The two ends of the offensive line — Billy Turner and Max Mitchell — have been underwhelming throughout camp and have raised questions about whether the unit will hamper the progress of the offense and ultimately the amount of success the Jets can have this season. The possibility even started coming up that right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker could move out to right tackle to try and solve the problem.
But maybe the Jets won’t have to move Vera-Tucker after all. That’s because Mekhi Becton is starting to gain confidence again in himself and in the team that he can hold down the fort at the tackle position. He played about 25 offensive snaps Saturday against the Carolina Panthers as he continues to get more needed reps as well as continuing to feel better about playing on his knee. That’s about triple the number of snaps he saw in the Hall of Fame Game against the Cleveland Browns.
