11-10-2024, 03:45 AM
(11-09-2024, 09:47 PM)samhain Wrote: Both are rare players. I said for 2 years that finding a guy to man centerfield in single high was going to be a tough ask. Bates was as good as it gets at it.
Same with Reader. There aren't a lot of good NTs in the league. You can count them on one hand, and that's generous. It's hard to evaluate them coming in from college. Not a premium position, but also a really difficult one to develop. FWIW, I'm not overly down on Jackson. He might be okay. He's better than I expected at this point honestly. Def no Reader though, and expecting him to be is unreasonable.
I seriously don't understand all the crying over spilt milk here with Bates. It was understanded by most that he was not going to be
paid by the Bengals. We drafted Dax Hill and yes, it was a bad move because he wasn't the same player, but it is what it is. DJ on the
other hand should of been brought back and McKinnley Jackson to me could be just as good as Reader from what I am seeing.
