11-22-2015, 02:14 PM
We all draw conclusions from the available information. What I saw was Carson get paid a truckload of cash, the Bengals draft talent for the offense, the Bengals sign the free agents he publicly wanted, the Bengals signing his brother, Carson always willing to take the hit but never put his foot down in a leadership role, and only definitively put his foot down when he wanted to leave... If he'd had the same backbone as a leader on the field as he did in leaving, I absolutely believe things would have been very different.
As for Willie, I totally disagree with the notion the Bengals shit on Willie. Willie was physically shot. He was nearing the end of the line, had a foot injury keep him out of the 2007 training camp, hinder his play until an added knee injury put him on IR, and lost his starting job to Whitworth. At the start of 2008, the Bengals said they'd love to have Willie finish out his career with the the Bengals, but that he'd be a backup to Whitworth, and would need to take a pay cut. Willie refused, and the Bengals let him go. He got a lot of money, and the opportunity to limp his body to the finish line with the team that drafted him.
As for Willie, I totally disagree with the notion the Bengals shit on Willie. Willie was physically shot. He was nearing the end of the line, had a foot injury keep him out of the 2007 training camp, hinder his play until an added knee injury put him on IR, and lost his starting job to Whitworth. At the start of 2008, the Bengals said they'd love to have Willie finish out his career with the the Bengals, but that he'd be a backup to Whitworth, and would need to take a pay cut. Willie refused, and the Bengals let him go. He got a lot of money, and the opportunity to limp his body to the finish line with the team that drafted him.
