03-17-2021, 08:37 PM
(03-17-2021, 07:27 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No. Many teams believe in letting a player go a year too soon instead of a year too late.
Platitudes are platitudes. While the reality is the Bengals wanted to bring Whitworth back that year. But, at a home town discount. They wanted him for about $10M x 1yr. He signed for 3 yrs/$30M with $12.5 guaranteed. Basically, they let him walk over $2.5M in guarantees and rolled over almost $12M at the end of the year.
Quote:Many of the same people here who claim were stupid not to give Whit a new contract at age 35 also say we were stupid not to have gotten rid of Dunlap when he was 29 and Atkins when he was 30 because they were "Too old to build around."
Every situation is different. So one player could be done at age 29 while another may continue to play at a high level. Which is why every situation needs to be treated on an individual basis.
And in 2017, Whitworth was playing at a significantly higher level than Ogbuehi. And Ogbuehi’s play up to that point indicating he wasn’t up to the task. The Bengals failed to recognize that and failed to adjust their plan accordingly. This was an unequivocal mistake.
