02-28-2017, 03:40 PM
(02-28-2017, 03:28 PM)Au165 Wrote: Availability is the best ability. If he isn't on the field it doesn't matter. Lafell was there and Jones wasn't, which has been his MO most his career. Even if he had played 16 the stats don't justify paying 4x for Jones over Lafell.
Once again...the Bengals wanted to retain Jones and offerred him the same deal as the Lions offerred him. Jones chose to sign with the Lions to be the #1.
The Bengals didn't have some grand strategy to let Jones walk and replace him with Lafell. They were forced to.
Their plan was to retain Jones and let Iloka walk. Who they would have replaced Iloka with? I don't know.
