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(11-25-2017, 07:47 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: 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.

Guards and tackles which position every week in the NFL its thr most common position change.

I'm not arguing that the line isn't bad it's as you say historically bad but that doesn't change the fact that Zeilter was not worth the Highest Paid Guard In NFL History.


I seriously don't know how to take the Whitworth situation. The Bengals were saying he was gonna resign... Whitworth was saying he was gonna likely resign all the way up until free agency opens then bam he's a Ram. 

What happened there?

 It's my opinion with no proof that Whit screwed them because they drafted two tackles and then only gave him a one year extention shortly after saying these guys are these he future.


As for the reportedly offered 5.5. I read your word for word quote and it. The way it's worded it sounded like Lapham was pulling numbers out of his ass to make a point. I'd say it was closer to 8.5 to 9 Zeilter and his agent was saying hey we can make 11 or 12. 

In the End it's about the offer the Browns gave him. Should the Bengals matched it and made him the highest guard in NFL History. In my humble opinion no. Even with the line as bad as it is still No.