How and Why.

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(08-22-2017, 01:19 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: It's hard to say. The Patriots also like veterans like Law, Seau, Revis, etc.

Some of those guys were let go because of salary. They made Collins a big contract offer and he wouldn't accept it, so they traded him.

The Patriots also have a proven track record of replacing guys. The Bengals...not so much.

Plus, the Bengals TRIED to retain Whitworth. They wanted to retain him. He left. It wasn't some grand strategy to let him go and start Ced. They wanted Whitworth back.

To be fair though, the Bengals had two years to properly groom Cedric Ogbuehi while Whitworth was still here. The fact that he doesn't seem ready to fill Whit's shoes by his third year is on the coaches. Granted, yes, he was injured for parts of his first two seasons, but his development is still behind all the same.