D line draft drought finally over?

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(08-25-2018, 12:08 PM)Bengalitis Wrote: If they (Atkins & Dunlap) get extensions I will definitely say something positive.  The team knew what they were doing wrong and still did it by letting Withworth & Z go.  Sanu & M. Jones is another great pair we lost.  Their draft experiments have failed to replace all four of them. It's no wonder other teams keep the bengals phone number on speed dial.

For reference:  https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/2/13/14587898/what-if-bengals-lose-whitworth-zeitler-and-kirkpatrick

People keep acting like the front office just screwed the pooch letting Whit and Jones go. Whit was offered a 1 year deal, which for a player his age with prior knee injuries, was a smart move. He choose the same money (for 1 year) in LA for a 3 year deal. Giving him a 3 year deal would not have been a smart move. Sure, it turned out he is still playing at a high level, but that is hindsight and is pretty much an anomaly. The smart thing was to move on, our problem is Fischer and Og suck. As for Jones, he was offered the exact same deal here as he took in Detroit, because he wanted to be a #1. That's not a screw up, they offered him #1 money, he didn't want to stay and be a #2. Again, not on the front office, unless you just want to overpay players.....