why did we draft a guard in the first round?

[*ochocincos*]

I really think the Bengals drafted Zeitler in the first with every intention early on to keep him around as one of the highest paid OL on the team. However, I think part of that plan was to also have a true heir ready at LT and move on from Whitworth by the time Zeitler reached FA. Unfortunately, the past two years have not gone as hoped with both Ogbuehi and Fisher not meeting expectations to say the least, so the team will have to keep Whitworth around a year or two longer in order to compete.