12-15-2017, 08:15 PM
(12-15-2017, 07:44 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Man did we screw the pooch in letting Whit go. I could understand Zeitler with how much the Stains paid him but
this team probably would not be where it is if Whit was still here. Not only is he a great LT, he is a great leader.
Also your last point proves itself. To not value the interior O-line is the stupidest thing a Front Office can do.
Yeah, I have never waffled that I didn't value Zeitler at that $, and it had nothing to do with his position. He's being paid as tied for the 5th best OL in the NFL. Rather than Zeitler at $12m/yr, Alex Mack is making $9m/yr and they could have easily gone after him before the '16 season.
Heck, just this offseason you could have had Joel Bitonio for $8.5m/yr, or JC Tretter for $5.6m/yr, and both of those guys would be huge upgrades to the current line. I would take both of them for $14.1m/yr over Zeitler's $12m/yr.
Instead you get Ogbuehi, Bodine, and the gang...
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