sample size, but he did his job yesterday.
“The Jets averaged 9.5 yards per attempt on eight carries with Becton on the field, rushing for 76 total yards. Without Becton, the Jets averaged just 3.6 yards per attempt on the same number of carries.”
“The Jets averaged 9.5 yards per attempt on eight carries with Becton on the field, rushing for 76 total yards. Without Becton, the Jets averaged just 3.6 yards per attempt on the same number of carries.”
I followed Mitchell for a couple of plays and he seemed to be holding up OK in pass protection. But we know Brown is durable, having played most of the season with a torn rotator cuff. Next season Becton can take the spot if he proves his durability. So Mitchell spells Brown for minor knocks and Becton moves back across for major injuries. McGovern starts at center and if Tomlinson goofs off at LG we can move AVT over to his natural position and have Tippman play RG. Becton starts at RT backed up by Turner.