Move on from Whitworth if it means keeping Zeitler

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(02-08-2017, 04:41 PM)Jpoore Wrote: Can't blame Marvin Jones on the Bengals though they gave him the same contract to stay but he wanted to leave. The Bengals fo actually showed up on that one.

Fully agreed, they offered him about the same contract, he wanted a better opportunity to become the top WR on the team. That wasn't going to happen in Cincy.
But you get my point that they seem to talk about wanting to retain all their top talent. They have certain guys walk yet other lower performing players (like Maualuga, Thompson, Sims, Peerman even from purely a RB POV, etc) are brought back. They don't seem to be willing to overpay too much for their top talent, but they do offer very fair contracts. In some cases, it results in those players going elsewhere. The issue is when the team overpays for mediocre talent that they drafted and simply won't let go of. Maualuga, Thompson, Sims, Peerman, etc could be upgraded relatively easily, but this team is more comfortable with who they know vs who they don't when it comes to seeking depth or serviceable starters.