Andrew Whitworth named all pro

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(01-06-2018, 10:53 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I guess I'm on my own island here, but Whit is the one player I really hold a grudge against for leaving. The Bengals made him a wealthy man, and offered him the same money the Rams did for one year, just not a 3 year deal..... and at his age that is not unreasonable. He could have stayed and protected Andy, and if his play did not decline, he could have been resigned year to year.... because we all know Marvin won't give younger players a chance, right??? He was one of my favorite Bengals, but since he left, I hope he's one and done again. I don't blame guys like Zeitler for leaving, because the Bengals would never have matched the offer Cleveland gave him. Cincy did for Whit. No loyalty.

I don't really begrudge Whit for taking the money.  He made a business decision.  The Bengals made a business decision when they decided they didn't want to commit for that long when they already thought they had his replacement.  Whit had a good year, but I don't think there was much doubt that he wouldn't be good this year on the Bengals' end.  It was the next two they were worried about.  The decision got magnified by the fact that Og didn't play up to expectations.

My issue is with people who say that the Bengals should have basically written Whit a blank check to stay out of loyalty to him.  Those people are way off base.  All of your points are correct, and if anyone should have shown loyalty, it was Whit.