11-25-2017, 07:47 PM
2 Counters to that:
1) Had the Steelers let DeCastro get to free agency, he likely gets $12+ million. They extended him 1st. Note an extension is signed BEFORE a guy hits free agency. That seems to be something you're not understanding. The Bengals reportedly offerred Zeitler $5.5 million a year for an extension. Had they offerred $8-9 million maybe he signs? THe $10 million DeCastro got was the ceiling on what an extension would have costed. I doubt that Zeitler had some fantasy to play for the 1-15 Browns.
2) Ok. So Zeitler leaves. What stops the Bengals from signing a free agent Guard? Instead they signed Andre Smith a career RT to play Guard.
Regardless, we have a historically bad offensive line. We're averaging 60-some yards rushing a game. You can defend the Bengals strategy all you want...but it yielded a TERRIBLE offensive line.
It's not like they let Zeitler go and then spend that money on other upgrades.
1) Had the Steelers let DeCastro get to free agency, he likely gets $12+ million. They extended him 1st. Note an extension is signed BEFORE a guy hits free agency. That seems to be something you're not understanding. The Bengals reportedly offerred Zeitler $5.5 million a year for an extension. Had they offerred $8-9 million maybe he signs? THe $10 million DeCastro got was the ceiling on what an extension would have costed. I doubt that Zeitler had some fantasy to play for the 1-15 Browns.
2) Ok. So Zeitler leaves. What stops the Bengals from signing a free agent Guard? Instead they signed Andre Smith a career RT to play Guard.
Regardless, we have a historically bad offensive line. We're averaging 60-some yards rushing a game. You can defend the Bengals strategy all you want...but it yielded a TERRIBLE offensive line.
It's not like they let Zeitler go and then spend that money on other upgrades.
