08-09-2017, 12:05 PM
(08-09-2017, 11:37 AM)Hoofhearted Wrote: First it was an aging LT, now it's because his play dropped off? Even though Whitworth allowed one sack after Week 5 last season. Over a two-year stretch, he allowed 38 total pressures, two fewer than what Greg Robinson -- the former No. 2 overall pick who will now move to the right side -- allowed in 2016 alone. And all throughout, Whitworth has been crazy durable, starting 126 of the Bengals' 128 games over the last eight years, including all 48 since 2014.
I totally get the fact he was a fan favorite, hence why the disgruntlement from the fans. You don't treat guys like Whit this way.
The funny thing is had we kept him on a 1 or 2 year deal...the same people that are talking about how his play dropped off would be talking about how management was going all in and wanting to win.
When you don't win a single playoff game in 25 years I suppose fans have to rationalize things to keep following this team. It's an ego investment. Nobody wants to think that the team they follow is inept. So they shift the metrics of success - 5 playoff appearances in a row!
