The final installment of our summer Q&A series is a player who enters the 2012 season with a lot to prove: right tackle Wayne Hunter. The stakes got even higher for the nine-year veteran on Monday, when the Jets traded with Carolina for Jeff Otah, the former first-round pick who will compete with Hunter. When we last saw Hunter at mini-camp, before the players' break, he pinpointed being more consistent and mentally tougher as reasons why he'll be a better tackle in 2012.

How do you plan to spend your summer?

Going to go back to Seattle and stay there for a week, then go to Hawaii, and spend some time over there. Then probably drive down to California and see my best friend and his family. That’s about it. Then throughout the mix, just train the whole time.

What are your personal goals for this season?

To sum it all in one word, just to be more consistent. All the good plays I’ve done, just keep up that and try to make that a goal on every play. And to learn to just mentally stay in the game, not mentally check out when things are going bad. So to mentally get tough and stay consistent.

Did you have mental lapses last year?

Yeah, I think there were mental lapses. Not really throughout the year, but starting out the season, there were definitely (lapses) with Dallas and with Jacksonville. Really a mental lapse there, a mental relapse in Jacksonville. Then things started to pick up. As far as mentally, the rest of the season was pretty consistent.

What is the biggest change on offense under new coordinator Tony Sparano?

Compared to last year, I think it is just getting more balance. More back to what we were in '09, '10, the AFC Championship years. More balance between run and pass, that’s the biggest difference. It's just going back to what we used to be, going back to our identity. We had success with it before, so given the history, it looks good. But you never really know until the season starts.

Who do you think will be a breakout player this year?

Wayne Hunter. Myself. I put it on myself to be a breakout player this year, so we’ll make it a comeback.