Most preseason games have become pretty meaningless in terms of projecting the regular season. Still, there were things to take away from the game.
Mekhi Becton fighting to make Jets believers again in make-or-break seasonIt feels like there is a push and pull between Becton and the team about how ready he is to play.Head coach Robert Saleh has talked about Becton’s need to gain confidence in his right knee, which he has injured in each of the past two seasons.
Becton annoyed the Jets in the offseason when he blamed his injury last year on playing right tackle. You can’t overreact to Thursday night, but the Jets are going to need to see more from Becton in the remaining preseason games to have any level of trust in him.Mekhi Becton, pictured earlier during training camp, didn’t log many snaps during the Jets’ preseason opener.Second-round pick Joe Tippmann has not gotten a ton of reps in training camp practices but he led the offense Thursday with 46 snaps at center.
Joe Tippmann, pictured during training camp, led the offense with 46 snaps at center Thursday night against the Browns.Fourth-round tackle Carter Warren benefitted from Becton leaving the game early and played 43 snaps at left tackle.You got the sense from Saleh’s postgame comments that the Jets want to see more than just that speed from Abanikanda.That shows how far they’ve come in securing roles.
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