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[muskiesfan]

(02-12-2018, 10:12 AM)BengalsBong Wrote: I would take a six pack for Whit then and I don't even drink. If the new coaches don't like Boling I would take another sixer for him as well. If you all think Whit would of fixed all our o line issues this past year you are mistaken. He is old as dirt and we needed to move on and we did so no reason to beat that poor dead horse anymore.

I partially agree with your statement. I love Whitworth and he should have retired a Bengal, however I can understand the thought process of moving on if that's what the team felt was in their best interest. I don't believe that was entirely the case though. According to Lewis, he thought Whit was coming back. Whether that he was his actual thought process or his way of playing the game to try and drive down Whit's market, I don't know. He did go around the combine telling everyone Whit was in the fold.

Another part of moving on is you have to have a back up plan in place. In limited action, Shawn Williams looked like he could potentially step up into Nelson's spot. So the team deciding to go young at that position made some sense. In the Whit situation, Ced had not shown he was able to step in and be an NFL caliber player. He played horribly the season prior, finally got benched, and when put back in, shit the bed again. The only things that Ced has proven is that he is not capable of being a starter in the NFL and that guys Paul Alexander truly believe in turned out to be hot garbage. Ced and Bodine are 2 guys that Alexander hand picked and stood up for at every turn.