If Stoutland wants this player, that may be something worthwhile.  We do need a 3rd OT and he has game experience on either side.  Let Stoutland use his methods and turns him into a success story.

2 hours ago, Penn7980 said:

If Stoutland wants this player, that may be something worthwhile.  We do need a 3rd OT and he has game experience on either side.  Let Stoutland use his methods and turns him into a success story.

Exactly.......If Stoutland sees something in this guy and then it's a no brainer to sign him......he's huge and although he has some injury history, maybe he didn't get very good PT or didn't recover properly., 

There was some complaints about different team's medical staffs over the years, so anything is possible.  He has the size and the mobility for Stoutland to help him reach his draft potential.....he's just 25

We have no idea if Stout had any say or interest in Becton, do we?  
 

This will obviously all depend on Becton’s ability to be receptive to coaching and motivation to put in the work. 

5 hours ago, EaglesAddict said:

We have no idea if Stout had any say or interest in Becton, do we?  
 

This will obviously all depend on Becton’s ability to be receptive to coaching and motivation to put in the work. 

We don’t know for sure (or at least I don’t think it has been confirmed) but I suspect all OL moves go through Stout at this point.

17 hours ago, EaglesAddict said:

We have no idea if Stout had any say or interest in Becton, do we?

If you look at the first post in this thread, you will see that Adam Schefter reported that Stout was "a proponent of signing” Becton.  Schefter is as reliable a source as there is on this kind of stuff.

To the folks that said use Becton as a RG or RT, the guy has openly complained to the media when he was NY that he is not suited for the right side and that he was always under the impression he would only play LT and also how Jets tried to screw his career by asking him to play on the right side as a RT.

6 hours ago, BayAreaLennie said:

If you look at the first post in this thread, you will see that Adam Schefter reported that Stout was "a proponent of signing” Becton.  Schefter is as reliable a source as there is on this kind of stuff.

Good point! Ha.  But I guess being a "proponent” could be either "I want this guy” or "yeah sure, bring him in and let’s see”.

Either way, hopefully Becton wants to turn his career around and will thus be motivated.  Chances are high he will have to fill in for LJ at some point.

Could you imagine if this would actually work out and the guy winds up being a beast inside?

4 hours ago, Procus said:

Could you imagine if this would actually work out and the guy winds up being a beast inside?

He needs to wake his ass up in a major way to see the field anywhere, but he's too big for a guard, the whole reason he was a highly coveted Tackle prospect was his 7 foot wingspan.

As I said earlier in the thread, his physical tools are pretty much the blueprint of a stud tackle, but his attitude is questionable at best. Teams don't give up on prospects like Becton unless they're convinced it's never going to work.

Also as someone else pointed out, he sees himself solely as a Left Tackle to the point he complained in public that the Jets were playing him right side, to be honest the more you look into his background in the pros the more red flags you find and the more question marks about why we signed him at all.

1 hour ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

He needs to wake his ass up in a major way to see the field anywhere, but he's too big for a guard, the whole reason he was a highly coveted Tackle prospect was his 7 foot wingspan.

Could he not drop 20lbs and get down near the Dickerson kind of size? I know that’s easier said than done but I wonder if that’s what they are thinking? He’s not performed at OT but perhaps they like the toolset enough to see what he can do when he has help both inside and out.

There's a fair amount of nonsense getting thrown around about Becton. I'll try to sort through it.

Becton was drafted 11th overall in 2020. On talent and with coaching, he's absolutely a top-10 tackle in the NFL. He's huge. He can move (5.1 40 at 364 lbs). Had a promising rookie year in 2020.

But:

He got hurt his first game in 2021. Dislocated his right knee cap and MCL and cartilage damage. Missed the rest of the year.

Injured in TC in 2022, avulsion fracture in right knee. Missed the whole year.

So, in 2023, what do the Jets do? They put him at right tackle, where he has to take that kickstep out and plant on his right knee. Genius! He had problems there, said he had to play the left side, because of his knee. 

You can see the brace. 

So, he played the whole year on one leg, and had problems. Mostly false starts.

Then, in classic Jets fashion, it was all his fault.

He was a malingerer.  Right. Sixteen games on one leg.

He showed up out of shape, up to 400 pounds. False. He got to 400 while he was out but he showed up at camp weighing 350, less than he weighed as a rookie.

Let's remember, too that the Jets play on the worst turf in the league, infamous. Almost as bad as the old Vet.

Saleh is a tough guy but he's 18-33. Not his fault, of course.

Will Becton ever get fully healthy? I don't know. If not, oh well. It was worth a shot.

But, if he does, there's that top-10 OT I was talking about because he is an absolute physical monster and he has an OL coach who wants him. Healthy, he's another Jonathan Ogden.

This is guy is pretty interesting.  Big as a house, good feet, long wingspan and can move people in the run game.  Know he got hurt but if he is healthy and in shape, sounds like a truck.  At RG, he could be Landon II.

Maybe they think he could make a great swing tackle. A motivated and committed Becton would be a good guy to have should either OT go down. It's gonna come down to heart and will.

On 5/2/2024 at 4:35 PM, just relax said:

There's a fair amount of nonsense getting thrown around about Becton. I'll try to sort through it.

Becton was drafted 11th overall in 2020. On talent and with coaching, he's absolutely a top-10 tackle in the NFL. He's huge. He can move (5.1 40 at 364 lbs). Had a promising rookie year in 2020.

But:

He got hurt his first game in 2021. Dislocated his right knee cap and MCL and cartilage damage. Missed the rest of the year.

Injured in TC in 2022, avulsion fracture in right knee. Missed the whole year.

So, in 2023, what do the Jets do? They put him at right tackle, where he has to take that kickstep out and plant on his right knee. Genius! He had problems there, said he had to play the left side, because of his knee. 

You can see the brace. 

So, he played the whole year on one leg, and had problems. Mostly false starts.

Then, in classic Jets fashion, it was all his fault.

He was a malingerer.  Right. Sixteen games on one leg.

He showed up out of shape, up to 400 pounds. False. He got to 400 while he was out but he showed up at camp weighing 350, less than he weighed as a rookie.

Let's remember, too that the Jets play on the worst turf in the league, infamous. Almost as bad as the old Vet.

Saleh is a tough guy but he's 18-33. Not his fault, of course.

Will Becton ever get fully healthy? I don't know. If not, oh well. It was worth a shot.

But, if he does, there's that top-10 OT I was talking about because he is an absolute physical monster and he has an OL coach who wants him. Healthy, he's another Jonathan Ogden.

An avulsion fracture is 3 month tops to get the bone set and he had a full year to recover, he had enough athletic ability to drop 50lbs (incidentally all his college scout reports say teams will need to watch his weight management) but his right leg isn't strong enough to play Right Tackle? (or presumably Left if people try to beat him inside).  You think a pro teams medical unit cleared him to play when his right leg by your post was functionally useless for a pro footballer?

If Stout gets this guy to a decent swing tackle level it's a bonus, but I say again teams don't give up on top 15 picks unless they're absolutely convinced the guy is never getting it. Jet's fans view Joe Douglas picking this guy over Wirfs like we view Reagor over Jefferson.

Hopefully the change of scenery and working with the best OL coach in the NFL will get him motivated,. The guy's size alone makes this an intriguing signing, wishing him the best. 

Knees are suspect, hopefully doesn't end up like a Stacy Andrews..

Ehhhh, I don't expect much. If Coach Stout likes it, let's see what the player has then. 

It's well documented that Becton prefers and is significantly better at left tackle. To protect that previously injured right knee, it only makes sense for him long term to be at LT and move Mailata to RT (when Lane retires), which he played some early on in his career. In the Eagles game last year, he looked very comfortable at LT against Redick and Sweat. He was basically toying with them and waving 'em off like a bunch of gnats. Regardless, for this year he's at swing tackle, which may work for a couple years. He will be at his prime when Lane retires and can sign him long term then. 1 year deals til then. Nice bump next year most likely.

A lot of money for a backup if that’s the plan.

6 hours ago, xxeaglesfanxx said:

A lot of money for a backup if that’s the plan.

 

On 4/30/2024 at 3:11 PM, BayAreaLennie said:

If you look at the first post in this thread, you will see that Adam Schefter reported that Stout was "a proponent of signing” Becton.  Schefter is as reliable a source as there is on this kind of stuff.

what team signs any player without input from a position coach ? and Schefter's a hack 

On 5/11/2024 at 2:45 PM, xxeaglesfanxx said:

A lot of money for a backup if that’s the plan.

Not that bad for backup tackle money, problem is...he's probably going to be injured getting his pads on, oh and the fact that he finished top 5 in sacks given up the 2 years he played 500+ snaps, he's ass. 

On 5/2/2024 at 11:35 AM, just relax said:

There's a fair amount of nonsense getting thrown around about Becton. I'll try to sort through it.

Becton was drafted 11th overall in 2020. On talent and with coaching, he's absolutely a top-10 tackle in the NFL. He's huge. He can move (5.1 40 at 364 lbs). Had a promising rookie year in 2020.

But:

He got hurt his first game in 2021. Dislocated his right knee cap and MCL and cartilage damage. Missed the rest of the year.

Injured in TC in 2022, avulsion fracture in right knee. Missed the whole year.

So, in 2023, what do the Jets do? They put him at right tackle, where he has to take that kickstep out and plant on his right knee. Genius! He had problems there, said he had to play the left side, because of his knee. 

You can see the brace. 

So, he played the whole year on one leg, and had problems. Mostly false starts.

Then, in classic Jets fashion, it was all his fault.

He was a malingerer.  Right. Sixteen games on one leg.

He showed up out of shape, up to 400 pounds. False. He got to 400 while he was out but he showed up at camp weighing 350, less than he weighed as a rookie.

Let's remember, too that the Jets play on the worst turf in the league, infamous. Almost as bad as the old Vet.

Saleh is a tough guy but he's 18-33. Not his fault, of course.

Will Becton ever get fully healthy? I don't know. If not, oh well. It was worth a shot.

But, if he does, there's that top-10 OT I was talking about because he is an absolute physical monster and he has an OL coach who wants him. Healthy, he's another Jonathan Ogden.

let me help you guys with mekhi becton, since i doubt you pay much attention to the jets (given that we have sucked basically forever). first and foremost he was a draft mistake, tristan whirfs should have been the pick, but thats neither here nor there i guess , it's just most of us fans wanted whirfs instead. anyway then he proceeded to have a decent rookie year run blocking. he was ok at pass blocking that year not like really good but we though it was good enough that it was something to build on.
then next year's trainign camp came and we had signed carl lawson who proceeded to beat becton like a rug all summer. sack after sack. to th epoint where we thought lawson was gonna be an absolute beast. but no, it was actually just because becton was f'ing awful. then he got hurt real quick, was supposed to come back, but never made it. then he got fat af, and was awful again in training camp until got hurt again for the season. then last year came where the coaches were just praying he would show something. but he couldn't even beat out the injured corpse of duane brown to play LT. brown didn't play at all the entire pre-season and they still gave him the job over becton because thats just how bad he is. than it took almost the entire pre-season for the coaches to give him the job at RT over max f'ing mitchell (if you don't know who he is thats because he sucks d*rty ass). becton then proceeded to suck all year and was not even considered to be re-signed. 

11 minutes ago, Jetsattack said:

let me help you guys with mekhi becton, since i doubt you pay much attention to the jets (given that we have sucked basically forever). first and foremost he was a draft mistake, tristan whirfs should have been the pick, but thats neither here nor there i guess , it's just most of us fans wanted whirfs instead. anyway then he proceeded to have a decent rookie year run blocking. he was ok at pass blocking that year not like really good but we though it was good enough that it was something to build on.
then next year's trainign camp came and we had signed carl lawson who proceeded to beat becton like a rug all summer. sack after sack. to th epoint where we thought lawson was gonna be an absolute beast. but no, it was actually just because becton was f'ing awful. then he got hurt real quick, was supposed to come back, but never made it. then he got fat af, and was awful again in training camp until got hurt again for the season. then last year came where the coaches were just praying he would show something. but he couldn't even beat out the injured corpse of duane brown to play LT. brown didn't play at all the entire pre-season and they still gave him the job over becton because thats just how bad he is. than it took almost the entire pre-season for the coaches to give him the job at RT over max f'ing mitchell (if you don't know who he is thats because he sucks d*rty ass). becton then proceeded to suck all year and was not even considered to be re-signed. 

I think everyone is pretty clear on the fact that Becton has been underwhelming while on the Jets. We are hoping he is healthy and in shape, and that our coaches can get him back to a decent level of play. It may help the kid that he doesn't have as much pressure here, since he isn't even in the conversation right now to start. Plus, he's walking into the best oline room in the league. 

10 hours ago, jsb235 said:

I think everyone is pretty clear on the fact that Becton has been underwhelming while on the Jets. We are hoping he is healthy and in shape, and that our coaches can get him back to a decent level of play. It may help the kid that he doesn't have as much pressure here, since he isn't even in the conversation right now to start. Plus, he's walking into the best oline room in the league. 

underwhelming is an understatement, lol. he was flat out terrible. maybe you guys will get something out of him, but i think it's unlikely. seems like he just can't play football at this level.