DC/OL wish list

[SunsetBengal]

(01-18-2025, 12:02 PM)samhain Wrote: I think Jackson was the most pleasant surprise of the season.  It's hard to scout that position.  A lot of people on here thought that the team was just grabbing a big DT in the draft because he was the one that was left.  Maybe they were, but this time it seems like the dart-throw was in bullseye range.  

Idk about Peko comparisons.  It would take a long time for me to say that.  One attribute that Peko had in spades was durability.  That guy almost never missed games.  If we get that from Jackson, then we're fortunate.  He's already been banged up enough to miss time.

Anytime a team selects a player in the top 10 at their position, the expectation should be that you're getting a quality guy. The question should be is he the guy that fits how you want to use him? I'd say that the team did well with both Jenkins and Jackson. We're just gotten used to so many DL taken in the first 3 rounds turning up as busts that unfortunately that is now our perceived expectation.

Good point about Domata's durability, I had forgotten just how reliable he was. But then again, he had no problem finding a new team when the Bengals sent him down the road.