03-02-2019, 04:41 PM
(03-02-2019, 03:27 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: Whits replacement was benched by Paul Alexander in 2016. When else has Alexander ever benched a player before that? Dude blew chunks and honestly should have been cut after said season that's how bad he was. There is zero defense for the front office on this issue.
He blew chunks, but how often does a team give up on a 1st round draft pick after only a few games?
...and again, Whit was 36. We all know it's rare for a player that age to sustain elite play. Heck, I can't think of any tackles that played this well at 36-37 years old. I'm sure there's a few, but I can't think of any without looking it up. Point is, it's rare. The Bengals gambled that he'd probably fall off. They lost the bet. That doesn't mean they were stupid to look at the odds.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
