01-10-2021, 03:44 PM
(01-10-2021, 03:29 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Yep.
The Bengals basically used trends that they didn't expect Whitworth to keep being this good and play this long.
Steelers do this all the time with players. They let good players leave in FA and replace them with draft picks, who perform about as well or sometimes better.
The problem the Bengals have had for a while is they haven't been drafting/developing players behind the pricey vets, so when the vets leave, the Bengals get (much) worse.
In Whit's case, we probably wouldn't care as much if Ogbuehi and/or Fisher had become quality OTs.
Absolutely right!
If they would have been quality OT's Marvin Lewis regime would have seen a few more play-off appearances.
Alexander was ultimately fired for his part in this decision.
