FLORHAM PARK -- From 2006-15, the Jets' left tackle position was never a question mark. D'Brickashaw Ferguson started every game from the time the Jets drafted him in 2006 until he retired after the 2015 season. He never missed a snap due to injury.
It was unreasonable to expect his successor to compile a remarkable stretch of durability like that. But in Year 2 after Ferguson's retirement, here in 2017, the Jets are already on their second successor -- Kelvin Beachum, who they signed this offseason.
Will he be more effective this season than Ryan Clady was last year?