07-26-2017, 08:36 PM
(07-26-2017, 02:09 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Its more than that dude... you have a 1st and a 2nd rounder OT entering their 3rd years... They gotta play so you know what you have. before you have to choose to resign them or not.
they already had invested in his replacement now its time to see that investment pay off.
One of the bengals biggest issues over the years is not letting players go before they fall off due to age. We cant start crying when they start doing this.
Everyone would have liked to see whitworth retire in stripes. But you gotta look towards the future.
with that in mind the money was better spent elsewhere.
Whit was our best offensive lineman at the most important offensive line position and is still playing at a high level, much higher than Ogbuehi who was awful at RT and was benched after his lone start at LT.
Whit offered to play guard to allow Ogbuehi to play LT so they Bengals can "see what they got" as if they weren't watching last season.
And again, Whit's contract is structured so he is making similar money to what the Bengals offered and he can be cut with minimal dead money if he doesn't play well. That is a better insurance policy than what the Bengals have if Ogbuehi plays like he did last year or gets injured.
Lastly, the Bengals cap situation wasn't prohibitive to signing Whit and his contract request wasn't outrageous.
Mike can't claim to be working hard on a championship while screwing the pooch this badly regarding the offensive line. The two are mutually exclusive.
