11-21-2016, 02:52 AM
I don't think that scenario is even a remote possibility.
Is he aging? Yes.
Does his play represent that? No. Not really.
Whit would have to have a screw loose to do that.
I just don't believe he's that loyal or willing to concede at a position he still excels at.
Whit told me on the record he would move inside next year if that’s what how it played out.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/05/27/cincinnati-bengals-andrew-whitworth-contract-future-changing-positions/85044124/
We've seen an in game rotation lately between Ced and Winston, with the offense being considerably better when Winston is in. Do you think the staff will make the decision that Ced is just not yet ready and go to Winston full time for the stretch run for the sake of the success of the team? It's not calling him a bust, just admitting that he still has work to do to become a viable starter.
I know this seems late to answer this now, but the answer was no then and is now. Winston isn’t really able, I don’t think, to play snap in and snap out for 70 plays or so. He does have work to do, so it will be very important for him to stay healthy his offseason to get in all that important OTA/training camp work he missed this year. It clearly set him back.
In your "expert" expertise (redundant redundancy intended), how much longer do you think before Mike Brown gives up full control of the team?
All of your other points in this question were fair to make. But this is your larger question – I think when he feels he can’t do it mentally or physically. He still loves the team, loves the game. But you underestimate how much ‘power’ the other people in the front office have. I don’t know how the votes go down, but in my 19 or so months on the job I haven’t heard of an instance where Mike over-ruled anyone. In fact I think they got him to push the financial envelope a little more this offseason. I think if big changes are going to be made, it has be a consensus from all the decision makers and then Mike has to be presented not just the why, but then how, and then the plans going forward. It’s all necessary. But it’s hard to say when – he jokes to me all the time he’s not as ‘in it’ as he used to be.
Timetable on Gio.
Not sure what “Eifert crap” means. Man, hard to say. He tore his other ACL in college at the start of the 2010 practices and was back in time for the 2011 opener. Now, on the NFL level – man. Really hard to say. Adrian Peterson is the outlier (Torn ACL and MCL on Xmas Eve, back for Week 1 next season). So throw that out. What helps is if it’s a straight ACL (i.e. no meniscus, no cartilage, no MCL/LCL/PCL, etc.). But Gio is a lower center of gravity, very powerful runner. Shifty. What makes him special is the first step, and his power. And the Bengals are conservative. My guess is he’ll start the year on PUP like Brandon Thompson.
Is he aging? Yes.
Does his play represent that? No. Not really.
Whit would have to have a screw loose to do that.
I just don't believe he's that loyal or willing to concede at a position he still excels at.
Whit told me on the record he would move inside next year if that’s what how it played out.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/05/27/cincinnati-bengals-andrew-whitworth-contract-future-changing-positions/85044124/
We've seen an in game rotation lately between Ced and Winston, with the offense being considerably better when Winston is in. Do you think the staff will make the decision that Ced is just not yet ready and go to Winston full time for the stretch run for the sake of the success of the team? It's not calling him a bust, just admitting that he still has work to do to become a viable starter.
I know this seems late to answer this now, but the answer was no then and is now. Winston isn’t really able, I don’t think, to play snap in and snap out for 70 plays or so. He does have work to do, so it will be very important for him to stay healthy his offseason to get in all that important OTA/training camp work he missed this year. It clearly set him back.
In your "expert" expertise (redundant redundancy intended), how much longer do you think before Mike Brown gives up full control of the team?
All of your other points in this question were fair to make. But this is your larger question – I think when he feels he can’t do it mentally or physically. He still loves the team, loves the game. But you underestimate how much ‘power’ the other people in the front office have. I don’t know how the votes go down, but in my 19 or so months on the job I haven’t heard of an instance where Mike over-ruled anyone. In fact I think they got him to push the financial envelope a little more this offseason. I think if big changes are going to be made, it has be a consensus from all the decision makers and then Mike has to be presented not just the why, but then how, and then the plans going forward. It’s all necessary. But it’s hard to say when – he jokes to me all the time he’s not as ‘in it’ as he used to be.
Timetable on Gio.
Not sure what “Eifert crap” means. Man, hard to say. He tore his other ACL in college at the start of the 2010 practices and was back in time for the 2011 opener. Now, on the NFL level – man. Really hard to say. Adrian Peterson is the outlier (Torn ACL and MCL on Xmas Eve, back for Week 1 next season). So throw that out. What helps is if it’s a straight ACL (i.e. no meniscus, no cartilage, no MCL/LCL/PCL, etc.). But Gio is a lower center of gravity, very powerful runner. Shifty. What makes him special is the first step, and his power. And the Bengals are conservative. My guess is he’ll start the year on PUP like Brandon Thompson.
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