03-10-2017, 05:53 PM
(03-10-2017, 05:23 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: I was reading the article about what went wrong with the Zeitler negotiations. It sounds like the Bengals were offering a little more than what Boling got. Z thought it was low and decided against a deal so they picked up his 5th year option. They started negotiations again with a little more money and DeCastro's deal put a stop to that. The Bengals simply don't value guards.
The issue I have is that they took a 1st round guard and never planned on giving him a deal that great guards get. I don't want to see this team ever draft a 1st round guard ever again. If they do, then we can expect him to leave in 5 years. If he signs an extension in the Bengals price range, then that means he probably isn't playing like a 1st rounder. It's a joke.
It's more that they're trying to pay 2012 prices for players in 2017. The salary cap has risen $47 million since 2012!
Boling would be making $7-8 million a year now easily if he were a free agent.
