(02-25-2020, 11:49 AM)TJHoushmandzadeh Wrote: There are a few though who still live in the past and bring everything back to Andy Dalton.

(02-25-2020, 12:15 PM)fredtoast Wrote: These comments from Bengal fans are fueled by the history of brining back former players like Michael Johnson and Andre Smith.

Johnson was an exception because he was still young and productive, but most of the suggestions involve older guys who are past their prime.

(02-25-2020, 01:44 PM)Sled21 Wrote: And Chris Crocker, who came back from the couch time after time....

(02-25-2020, 11:38 AM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Are the Bengals fans too nostalgic? Do we try to live in the not so glorious past? Posts about bringing back past their prime players when they know they will never be what they once were only magnifies the dilemma the team faces when trying to reinvent themselves. While veteran presence is a positive thing you can't sacrifice replacing players who are the future. Whit, Burfict, Dalton and even AJ are not the future of the franchise. Do you re-sign any of them when you could get a better younger FA player? The remake of the team is stunted when we ignore the obvious.

(02-25-2020, 06:15 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Whit is different IMO. While he did decline at OT last year, a conversion to OG could elongate his career, and he'd probably be better at LG than anyone else the Bengals have on staff right now.

With that said, I understand your point in the overall thought process of sticking with what you know vs traveling into the unknown with new players.

Personally, I'm fine with moving on from all of Dalton, Green, Eifert, Glenn, and Kirkpatrick, but that's just me. I'd like to see the Bengals in the AFC Championship in my adult life and I don't think any of those guys will help get the team there.

(02-25-2020, 11:38 AM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Are the Bengals fans too nostalgic? Do we try to live in the not so glorious past? Posts about bringing back past their prime players when they know they will never be what they once were only magnifies the dilemma the team faces when trying to reinvent themselves. While veteran presence is a positive thing you can't sacrifice replacing players who are the future. Whit, Burfict, Dalton and even AJ are not the future of the franchise. Do you re-sign any of them when you could get a better younger FA player? The remake of the team is stunted when we ignore the obvious.

(02-25-2020, 09:15 PM)Bengalitis Wrote: Nobody wants to keep re-signing those aging cheerleaders now, do we? 

(02-25-2020, 09:30 PM)hollodero Wrote: Well, when looking at the Bengals cheerleader squad I have a feeling they were resigned many many times.

Which leads me to the need of a cheerleader draft with the best young prospects from college. Ugliest squad picks first. 

(02-25-2020, 09:05 PM)Catmandude123 Wrote:  I believe Whit would be a great leader for the o-line. I don't think he would demand a huge chunk of the cap space. Glenn is basically gone after the crap he pulled last year, AJ ought to give the team a break on guaranteed money or let him walk, and Dalton shouldn't be considered as a back-up QB at his salary, and even thinking about Burfict being re-signed is nothing short of crazy. I want a new team even if it means a few more subpar years before it turns around. I am tired of watching the same underachievers every Sunday and living my own version of the movie "Groundhog Day".

(02-26-2020, 12:06 PM)ochocincos Wrote: We can't really know what Whitworth would demand or be offered.
Is he worth what Cordy Glenn is currently set to make this year ($9.5 mill)? Probably given his ability to play LT better than Cordy Glenn, even at his age.
I don't think a 2-year, $24 mill deal would be unreasonable for pulling Whitworth back to Cincinnati to cover either LT or LG. That contract would put him 4th on the OG salary per year, and just out of the Top 10 for LT's.

So bottom line, would you be willing to spend more for Whitworth than what Cordy Glenn's cap hit would be?
I would.

(02-25-2020, 11:38 AM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Are the Bengals fans too nostalgic? Do we try to live in the not so glorious past? Posts about bringing back past their prime players when they know they will never be what they once were only magnifies the dilemma the team faces when trying to reinvent themselves. While veteran presence is a positive thing you can't sacrifice replacing players who are the future. Whit, Burfict, Dalton and even AJ are not the future of the franchise. Do you re-sign any of them when you could get a better younger FA player? The remake of the team is stunted when we ignore the obvious.