Andrew Whitworth on Bengals deal

[Nicomo Cosca]

(06-05-2020, 08:27 AM)Sled21 Wrote: It wasn't handled terribly, it just did not work out. Those two are not the same thing. The Bengals offered Whit, an aging lineman, a 1 year deal. He left for a 3 year deal and the Bengals rolled with a younger player. In fact, they drafted 2 just to be sure. Same thing the Pats do over and over again. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

It absolutely was handled terribly. Whit was not a normal player, he was an all time great, all pro level player that should have been retained at all costs. LT is the 2nd most important position on the field, and his departure has been an absolute killer for this team. But I’m glad some of you felt haggling over some of Mike’s money was worth losing him over.

Also, we’re not the Pats. If it was as easy as just copying the way they do things everyone would be winning championships. And let’s see how they do now that they’re moving on from their own aging star player...