Returning Jets guard Alex Lewis has the utmost confidence in the offensive line Joe Douglas assembled this offseason.
Lewis was one of five offensive linemen signed by New York this offseason. After having one of the worst offensive lines in football in 2019, Lewis is looking forward to gelling with his new teammates in the trenches.
“I’m fired up for my new linemates,” Lewis said Friday. “To get the signings we did, we’re going to put a pretty sweet unit together.”
There is reason to believe that the Jets offensive line will improve in 2020. While the offensive linemen the Jets did sign aren’t household names, they’re solid under the radar players.
Connor McGovern is great in pass protection, as is Greg Van Roten. George Fant, meanwhile, brings plenty of athleticism. Most importantly though, the Jets signed players who are flexible and don’t commit a lot of penalties, especially McGovern and Van Roten.
It’s not all fine and dandy, however. The Jets still have question marks at both tackle positions. Edoga or Fant will likely get one of the starting jobs, but both are inexperienced. With that in mind, there’s a strong chance the Jets take one of the top tackles in the draft with the 11th pick if any are available.
The biggest thing for this unit is building chemistry. Last year’s offensive line had none whatsoever and it showed as the year went on. So if the line can have the chemistry it needs, then there’s a chance this could be a pretty sweet unit.
We’ll just have to wait and see if Lewis is right.