06-05-2022, 05:27 PM
(06-05-2022, 10:32 AM)Sled21 Wrote: That's because no one really expected Whit's play to not fall off drastically due to his age, and Zeitler got insane money from Cleveland. Do you really think the smart move is to pay an aging player who is at the point where most retire and give him a 3 year contract? They thought they had his replacement, they didn't. That does not mean it was a ad move, it just did not work out the way most would have thought and Whit beat father time for a while. If the Bengals had given him a huge 3 year deal, and paid Zeitler what Cleveland did, people would be blasting them for that as well. The front office just can't win with some fans.
Why did they have to sign Whit to a three year deal? They could have easily franchised him instead of let him hit the open market. Secondly they new Cedric sucked even Paul Alexander benched him in 2016. Everyone in the front office and fan Base new 2017 would have be a disaster if whit left.
Also they should have given Z a contract extension in 2016 and not let him hit the open market in 2017.
