If Zach makes the improvement we are all hoping for this year, and I'm not talking huge leap but the steady improvement we all want to see, then a lot of that will be to do with continuity...continuity of HC, OC and therefore scheme. It would be wrong in that case to dismiss the continuity at Centre (yes I spelt it right, I'm English 😉) and Left Tackle, so re-signing McGovern and Fant should be top of JD's to-do list to my mind, to not do so might just constitute a dereliction of duty.
With those two locked up the Jets then have a Right Tackle they have a lot of faith in (Mitchell), a Tackle that has all the talent but can't be absolutely relied on given his history (Becton) and are left looking for a reliable swing tackle, most like in free agency next year, and a Mitchell level type Centre in the draft.
Long-term implications of Becton injury
If Zach makes the improvement we are all hoping for this year, and I'm not talking huge leap but the steady improvement we all want to see, then a lot of that will be to do with continuity...continuity of HC, OC and therefore scheme. It would be wrong in that case to dismiss the continuity at Centre (yes I spelt it right, I'm English 😉) and Left Tackle, so re-signing McGovern and Fant should be top of JD's to-do list to my mind, to not do so might just constitute a dereliction of duty.
With those two locked up the Jets then have a Right Tackle they have a lot of faith in (Mitchell), a Tackle that has all the talent but can't be absolutely relied on given his history (Becton) and are left looking for a reliable swing tackle, most like in free agency next year, and a Mitchell level type Centre in the draft.
I'm starting it now #re-signfantandmcgovern ...