10-02-2020, 03:42 PM
(10-02-2020, 03:23 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Yes, I am still glad that Atkins is here. No way to know he would get hurt unlike how it was relatively predictable that AJ wasn't working out (thus far).
I think this is only the second time Atkins has been hurt in 11 years. Before this year, he hadn't missed a game since 2013 and was a 6x Pro Bowler and 1x All-Pro in those 6 years.
I didn't necessarily think he would get hurt. I just question whether it's worth the investment on an aging, and clearly declining player.
To each their own, but if I were the Bengals I would have shipped off Green, Atkins, and Dunlap at the trade deadline last season to the highest bidder. Clear that money off the books, add some picks to your draft class, and reinvest those dollars in free agency.
IMHO, this team's biggest mistake was keeping one foot in the past, and moving one foot forward into a rebuild. They should have embraced, and gone all in. Those 3 dudes are just an absolute waste of dollars right now.
