Probably, but it's not out of the question that they could be speaking with another team about trading for a WR, like Curtis Samuel of the Panthers.
I just read the pads go on Monday, so they really are revving things up. Kickoff Jets-Bills is less than a month away now. Crazy to think about.
I view it as a positive. We need Q. Williams to be able to consistently do that to opponents. Becton is a rookie and especially with no OTAs or mini-camp, he's going to struggle some. He will learn and fix it.
https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/je...A1k50tejs3ibx0hjkLNrArwNwKWQY66ir05e2YHPgfooM Came up on my FB....day 1 in the books! Nice on-filed video msg from Sam....loved the way Bell signs off!!!!
He's probably pumped to be able to run behind an entirely new offensive line too. That's gotta make him excited as hell
https://www.nj.com/jets/2020/08/3-o...s-training-camp-we-have-no-time-to-waste.html 3 observations from a rusty start to Jets’ training camp | ‘We have no time to waste’ Updated Aug 15, 2020; Posted Aug 15, 2020 By Chris Ryan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Jets opened practice to the media for the first time in training camp on Friday, allowing reporters to get their first glimpse of the 2020 team in action at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park. After coronavirus protocols altering the camp schedule, the practice looked very much like a typical training camp, with the exception of masked staff scattered across the field and the numerous protocols players must go through before entering the facility. Here are some quick observations from the start of Jets training camp. Things are still a bit sloppy The Jets’ first official practice of training camp was Wednesday, and Friday was the first day open to the media after the team shifted to phase two of the ramp-up period. The first phase consisted of off-field workouts and meetings. Those practice came after the Jets and the rest of the NFL canceled minicamps and OTAs in the spring due to the pandemic. So this week has marked the first time the Jets have officially practiced together since December. Naturally, that led to some signs of rust and sloppy mistakes. “We had too many pre-snap penalties (Friday),” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “We just got to really do a lot better job, studying film, learn from it and then go out there and execute tomorrow, a lot better than what we did today.” The Jets aren’t alone in overcoming this challenge, since every other NFL team is in the same boat. But with the regular season less than a month away, the Jets are under a much tighter time crunch to get those things cleaned up. Center Connor McGovern said the pre-snap mistakes cleared up as the practice progressed, but both lines need to be more precise from the get-go. Jets players have been talking about the challenges of a truncated training camp for the past week, and they understand how quickly they’ll need to show progress before Week 1. “We can’t get that time back,” cornerback Arthur Maulet said. “Every time we step on that field, we have to go to work and we have to be accurate with our alignment, assignment and technique. So we have no time to waste and we’ve got to strap up the helmets and get the work.” Mekhi Becton is a large, large man It’s hard to miss Mekhi Becton on the field, even when he’s surround by a group of other offensive lineman. Standing in the huddle, the 11th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft has a few inches of height on other players along the line. Add in Becton’s 363-pound frame, and it’s easy to see why guard Alex Lewis referred to him as “the great wall of green.” McGovern noted Becton has been eager to learn throughout the start of training camp, consistently asking questions and staying out on the field with lineman George Fant for extra work after practices. Without the benefit of preseason games, the veterans on the offensive line want to use the next few weeks to give advice to Becton and other rookies to help them prepare for actual games. “I was just telling the rookies (Thursday) that the biggest difference between the NFL and college is your first two steps and how precise those are,” McGovern said. “Once those first two steps are done, you’re either going to be in position or you’re not. And once you’re in position, that’s just your God-given ability to finish that play and be the great offensive lineman that got you to the NFL. “In college — especially when you’re (Becton’s) size — you can get away with a bad first two steps, just get your hands on somebody and you’re mauling them. That doesn’t work like that in the NFL, and I think those all three rookies have been working really hard on mastering those first two steps.” Mims has been projected to be a starter for the Jets in his rookie season, and beyond him, Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman, the Jets are woefully short on NFL experience at wide receiver. Gase said the Jets could be open to bringing in another body at the position, but this training camp isn’t like past summers. The protocols surrounding the pandemic make adding players a much more complicated process. “I think that’s always something that’s going to be discussed with Joe (Douglas) and his crew,” Gase said. “It’s a little harder. It’s not like you can fly somebody in and you’ll have somebody out in the field the next day. There’s a pretty lengthy process you got to go through: get guys in, the COVID testing. You’re gonna be waiting a minute. So if we do anything, you’re going to see somebody sitting around for a little bit before we actually get them out there.” The Jets could be in the market for depth at wide receiver Denzel Mims didn’t practice of Friday after injuring a hamstring earlier in the week, and Gase said the Jets are still unsure how long he could be out. He said running back Frank Gore didn’t practice since the Jets were being cautious around his hamstring injury, but he didn’t give that designation to Mims.
