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[SunsetBengal]

(09-07-2016, 11:56 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I think Zeitler walks. The Guard market has become out of control.

-Last year when Boling got his contract, he was tied for 13th in highest yearly average. The average of the top 5 paid guard contracts was just slightly over $7.9m.
-Boling's contract is currently tied for 16th in highest yearly average. The average of the top 5 paid guard contracts is slightly over $9.1m. That number will most likely get higher when All-Pro DeCastro gets his new contract.

Zeitler is good, but he's never been great. (Which was his draft expectations when the Bengals traded down to get him instead of staying and getting DeCastro.) Not sure Zeitler and Thompson is a good trade off for an All-Pro. If Whit plays 2016 at a high level once again, look for one of the two drafted tackles to move to RG. Or for them to draft a guard.

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http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/07/12/kevin-zeitler-bengals


SI has Zeitler ranked as the 8th best OG in the NFL this year.  And with having the next generation of Tackles in Ogbuihe and Fisher, it will be vital to keep experience and consistency along the interior of the OL, as they develop.  Cant really see the Bengals letting Zeitler just walk.