Andre Smith?

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(03-17-2016, 02:10 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: So Andre signed for 3.5mil. We are paying Winston a little over a million. So for 2.5mil more we could have a competent tackle. Instead we have another "veteran leader" which is the term they tend to use when the guy sucks ass at football but is still on the team taking up a roster spot.

This move makes no sense to me. Our OL wasnt that great to begin with. So no we go cheap and take a major shot to our depth. I was hoping after spending a first and second last year we wouldnt need to go back to the draft for tackles for a while. Either Fisher or Ogbuehi will get barely any playing time if we stay healthy. Winston and whit will retire. And we will be wondering what we have at tackle in 2016.

Considering the Bengals only intended to spend $15 million on FA this year, they have exceeded that and the extra $2.5 million actually makes a difference.

Also, Smith probably wanted to start and the Bengals likely wanted to put Ogbuehi/Fisher at starting RT this year. Winston is content being a vet backup.