Saleh doesn't rule out playing AVT at T

[Bronx]

 

 

[BigRy56]

AVT played really well there last year. If Mitchell isn't playing well and Becton is going to be a LT only, it makes a ton of sense. Especially when you consider Tippman could be coming on. Plug him at C and move CMG to RG. It's not the original plan but it's why JD prioritized all of these flexible positioned OL. It could work

[RoadFan]

Max Mitchell not playing well is a disappointment.  Can’t judge a guy too harshly for getting beat by Brian Burns. 
He should be more effective against everyone else, though.  

[Bronx]

LT Brown

LG Tomlison 

C McGovern 

RG Tippman 

RT AVT

[ncjetman]

coming out of college avt was not considered a legit tackle prospect because his arms were shorter than ideal for a tackle - he’s plays tackle at a pretty high level last year and tears a tricep - gone for the year - is it because he is constantly compensating for his lack of arm length? just asking


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[Alka]

1 minute ago, BigRy56 said:

AVT played really well there last year. If Mitchell isn't playing well and Becton is going to be a LT only, it makes a ton of sense. Especially when you consider Tippman could be coming on. Plug him at C and move CMG to RG. It's not the original plan but it's why JD prioritized all of these flexible positioned OL. It could work

What is amazing to me is that the Jets let Connor McGovern languish on the free agent market for most of the offseason, and signed him when noone else signed him.  McGovern might end up being the starting right guard, with Tippman at center, and AVT at right tackle, and Becton or Brown at left tackle, and Tomlinson at left guard.  With the duo of Becton with his questionable knee, and Brown with his questionable shoulder, between the 2 of them, hopefully they can man the left tackle position for the entire season. 

[mrcoops]

Just now, RoadFan said:

Max Mitchell not playing well is a disappointment.  Can’t judge a guy too harshly for getting beat by Brian Burns. 
He should be more effective against everyone else, though.  

He was pretty bad in the HOF game too, against 2nd/3rd stringers. Hopefully, it's just a case of him working off the rust after injury. But we need tackles we can rely on to keep #8 upright and healthy.

[RedBeardedSavage]

1 minute ago, Bronx said:

LT Becton

LG Tomlison 

C McGovern 

RG Tippman 

RT AVT

Maybe?

[Alka]

2 minutes ago, Bronx said:

LT Brown

LG Tomlison 

C McGovern 

RG Tippman 

RT AVT

It has been said many times before that McGovern is a better guard then center.  Put Tippman at center, and McGovern at right guard.

[Matt39]

Just now, Alka said:

It has been said many times before that McGovern is a better guard than center.  Put Tippman at center, and McGovern at right guard.

If they had confidence in Tippman this would have been done already

[FidelioJet]

Moving AVT to T as the starting point of the season (without injury) would be bad.  He's a G and should be playing Guard.

Last year was an emergency and it also got him hurt.

[Bronx]

2 minutes ago, Alka said:

It has been said many times before that McGovern is a better guard then center.  Put Tippman at center, and McGovern at right guard.

Maybe after week 4? 

[Bronx]

4 minutes ago, FidelioJet said:

Moving AVT to T as the starting point of the season (without injury) would be bad.  He's a G and should be playing Guard.

Last year was an emergency and it also got him hurt.

It's 8/10/2023 and Fat Head Joe has a taco crisis.  

[Alka]

1 minute ago, Matt39 said:

If they had confidence in Tippman this would have been done already

All I know is that after the Browns game,  Saleh talked about how good Tippman looked at center, playing almost the entire game, and playing the position solid.

[LockeJET]

5 minutes ago, RedBeardedSavage said:

Maybe?

No chance. Brown is the starting LT

[JoeNamathsFurCoat]

It's a no-brainer (to not rule out moving AVT).

It's obvious Mitchell is struggling.  Duane Brown's next practice -- whenever that happens -- will be his 1st practice in 7+ months.

Becton has been recovering for 2 years and is still on a "pitch count".

[Alka]

3 minutes ago, Bronx said:

Maybe after week 4? 

I can see that happening.  It all depends on how Tippman progresses this week and next week.  If he's not ready, then McGovern would be the optimal choice.

[jbt]

12 minutes ago, RoadFan said:

Max Mitchell not playing well is a disappointment.  Can’t judge a guy too harshly for getting beat by Brian Burns. 
He should be more effective against everyone else, though.  

he missed the end of last year with blood clots that could of killed him.  Plus he was a project when drafted so he needs more time to develop and get better.  not a disappointment,

[Matt39]

7 minutes ago, FidelioJet said:

Moving AVT to T as the starting point of the season (without injury) would be bad.  He's a G and should be playing Guard.

Last year was an emergency and it also got him hurt.

AVT is really good, which is good. The build of the Oline and the misses in the draft have been bad. 

[Saul Goodman]

What a shame this would be. Wouldn’t be Saleh’s fault that Douglas didn’t bring in good enough tackles though. Playing AVT at tackle would be like putting Sauce at safety. 

[UntouchableCrew]

I know everyone is panicked about RT (and depth on the line is a concern) but isn't this partially because Brown isn't playing at the moment. Brown and Becton are obviously the "projected starters."

[WeCantDraftGoodQBs]

Any of you older Jets fans out there (like me) will remember how key Winston Hill was at playing left tackle and providing pass protection for Namath. AR needs somebody reliable at tackle that he can count on to pass protect for him if we ever going to have a chance to make it to the post-season promise land this year.

[rangerous]

I don’t see where this is news. Saleh said best five.  These early practices are to see if guys like Mitchell can make the step to full time starter.

[Barry McCockinner]

Having AVT on the roster gave us a lot of flexibility this offseason. If the T spot doesn't work itself out he can slide over there and we'll be fine. There's a competition going on a the T position right now but Brown & Becton will probably be just fine come week 1. 

It's August 10th.

[batman10023]

51 minutes ago, ncjetman said:

coming out of college avt was not considered a legit tackle prospect because his arms were shorter than ideal for a tackle - he’s plays tackle at a pretty high level last year and tears a tricep - gone for the year - is it because he is constantly compensating for his lack of arm length? just asking


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wonderful question.   why can't the beat writers ask something smart like this

[BallinPB]

34 minutes ago, LockeJET said:

No chance. Brown is the starting LT

Duane Brown will be 38 when the season starts and is coming off an injury.  He hasn't even participated in team practice yet. 

Becton has looked solid so far.  If he keeps it up and improves his conditioning then he should be starting over Brown.  

[Bronx]

1 hour ago, ncjetman said:

coming out of college avt was not considered a legit tackle prospect because his arms were shorter than ideal for a tackle - he’s plays tackle at a pretty high level last year and tears a tricep - gone for the year - is it because he is constantly compensating for his lack of arm length? just asking


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Good point. 

[slimjasi]

If that has to happen, it means one of Becton or Brown didn’t make it to opening day 

[LockeJET]

34 minutes ago, BallinPB said:

Duane Brown will be 38 when the season starts and is coming off an injury.  He hasn't even participated in team practice yet. 

Becton has looked solid so far.  If he keeps it up and improves his conditioning then he should be starting over Brown.  

Won’t happen! Brown is just being moved along slowly. Saleh has said multiple times that he’ll be ready for the first game. I trust Brown at 38 coming off an injury 100 times more than I do Becton.

[CanadienJetsFan]

I'm sure AVT wouldn't mind. Tackles make more money than guards.

[varjet]

At the current moment, AVT is our best RT, and RG is the easiest position on the OL to fill.  Moving AVT from LG, a more valuable position, to RG, and paying Tomlinson all of that money to not be good at LG, was not smart roster management by JD.  

If the Jets do not make the playoffs this year, or underachieve in the playoffs, it will be because of the OL.  It was not fate-JD could have done many different things to produce a better OL.   He will get one more chance next year to fix the OL with Rodgers (without a 1st round pick, and also looking for a replacement QB).  

[Beerfish]

Too bad we have to move our best olineman out of his best position because we have less than jags at tackle and a 100 year old guy as our starting LT.

[Barry McCockinner]

6 minutes ago, Beerfish said:

Too bad we have to move our best olineman out of his best position because we have less than jags at tackle and a 100 year old guy as our starting LT.

This is a fallback plan if things don't go well or there are injuries. AVT is still at G today.

The premature funeral for our o-line after one down practice is hilarious and not surprising.

[Beerfish]

2 minutes ago, Barry McCockinner said:

This is a fallback plan if things don't go well or there are injuries. AVT is still at G today.

It wouldn't even be brought up or mentioned if tackles were not a problem.

[Bobby816]

1 hour ago, UntouchableCrew said:

I know everyone is panicked about RT (and depth on the line is a concern) but isn't this partially because Brown isn't playing at the moment. Brown and Becton are obviously the "projected starters."

Yes and this is why the staff doesn’t seemed worried about it. It’s just seeing our starters healthy. Which hasn’t been seen. Brown still not out there and I’m sure they want him to get a good 2-3 weeks of practice in before week 1 which is a month away. And Becton not so many days of rest and snap counts and such.