02-28-2017, 04:05 PM
(02-28-2017, 03:40 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Once again...the Bengals wanted to retain Jones and offerred him the same deal as the Lions offerred him. Jones chose to sign with the Lions to be the #1.
The Bengals didn't have some grand strategy to let Jones walk and replace him with Lafell. They were forced to.
Their plan was to retain Jones and let Iloka walk. Who they would have replaced Iloka with? I don't know.
I agree, but this was more of a string of discussion with someone else in this thread who claims he doesn't believe they offered him the same money. So if they don't believe he did then it is fair to say they didn't for a reason and did well in not retaining him . Not really directed at your or the idea that they necessarily wanted to move on without him (reports have said otherwise), more of saying you can't hate them for both.
