New York Jets’ Mekhi Becton, left, talks with Connor McGovern during a practice at the NFL football team’s training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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CANTON, OH — Happy holidays to all who celebrate the first football game of the 2023 season. When the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns take the field for the Hall-of-Fame game, they’ll kick off what is expected to be another exciting season of NFL action.
As part of the festivities, we open our first mailbag of the 2023 season for the Jets. Thank you to all who had questions they wanted answered and for doing my job for me a little bit.
That being said, let’s get to some football talk.
From Anthony H: “Has Tippman been that bad that a Center drafted in his spot isn’t going to start/see the field this season?”
The answer to that question is a resounding no. Tippmann has not been bad at all when we’ve seen him out in drills. New York wants to get him gradually acclimated to the NFL game instead of thrusting him onto the field during the first week. I think they should be commended for it because it’s better to allow players to watch what game action looks like in the NFL before actually taking snaps. It’s not an indictment on anything Tippmann has or hasn’t done during camp.
From Showdown Joe: “How do you see the RB workload being split up Thursday night?”
Excellent question and one that isn’t easy to answer. I would be surprised if Michael Carter or Zonovan Knight did not play at some point during the game on Thursday night. I know if either one goes down to injury though, New York would need to increase their offer to Dalvin Cook to make sure they aren’t thin at the position. Israel Abanikanda is definitely expected to get the lion’s share of the touches though in my opinion.
From Pedagogy & Pain: “Do you genuinely believe that if Becton is one of the best two OTs throughout the pre-season, he will be given…
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