{"id":56781,"date":"2021-08-27T06:29:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T10:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=56781"},"modified":"2021-08-27T06:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T10:29:35","slug":"despite-plethora-of-injuries-there-is-some-good-news-for-jets-offensive-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2021\/08\/27\/despite-plethora-of-injuries-there-is-some-good-news-for-jets-offensive-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Plethora of Injuries, There is Some Good News for Jets Offensive Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we discussed yesterday the Jets offensive line has been taking an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2021\/08\/26\/new-york-jets-football-jets-getting-battered-in-the-trenches-injuries-poor-play-and-surprise-retirement-depleting-depth\/\"><strong>absolute beating<\/strong><\/a><\/span> during training camp.\u00a0 From injuries (Mekhi Becton, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Cam Clark, Conor McDermott, Jimmy Murray), ineffectiveness (Dan Feeney and Corey Levin) and a surprise retirement (Alex Lewis), the Jets have plenty to worry about in the very near future.\u00a0 However, all is not lost, Jets fans.<\/p>\n<p>Two holdovers from last year&#8217;s group were hoping to make strides in the team&#8217;s new offensive system in center Connor McGovern and right guard Greg Van Roten.\u00a0 So far, the results have been encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having one of his worst season&#8217;s as a pro in 2020, McGovern has looked more like the player the Jets coveted as a member of the Broncos than last year&#8217;s version.\u00a0 On his right, there&#8217;s Van Roten who had Jets fans cringing over the course of his first month or so with the club.\u00a0 Van Roten would turn things around and play much better as the season progressed in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Through two pre-season games, both players have looked impressive on film.\u00a0 In glancing at each lineman&#8217;s overall grade provided by the folks over at pro football focus, it seems they agree.\u00a0 Van Roten carries one of the team&#8217;s\u00a0 highest grades at 76.2 while McGovern is sitting at 70.8.\u00a0 This is very good news for the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>While the short-term may look bleak, the long-term outlook for the group&#8217;s ceiling is very high.\u00a0 If and when the Jets trot out\u00a0 Becton, Vera-Tucker, McGovern, Van Roten and Morgan Moses or George Fant, it should lay a very good foundation for quarterback Zach Wilson and his running backs to work with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we discussed yesterday the Jets offensive line has been taking an absolute beating during training camp.\u00a0 From injuries (Mekhi Becton, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Cam Clark, Conor McDermott, Jimmy Murray), ineffectiveness (Dan Feeney and Corey Levin) and a surprise retirement (Alex Lewis), the Jets have plenty to worry about in the very near 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