Fact of Fiction: Do the Bengals Invest in Guards

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(02-12-2021, 01:35 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Mike Brown will pay Guards.  He made Boling the 8th highest paid OG in the league when he signed his last contract.  He also paid Bobbie Williams well to keep him here as a starter.

The thing people forget about Zeitler and Steinbach is that they did not just get paid well.  I believe they were both paid close to the highest in the league at their position.  So while Mike Brown may pay OGs, he may not make them the highest paid at their position in the league.

In the case of Steinbach all 5 of out starting O-linemen were due to become free agents at the same time.  We re-signed 4 of the 5 to extensions and let Steinbach walk because the Browns paid too much for him nd we had Whitworth ready to take his place.

I can also understand why they did not want to pay Zeitler more than any other guard in the league, but that is no excuse for not spending more money for a guy to replace him.

The main issue with Zeitler was that they should've extended him the year prior and saved money before DeCastro inked his big deal. They gambled and lost. Agree about Steiny.


Also, to the OP, please no more OSU linemen. Please.