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(09-08-2016, 07:28 AM)TGISunday Wrote: Very interesting take on Zeitler.

I'm only guessing here, but you're saying we should wait for Decastro to set the market and ignore it, because someone else will overpay (ala Osemele)--and keep Westerman or Fisher instead? Fisher makes more sense I suppose.

We don't have a huge amount of contracts down the immediate pipeline, particularly for OL. He also doesn't seem like a diva, and I can only see him going one other place (GB), which isn't likely. I don't see the team writing checks it can't cash anytime soon (like NO, Baltimore, Denver, Pittsburgh), so our cap situation should be stable.

I appreciate the assessment.  Not sure I see the same thing coming to fruition, but even if they have guys in place to take over for Zeitler in case it goes south, I doubt that reality actually happens.

Yeah, don't get me wrong, Zeitler is a good player. I just think that in order to actually extend him, the Bengals are going to have to pay him like he's a great/elite player, which he just isn't.

Do the Bengals really want to invest $8m+/yr in a RG who is only good, not great? Even if they want to, should they?

Obviously my opinion/view on it all, but yeah. I view it a bit like Sanu. Sanu was meh and got paid like he's good. I think Zeitler is good and will get paid like he's great. The Bengals can probably afford it cap-wise, but I just don't think the value is there.

(09-08-2016, 08:05 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I don't see any way the Bengals don't keep the 5th year option on Eifert, but I completely agree on Kirkpatrick.  This became even more evident with the IR-designated to return option for WJIII...they need to see something from him this year before letting Dre go. 

The Zeitler option is intriguing.  Would you spend another high draft pick to replace him?  You would almost have to, right?  I can't help but think Zeitler might be kept if they can let Dre walk and get a compensatory pick for him.  The Bengals will have at least a couple compensatory picks next year, but I don't know how much I like the idea of not signing Zeitler.  Generally, if the player is at least solid, and stays out of trouble they make an effort to resign them. 

Interesting. 

Well, he's already planned to miss 3-5 games this year, right? If that total this year reaches up to 6 games, then he'll have tied Bob Sanders in how many games they missed their first four years. He's averaging like 365 yards a year right now. No matter how talented someone is, if they can't stay on the field, they aren't worth it. 

So how well he performs/how healthy he stays (which doesn't look good so far) really does matter. Can't help the club in the tub, and money spent on a player who can't stay on the field is money that isn't helping your team.

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As for the compensation picks, they wouldn't be next year. If they let Dre walk, that'd be a 2018 draft pick. The draft picks come a year after the FA period because they calculate salary and playing time and all that jazz into determining them.