The Starting 5

[Lucius Cincinnatus]

(04-04-2024, 11:39 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: That’s the dilemma. But we’ve seen that strategy work in our favor and not. Bates had a fantastic year. Andrew Whitworth ….. Bell in our favor . But I’ve  been in conflict with some of the crowd around here on the Bengals not being aggressive enough to take advantage of this window. Frankly I’m feeling that they maybe aren’t.

Bates and Hilton are not the same situation. Bates was a 26-year-old entering his prime. Hilton is a 30 year old slot corner. There wasn't the downside of moving on from Bates "too late" given his youth. 

This response also has nothing to do with if they should/shoudn't have kept Bates..we've been down that road enough lol