01-28-2017, 02:22 PM
(01-28-2017, 05:13 AM)Jpoore Wrote: I don't understand why we wouldn't sign him? We have plenty of money to sign all 3?
Because not signing him would save a ton of money...for Mikey's wallet.
(01-28-2017, 01:48 PM)CageTheBengal Wrote: So we are drawing our conclusions from Hobson's Choice? The guy most of you relentlessly bash and try to discredit like he actually has something to do with how the team performs.
Once again a lot of people look too hard into what the Bengals choose to share with the public. You would think Hobson just shared our master plan. Hell you would think Hobson is in the room with Tobin and Marvin drawing up the plan.
Hobson isn't going to know everything, but the Bengals do influence what he talks about on their site. If he's not mentioning Zeitler, that's a pretty huge omission on his part, and it naturally leads one to believe if he's being omitted for obvious reasons. I'm pretty sure Hobs didn't simply forget about Zeitler. He chose not to mention him for some reason.
I don't personally go to bengals.com anymore, but from past experience reading Hobspin, you can usually get a bead on what the Bengals are thinking if you read between the lines of his articles. For example, he always defends players and coaches who wind up returning. If he doesn't defend/endorse someone, then it's possible they're gone.
Hobs' job is a little different than a typical journalist. Although he probably isn't privy to something like the Bengals draft board, he probably has info that most writers don't, and his job is most likely to put out "news" that the Bengals want their fans to hear.
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