Question on Gio

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(02-17-2016, 03:09 PM)Goalpost Wrote: I will add that Burkhead, Peerman, and Hewitt are also FA's next year.  

Also Zeitler, Eifert, Peko, Hunt, Dre, Hawk, and Williams are FA's next year

Zeitler will probably get a new contract this offseason to reduce his $8m cap hit in 2016.

Eifert has his 5th year option, so he won't hit FA.

I wouldn't be surprised if Williams gets extended this offseason since one of the safeties will probably leave in FA.

Peerman would be nice to retain as ST Captain, but Herbert was really good before him and was replaced, so not irreplaceable.

Gio should be kept, but I don't know if he will be able to resist the temptation of going somewhere that will use him better than the Bengals do. I think with the Saints, Cowboys, or Patriots, he could be one of the better RBs in the NFL. They'll give him the 200-220 carries and 70-80 catches he should get. He's basically a better, stouter, Darren Sproles. The Bengals need to use him like that. Gotta get what you can out of RBs before they lose a step.


The rest honestly don't really matter.

(Interestingly enough, you didn't mention Whitworth, who I fully expect to keep getting signed to 1 year extensions/deals until his play level drops off and/or he retires.)