04-29-2024, 09:14 PM
I was all aboard the Sweat train. I wanted to pair him with another DT. And I think that is a major reason I was never high on Jackson. I was just always on team Sweat.
Then the DUI, and I went from wanting to reach for him in the first, to thinking he should be available in the 2nd or 3rd, to starting to look at and really like our other options. I liked the idea of pairing some top DTs together. Like Murphy and Newton or just one plus Jenkins or Carter. Or Jenkins and Carter or just one and Wingo. I started liking Jenkins so much I thought he might sneak into the first round.
Being the homer that I am… I’m liking the combo we ended up with a whole bunch and probably more than if we had went with an undersized DT in the 1st. As our first pick started to get close I started to get nervous about spending such a premium pick on a small DT in the AFC North. Then I saw how close he was to having tattoos on his face (and in my experience face tattoo people are total morons 9/10 times) and I got even more nervous if he were to be the pick.
I’m not too worried about analyzing Jackson’s reaction or lack there of in a one minute phone call. I’m not worried about people saying we reached. We had a need for a big body DT after losing Reader and Toupou. And we made sure we got one with a pick at the end of the third round that we weren’t even going to have just a short time ago. That comp pick they were going to screw us out of hopefully turns into a player that helps us dominate.
I’m excited about Jackson. Paired with Jenkins if we can get these two to play up to their potential… shew wee it’s a DT combo I’m very excited about.
Then the DUI, and I went from wanting to reach for him in the first, to thinking he should be available in the 2nd or 3rd, to starting to look at and really like our other options. I liked the idea of pairing some top DTs together. Like Murphy and Newton or just one plus Jenkins or Carter. Or Jenkins and Carter or just one and Wingo. I started liking Jenkins so much I thought he might sneak into the first round.
Being the homer that I am… I’m liking the combo we ended up with a whole bunch and probably more than if we had went with an undersized DT in the 1st. As our first pick started to get close I started to get nervous about spending such a premium pick on a small DT in the AFC North. Then I saw how close he was to having tattoos on his face (and in my experience face tattoo people are total morons 9/10 times) and I got even more nervous if he were to be the pick.
I’m not too worried about analyzing Jackson’s reaction or lack there of in a one minute phone call. I’m not worried about people saying we reached. We had a need for a big body DT after losing Reader and Toupou. And we made sure we got one with a pick at the end of the third round that we weren’t even going to have just a short time ago. That comp pick they were going to screw us out of hopefully turns into a player that helps us dominate.
I’m excited about Jackson. Paired with Jenkins if we can get these two to play up to their potential… shew wee it’s a DT combo I’m very excited about.
