09-29-2017, 11:29 AM
(09-28-2017, 11:19 PM)Whatever Wrote: Unlike Osemele, Long, and DeCastro, Zeitler has never been a Pro Bowler and never been named an All Pro. You're welcome to your opinion, but the general consensus is that he wasn't even a top 5 G. Aside from QB, good players do not get record setting deals. An elite player may get more than a better player at the same position, but Zeitler isn't an elite player.
I'm not sure where you think teams don't let good guards walk after their rookie deals. The 49'ers let Mike Iupati walk. The Ravens let Osemele and Ben Grubbs walk.
Zeitler isn't worth $12 million a year. Anybody arguing that he is is overating him based on our lack of quality offensive linemen.
You're missing the big picture. They offered him $5.5 million a year according to Lapham.
IF the Steelers offered DeCastro $5.5 million...and he went to free agency I'm sure he would have signed a huge contract too. But they were smart enough to offer him a reasonable contract BEFORE free agency...not $5.5 million a year.
Maybe had they offered him $8 or 9 million a year he accepts it? Instead they lowballed him.
Serious question: Are you rooting for the Bengals profit margin or the team actually putting a good team on the field?
