The Letter..

[SunsetBengal]

(07-26-2017, 02:09 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Its more than that dude...  you have a 1st and a 2nd rounder OT entering their 3rd years... They gotta play so you know what you have. before you have to choose to resign them or not.

they already had invested in his replacement now its time to see that investment pay off.      

One of the bengals biggest issues over the years is not letting players go before they fall off due to age.   We cant start crying when they start doing this.

Everyone would have liked to see whitworth retire in stripes.   But you gotta look towards the future. 

with that in mind the money was better spent elsewhere.

You make a very valid point.  As a fan of the team, did it hurt to see Whit move on, and not retire as a Bengal?  You bet it did.  However, like you mentioned, they invested a first round pick in Ogbuehi, they need to know if he can handle the task or if they need to be thinking 1st round OT in '18.