You drafted a Guard in the 1st Round...he developed...now Pay Zeitler!

[BengalsRocker]

(01-19-2017, 03:10 PM)Benton Wrote: Personally, I think they'll offer Zeitler whatever they value at the position. If he says no, they'll offer that to Whit. I'll be surprised if we keep both, unless it's to 1-year deals (Whit at an extension, Zeitler franchised). They'll likely set back $15-$20 million for extensions for future players, so one-year deals on each won't impact those dollars as much in the following years.

But I'll be very surprised if that happens, as that would tie up that extension money for a season and would have us paying Zeitler $14 million.

I still say they should do it.

Do that and sign a decent FA at RT to a multi-year escalating contract.

Pay money to Z in a tag and front load a very short contract to Whit.

Then figure out the mess at Center via draft and existing players competing.