WHY are you surprised? Most of our core left in free agency over the past 2 years...

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(10-25-2017, 02:15 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: A receiver who rarely went deep (despite his reputation), had a major injury that caused him to miss an entire season and was good for around 750 yards and 5-6 TD's? 5 years and $40 million is way too much for a guy like that. MLJ currently has the 22nd highest salary at his position. Should we have paid him #1 money for #2 production? 

We really could've done a better job replacing him though. Instead of triple dipping in the next 2 drafts (Boyd, Ross, Malone), why not sign a veteran free agent like Brandon Marshall (2 years, $11 million) or Terrelle Pryor (1 year, $6 million)? Those 2 would've made perfect stop gaps until Ross was ready.

The very same reason they haven't (and probably won't) fire Marvin Lewis: continuity.

And the whole Coles fiasco a number of years ago hasn't left MB memory banks, I am sure.