05-15-2024, 03:07 PM
(05-15-2024, 10:58 AM)Synric Wrote: Some much needed major changes to the defensive tackle room where made this off-season but left a massive of question mark . Who is the starting Nose Tackle? Right now the front 4 probabaly looks like Hendrickson - Rankins - Hill - Hubbard which means BJ Hill is going to be the A-Gap defender for the majority of the snaps. Will BJ Hill add weight from 311 to 320ish?
Another question is will McKinnley Jackson be the short yardage Nose Tackle? I was a big Jackson fan pre-draft and love that we added him but I don't think he is going to be a successful short yardage nose in his rookie year.
I like that the Bengals attacked the trenches this off-season but playing in the AFC North I would have liked to see them add someone with some size and experience at DT.
Would like to see BJ gain a few more pounds and become the Nose Tackle this year. He can do it, he is a very versatile DT and is a good
run stopper. McKinnley Jackson as much as I love the guy should take some time to be a good NT as you say. Most rookies struggle so
we should expect it. Even with Kris Jenkins who is a great run stopper who needs to work on his pass rush.
Rankins should be our pass rushing 3-tech this year.
