Way Too Early Pan Me Mock December 16

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(12-19-2024, 11:03 AM)ochocincos Wrote: I'm going to be blunt...what do you expect most early draft picks to do, grade-wise?
Amarius Mims, the 1st rounder, has a 57.7 grade.

I think everyone needs to be realistic and understand a high majority of rookies are not going to grade 60+ their first season.

If you have a whole collection of rookies and sophomores at DT, you're more than likely going to get just meh performance the first year or two like we see with Jenkins today.

This is why I was proposing getting a veteran to go along with one early round DT rather than get two early-round DTs.
The veteran can help bridge the gap while Jenkins (and Jackson) continues to develop.
If that were to mean bringing back BJ Hill on a 1-year or 2-year contract to help stopgap, I'm game for that. He's the 2nd best DL the Bengals have this year.

You may have to suffer through growing pains.  Have you looked at the FA DT class?  It's very weak Hill may be the best hitting the market.  So you're going to overpay on a multi-year deal for a rotation player if you go that router.  

It's a much better S class in FA, but you're saying bypass that and drop a 2nd on one.  

The reality is, unless you get VERY lucky, you're not going to be able to get multiple immediate starters or turn your fortunes around based on the draft.  Even after the Burrow/Higgins/Wilson draft, we were still picking Top 5 the following year.  It's about getting guys to build around for the future, not filling holes.