(03-01-2017, 09:53 PM)BenZoo2 Wrote: Andrew Whitworth - T - Bengals
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Bengals will re-sign free agent LT Andrew Whitworth.
Beat reporter Paul Dehner suggests it's already a done deal. Whitworth is the best tackle available in free agency. Re-signing Whitworth means free agent RG Kevin Zeitler likely won't be back.
Source: Paul Dehner on Twitter Mar 1 - 5:04 PM

Cautiously optimistic here but it looks like we have some good news!  Jim O was on with Mo Eggar today and it sounds like they are trying to sign dre, Brandon and Rex, but it's up to Rex if he wants to be here in in maybe a role less than what he wants.

(03-02-2017, 04:19 AM)bengalhoel Wrote: This isn't really good news. I expected to sign Whit, Zeitler  and Kirkpatrick and was hoping we could get a decent free agent to get back to the winning ways. 

I think the Bengals blew this smokescreen of not signing any of these guys just so people would be happy that we signed one or two of them. 

(03-02-2017, 04:19 AM)bengalhoel Wrote: This isn't really good news. I expected to sign Whit, Zeitler  and Kirkpatrick and was hoping we could get a decent free agent to get back to the winning ways. 

I think the Bengals blew this smokescreen of not signing any of these guys just so people would be happy that we signed one or two of them. 

(03-02-2017, 02:16 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Oh I wasn't blaming Whit. I actually emphasized that I know it's not Whit's fault. I'm just saying that while I'm relieved Whit will be back, it's hard to get overly excited when - as of now - it looks like we'll return the same line that allowed 41 sacks, sans Zeitler (our 2nd best lineman).

Like I said, they have a lot of work to do yet. Namely replacing the C and figuring out solutions at RT and apparently also RG. It currently looks like a giant mess...even with Whit on board.

(03-02-2017, 09:42 AM)yellowxdiscipline Wrote: I keep going back and forth on this issue. If we can keep one of them I'm ok. One part of me says if you draft a RG in the first round, and he's a good player then you have to keep him. The other part of me says that a RG is easier to replace than a LT. Hopefully this ends up being the right choice.

(03-01-2017, 11:47 PM)Ricky Spanish Wrote: Any chance they draft a center in Round 2?

(03-02-2017, 12:56 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Ditto this. Whit was on the same line that gave up 41 sacks last year. Not saying it's Whit's fault. Just saying that while signing Whit is a good start, it doesn't fix the line. Nor does letting Z walk. They have much work left to do. Btw, I take signing Whit again as an admission that Ogbuehi is a flop.

(03-02-2017, 10:18 AM)Wyche Wrote: Totally agree.  They should retain Z and get a C that is competent.  Cut Blodine, Hockaloogie, Peko, and Smackman.  There's a savings of like 15 mil or there abouts (just going off memory)?  It's so simple, it's damn near criminal it hasn't been done already.

Yes, Ogbuehi is a flop, as is Russell (albeit a mid/low rounder), and they can't be coached up by our Hall of Fame line coach.

(03-02-2017, 11:01 AM)Hoofhearted Wrote: I think they try to upgrade center, but no way they cut Bodine (four year starter) or Ced (first round pick) who's still on their rookie deals. And peko is a FA so they would need to sign him to cut him :-)

(03-02-2017, 11:07 AM)Wyche Wrote: I'd still cut Blodine....he wouldn't start elsewhere, but he's Piano Man's pet.  I never mentioned Ced (Hockaloogie is code for Maualuga...lmao), and I just lumped Peko in there, partly due to laziness on my part, and partly due to the fact that I firmly believe they will re-sign him......again. :andy:

(03-02-2017, 09:24 AM)spazz70 Wrote: Imagine if this is not true and we have CedO, Boling, Bodine, ???, Fisher....Yikes, I will take Whit signing to start with.....That is a giant mess....  Mangold is a MB signing all over it...Bodine was called out last year and even replaced a couple times in games the last couple of years, so they know there is an issue to a point.    Whit, Boling, Mangold, (draft pick, Hopkins, Westerman, FA), (CedO, Fisher, Winston).  At least you shore up the left side and Center and hopefully someone is coached up or steps up on the right side.

(03-02-2017, 10:18 AM)Wyche Wrote: Totally agree.  They should retain Z and get a C that is competent.  Cut Blodine, Hockaloogie, Peko, and Smackman.  There's a savings of like 15 mil or there abouts (just going off memory)?  It's so simple, it's damn near criminal it hasn't been done already.

Yes, Ogbuehi is a flop, as is Russell (albeit a mid/low rounder), and they can't be coached up by our Hall of Fame line coach.

(03-02-2017, 12:58 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: That'd be slightly better, although still a ton of question marks. I think Mangold is fool's gold at this point. RG would depend on who we sign/draft. I'm not confident in a 5th rounder coached by PA. At RT, I guess one of those guys could step up, but I'd prefer a better veteran than Winston.


The more I think about what the 2017 line will look like, the more depressed I get.

- a top of the line, but aging LT who will be 36 in December.
- Our most stable piece is Clint "Boiling".
- Possibly the worst C in football.
- A giant hole at RG.
- Another possible giant hole at RT/hoping that Ogbuehi or Fisher will develop.

So the left side is ok (for now), while the rest of the line is a gutted mess filled with failed prospects.

(03-01-2017, 09:53 PM)BenZoo2 Wrote: Andrew Whitworth - T - Bengals
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Bengals will re-sign free agent LT Andrew Whitworth.
Beat reporter Paul Dehner suggests it's already a done deal. Whitworth is the best tackle available in free agency. Re-signing Whitworth means free agent RG Kevin Zeitler likely won't be back.
Source: Paul Dehner on Twitter Mar 1 - 5:04 PM

Cautiously optimistic here but it looks like we have some good news!  Jim O was on with Mo Eggar today and it sounds like they are trying to sign dre, Brandon and Rex, but it's up to Rex if he wants to be here in in maybe a role less than what he wants.