{"id":14855,"date":"2024-10-19T10:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T10:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=14855"},"modified":"2024-10-19T10:26:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T10:26:13","slug":"eagles-nick-sirianni-dishes-on-mekhi-bectons-development-amid-jordan-mailatas-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=14855","title":{"rendered":"Eagles&#8217; Nick Sirianni dishes on Mekhi Becton&#8217;s development amid Jordan Mailata&#8217;s injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Nick Sirianni had plenty to say about Mekhi Becton&#8217;s transition from right guard for the Eagles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Eagles-news-Nick-Sirianni-dishes-on-Mekhi-Bectons-development-amid-Jordan-Mailatas-injury.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Mekhi Becton next to Jordan Mailata and Nick Sirianni\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">When\u00a0Jordan Mailata went down with a \u201cserious hamstring injury\u201d\u00a0in Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, fans immediately began to hypothesize about\u00a0how the Philadelphia Eagles would replace their star left tackle.<\/p>\n<p>Would they give the first crack at the position to Fred Johnson, their usual backup at the position? Or would they instead give the nod to\u00a0Mekhi Becton, the former New York Jets left tackle who has started every game for the Eagles this season at left tackle?<\/p>\n<p>Asked this question during his Friday media session, head coach\u00a0Nick Sirianni\u00a0weighed in on the situation, but not before committing some serious time to celebrating Becton for his\u00a0impressive on-field play\u00a0both during games and on the practice field.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CO_v6OOWmokDFXXJFgUd3aszkg\">\n<p>\u201cYeah, good question. I think Mehki has done a really nice job. I\u2019m really pleased that we have him. Great job to [Executive Vice President\/General Manager] Howie [Roseman] and his staff of getting Mehki in this building,\u201d Sirianni told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMekhi has done a nice job next to [T] Lane [Johnson] on the line of scrimmage. We\u2019ll see where he has to go this week. But he\u2019s a big man inside at guard. We had a pass rush drill the other day, and what a battle between him and [DT] Jalen Carter. You\u2019re watching it and you\u2019re like, this is how you get better. Iron sharpening iron, good player against good player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s so long in there as a guard. And there are about three or four blocks I see a game of the movement that happens on a three technique between Lane and Mehki, and that happens at practice a lot. Mehki is a big, powerful man.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPWx--OWmokDFWJFwgUdtwkkhA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Interesting stuff, right? Well wait, it gets better, as Sirianni had plenty more to say on Becton&#8217;s play, including what Jeff Stoutland has seen from his gigantic new weapon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3081715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3081715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3081715\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mekhi-Becton-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mekhi-Becton-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mekhi-Becton-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mekhi-Becton-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mekhi-Becton-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mekhi-Becton-on-the-field-for-the-Eagles.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Mekhi Becton (77) against the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3081715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Nick Sirianni really likes Mehki Becton at right guard for the Eagles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Further discussing how Becton fits into the Eagles&#8217; weekly plans and what value he brings to the position as a tackle-sized guard, Sirianni noted just how coachable the former Jet has been in Philadelphia, even if he wasn&#8217;t initially signed to play right guard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CO2ai4SYmokDFa_LFgUdAEEE6Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLike I said, I can\u2019t say enough good things about how Mehki has done since he got here, and [Run Game Coordinator\/Offensive Line] Coach [Jeff Stoutland] Stout and all the things that he\u2019s done to help him,\u201d Sirianni noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go sit in an offensive line meeting the other day. I\u2019m sitting in there, and Mehki has a rep, and then Coach Stout starts to talk, gives his coaching point, and then [G] Landon [Dickerson] has a coaching point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s unbelievable. That is a sign of a good team coming together. All these little things, all these little steps. I was really impressed by that, when Landon offered up a coaching point, Mehki looking over at him. That\u2019s impressive to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welp, there you go, folks; while Sirianni didn&#8217;t explicitly say Becton was going to play right guard moving forward, he spent quite a bit of time talking about how much he likes the former Louisville Cardinal as his right guard and never once mentioned the possibility of playing left tackle. Is that the correct choice? That depends on who you think is a better player: Johnson or Tyler Steen, the Eagles&#8217; primary reserve at right guard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CJrD5YmYmokDFRaJ6QUdwPMrmQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the Eagles, they clearly like the idea of just replacing one starter instead of two, and Johnson has looked better at left tackle than on the right side, so hey, why not give it a try? Worst case, the team has to switch back in Week 8, or an injury makes the plan irrelevant altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Sirianni had plenty to say about Mekhi Becton&#8217;s transition from right guard for the Eagles. 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