08-22-2017, 01:19 PM
(08-22-2017, 12:51 AM)BenZoo2 Wrote: When it comes to Nelson that could have been a case of jettisoning a player one early rather than holding on too late. Look at the players New England has let go. Richard Seymour, chandler jones and Jamie Collins, to name a few. We as Bengal fans want us to emulate them but we would have lost our collective minds if the bengals let those guys go.
It's hard to say. The Patriots also like veterans like Law, Seau, Revis, etc.
Some of those guys were let go because of salary. They made Collins a big contract offer and he wouldn't accept it, so they traded him.
The Patriots also have a proven track record of replacing guys. The Bengals...not so much.
Plus, the Bengals TRIED to retain Whitworth. They wanted to retain him. He left. It wasn't some grand strategy to let him go and start Ced. They wanted Whitworth back.
