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(12-10-2024, 06:58 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I don't think that he was a bad pick, just a bit early. DTs, NTs in particular, have longer development curves than most other positions. Had the Bengals simply not given up on Andrew Billings, we'd have at least one competent NT on the team right now. (their reluctance to retain players is sometimes boggling)

Well, they decided not to resign or replace Reader, then drafted for need in a bad NT class.  Like you said, NT has a long development curve.  Jackson was never going to come in and fill that immediate need, so reaching for him was pretty bad.  We obviously needed help all over.

We'll see how he develops, but his current level of play doesn't inspire much confidence that he will be more than another Zach Carter.