Who can forget the New York Jets offensive line futility in 2022?
The team put out 10 different starting offensive line combinations, plus seven mid-game changes. They played seven different tackles and six guards. Of those, only one performed his job effectively: Alijah Vera-Tucker.
Heading into 2023, Vera-Tucker was supposed to be back at guard. Both Robert Saleh and Vera-Tucker had stated as much. However, with the Jets’ tackle struggles in training camp, that tune is starting to change.
Asked on Thursday about his level of worry over the blocking woes, Saleh responded:
“My optimistic side will say, ‘We’ve got time, Duane [Brown]’s coming back, there’s still a lot of pieces we’ve got, we’ve got some cards in our back pocket,’ but yeah, as a coach, you wanted it done yesterday.