The Jets have a big problem. I’m not talking about “what to do with the fourth safety spot” or a “who is going to be their emergency long snapper” type big problem.

I’m talking about a big problem. Like 6 foot 7 inches, 360 plus pounds big.

What are the Jets going to do with Mekhi Becton and what are they going to do at offensive tackle?

Let’s start with Becton. Becton continues to disappoint at every turn. What was once supposed to be cornerstone of the newly built Jets offensive line is nothing but a wasted roster spot. I don’t say that based on his ability. I say that based on his availability.

I can’t say Becton is a good or bad tackle because the fact is, he just hasn’t played. I know that he does a lot more talking than he does playing.

The Jets released their unofficial depth chart prior to this week’s Hall of Fame Game against the Cleveland Browns and Becton is listed as backup to Billy Turner at left tackle. That’s means he is actually third string once Duane Brown returns from his shoulder injury.

To that end, Saleh said that he is ‘not anticipating any of our starters playing,” but Becton will play (if he is healthy). Connect the dots and you see Becton is not close to being the starter.

After the Jets first padded practice whereby all indications he was “okay”, he had to sit out the next day and then limited on subsequent days following that. He is clearly not recovered from the knee injury he had a year ago, when the timeline for that injury was supposed to be 8-10 weeks.

Did the doctors mess up the injury? Has Becton done enough rehab? I don’t believe this to be the case considering he is down 50lbs. Is his body just not built to sustain an NFL workload? All of it is possible. We see it all the time with big men in the NBA. Some guys might be built big, but their bodies can’t handle the physical stress of athletics.

Fine. So, what do the Jets do about him? Reports are that he could be available for trade, but what value does he hold? I can’t imagine that even the great salesman Joe Douglas could convince a team to give you anything more than a conditional pick.

What about cutting him? Here’s the problem with that. He actually might be the best tackle on the team. We obviously can’t know that because he doesn’t play or practice enough to know.

Without Duane Brown to play left tackle, the Jets are rotating underwhelming players at one of the most important positions on the field.

Billy Turner hasn’t been crushing it so far at camp and I would even say he is struggling thus far. Max Mitchell is far better suited to be the right tackle than the left tackle. Cajuste is not even guaranteed a roster spot.

If the Jets have big dreams of playoff runs and Lombardi trophies, they need to get the offensive tackle spot figured out or they will have wasted the gift Aaron Rodgers gave them of a Hall of Fame quarterback and financial flexibility.

As for Becton, the only thing he can be relied on for is not being reliable. I don’t know what the plan will be for him, but the plan better not include counting on him.

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