12-04-2018, 05:06 PM
(12-04-2018, 04:52 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, the Bengals offered a 1 yr- 10m deal. There had to be some part of Whit that took that offer as an insult, compared to what others were offering. The Bengals could have easily structured the deal in the same way the Rams did...basically a 1 year guaranteed deal, with a 2 yr option that could be bought out for 3m I think.
But, they didn't and now Whit is playing for a legit SB contender and his supposed replacement is such a dud he can't stay off the inactive list even when he's completely healthy and other T's are injured.
(12-04-2018, 05:02 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Found it.
It wasn't close. They offered him a one year, incentive laden deal of UP to 10 million vs $13 million year 1 w/ the rams and at least $2.5 guaranteed the next year, almost assuring him he wouldn't be on the street in Year 2 at age 35.
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Wasn't just 1yr/$10m, it was apparently UP TO $10m if he hit a ton of incentives.
Hopefully now we can keep the "it was just the years" people making excuses for the Bengals quiet, too.
Wow. So not only was it much shorter AND basically all incentives, the max potential of the deal was still well under what other teams were offering in base pay.
No wonder Whit was insulted.
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