03-06-2017, 08:44 PM
(03-06-2017, 07:57 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Interesting comments from Daniel Jeremiah one of NFL Networks talking heads today during the combine.
While watching this ridiculously talented group of DBs he said his takeaway of the day was how it was a bad time to be a free agent S or CB. Why throw huge money at a free agent DB when you can get what is normally a 2nd round DB in the 3rd or 4th this year?
Hopefully we get Kaptain Kirk at a discounted price due to this loaded class. Letting him hit the market is looking like a smart move. The last first round free agent Bama player we had in a contract negotiation after his rookie deal expired was Andre Smith. He was met with a cold market and finally signed when Mike Brown brought him in to the draft room and showed him they were about to take a tackle in the 2nd round if he didn't sign.
Kirk has a number of things working against him this year so hopefully we can get him at a fair price.
Daniel Jeremiah's troubling comment came not long after that. He said this was the year it would be OK to overpay for the free agent offensive linemen out there.
Really shallow OL class. So this will drive up the price of Zeitler and Whitworth. We already didn't have plans on paying a guard league leading money. And I don't know how good of an idea it is to give a giant contract to a guy who is already the oldest player at his position. I want Whitworth back but he has made it clear he is chasing the money. And he picked a good year to do just that.
This sure doesn't sound good for Bengal fans. We need Whitworth back, losing Kirkpatrick would not be terrible
and we definately shouldn't overpay for him for the reasons you speak of here Nati. I have the feeling we have
not yet reassured Whit that we truly want that ring, hence why he is not re-signed yet.
This could really bite us in the ass.
Great post BTW, it is just sad news for us.
