10-25-2019, 12:05 PM
(10-25-2019, 11:45 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Someone who has made strong personal attachments to teammates and/or a city where he has lived for nine years. Was Andrew Whitworth and the dozens of other players who have signed contract extensions with the Bengals all stupid? Just because some fans here love to shit on everything the Bengals do that does not mean all the players feel the same way.
Remember when people ripped Kevin Durant for going to a winner instead of staying in Oklahoma City to build his own legacy? These players can't win. If they leave a losing situation they are weak, but if they stay in a losing situation they are stupid.
Sure they win. Regardless of where they go they're getting paid most of the time millions to play. And welcome to the court of public opinion where everyone is never going to agree on their decisions.
Players aren't stupid to sign here. Not everything the Bengals do is horrible. But the history of the current management regime speaks for itself and they've made more mistakes than not as evidenced by the collective record over the last few decades. They've certainly earned their share of criticism more than they've earned praise.
