02-17-2017, 04:47 PM
(02-17-2017, 03:20 PM)Crowe Wrote: And you know this how???
Plenty of players get drafted in the first round and don't get resigned either because they stink or they become over priced. I love Zeitler and think he's great, but I'm not paying a guard 12 mil a year when we have several other holes on the team.
As far as winning a playoff game, we couldn't win one with him when our line was rated as one of the best. Also we have Lewis as our coach so really it wouldn't matter who we have on the team, he's shown his inability to get this team to perform when needed.
Zeitler is the Top ranked Guard in free agency.
Westerman hasn't played a single down as a starting Guard. If you think there won't be a falloff...
As far as paying a Guard $10+ million a year...it's not like the Bengals are going to shift that money to another Top Tier free agent.
It amazes me how fans won't spend money on Player A...because it's too much. Well DeCastro is a comparable player to Zeitler and the Steelers game him that much. It's how much top Guards cost.
Sure the Bengals have a clean salary cap. But they also haven't won a playoff game in 26+ years. We're supposed to be following the Steelers model. The gave a Guard $10+ million a year.
