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Whitworth on Sirius: Talking to Bengals about return

Big Blue '56 : 2/20/2017 12:43 pm
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Appearing on Sirius XM NFL Radio with Alex Marvez and Solomon Wilcots, Whitworth said that he’s talking to the Bengals and that he hopes it works out for him to stay in Cincinnati. He also said that the discussions have been about him remaining as the team’s left tackle.


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Obviously nothing definitive one way or the other,  
Big Blue '56 : 2/20/2017 12:44 pm : link
just simply the latest update
It has been mentioned ...  
Beer Man : 2/20/2017 12:59 pm : link
that Whitworth doesn't want to leave the Bengals. Riley Reiff may be the best FA option.
But it is a possibility,  
Doomster : 2/20/2017 1:00 pm : link
that he stays there....

That's one less option for us....most of the other available LT's have injury histories, or could be too costly.....

So, if push comes to shove, and depending on where our cap space is allocated, we might be forced to play Flowers at LT again..... or we may have to juggle the line, and move Flowers to the opposite side, and maybe be forced to put Pugh in his place, and then concentrate on the Guard options....

We have seen so many posts about we should do this and we should do that.....but we have no idea, what Reese's priorities are, and he is not going to give any indication, because he would be dealing with a weak hand in free agency.....it's more or less wait and see, with free agency and the draft....

And if JPP forces us to use the tag, this hampers Reese's cap moves in free agency....
RE: But it is a possibility,  
Big Blue '56 : 2/20/2017 1:07 pm : link
In comment 13365761 Doomster said:
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that he stays there....

That's one less option for us....most of the other available LT's have injury histories, or could be too costly.....

So, if push comes to shove, and depending on where our cap space is allocated, we might be forced to play Flowers at LT again..... or we may have to juggle the line, and move Flowers to the opposite side, and maybe be forced to put Pugh in his place, and then concentrate on the Guard options....

We have seen so many posts about we should do this and we should do that.....but we have no idea, what Reese's priorities are, and he is not going to give any indication, because he would be dealing with a weak hand in free agency.....it's more or less wait and see, with free agency and the draft....

And if JPP forces us to use the tag, this hampers Reese's cap moves in free agency....


You know it's possible, just possible, that despite the majority of BBIers effectively writing him off as the OLT of the future, that his techniques working in year 2 with Solari improve a lot..His desire and physical ability is largely unquestioned, I believe..Not saying they will improve, but I'm willing to give him another year with Solari before jumping on the naysayer bandwagon
DRC and the walkie talkie gate pick..  
est1986 : 2/20/2017 1:11 pm : link
For a LT from Cleveland. That would shed 5mil, and then add 10mil for the games best LT.
Might have to start thinking  
Reb8thVA : 2/20/2017 1:28 pm : link
About Riley Reiff as a consolation prize. However, his flexibility to play either OT position might be a good thing.
he cant talk to  
Dankbeerman : 2/20/2017 1:40 pm : link
any other team yet, nothing to read into yet.
RE: he cant talk to  
Big Blue '56 : 2/20/2017 1:43 pm : link
In comment 13365787 Dankbeerman said:
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any other team yet, nothing to read into yet.


Not the point..Usually you read that a player wants to test the market and then go from there, whether they re-sign with the original team or not..ALL that I've read has him WANTING to stay with Cincy..
RE: Might have to start thinking  
est1986 : 2/20/2017 1:49 pm : link
In comment 13365781 Reb8thVA said:
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About Riley Reiff as a consolation prize. However, his flexibility to play either OT position might be a good thing.


He can play left tackle, so can Ereck Flowers, thing is, we need a GOOD left tackle, Reiff is not worth LT money, he is a decent/solid RT at best.
RE: RE: he cant talk to  
est1986 : 2/20/2017 1:51 pm : link
In comment 13365790 Big Blue '56 said:
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In comment 13365787 Dankbeerman said:


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any other team yet, nothing to read into yet.



Not the point..Usually you read that a player wants to test the market and then go from there, whether they re-sign with the original team or not..ALL that I've read has him WANTING to stay with Cincy..


100% right, hearing this over and over. Its news and convo worthy because it sounds like he is willing to take the hometown discount as long as its within the realm of reasonable.
it just makes sense for him to stay there  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 2/20/2017 1:59 pm : link
He is at the end of his career. If he has to take a pay cut, unless he goes to NE, there is no real incentive to uproot his family and leave.

I say NE as that team, because the chances of winning it there compared to anywhere else is exponentially higher just because they make it to the AFC championship all the time. Any other team it's a complete crap shoot from year to year.
I'm not big on Reiff  
The_Boss : 2/20/2017 3:00 pm : link
He's versatile, yes. But he's a much better RT than LT. He'll be an improvement over Flowers, but so are probably about 25 OT's. Try for the big HR move first, before Reiff: call Cleveland about Joe Thomas.
RE: I'm not big on Reiff  
Pete in MD : 2/20/2017 3:11 pm : link
In comment 13365881 The_Boss said:
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He's versatile, yes. But he's a much better RT than LT. He'll be an improvement over Flowers, but so are probably about 25 OT's. Try for the big HR move first, before Reiff: call Cleveland about Joe Thomas.

I'm no expert on Reiff and everyone questions PFF grades, but he graded out higher for them in the years he played LT (between 70.5 and 77.5) than he did last year (67.5) at RT. Take it FWIW.
Says rhe Right Thing  
Samiam : 2/20/2017 3:25 pm : link
What do you expect a 35 year old veteran to say? Wait until they start talking numbers and years. I'm not saying he's going to leave them and/or come here and who knows if we want him. But I wouldn't draw any conclusions about what's going on just yet. Bengals just might be the cheapest team in the league
RE: RE: I'm not big on Reiff  
The_Boss : 2/20/2017 3:26 pm : link
In comment 13365892 Pete in MD said:
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He's versatile, yes. But he's a much better RT than LT. He'll be an improvement over Flowers, but so are probably about 25 OT's. Try for the big HR move first, before Reiff: call Cleveland about Joe Thomas.


I'm no expert on Reiff and everyone questions PFF grades, but he graded out higher for them in the years he played LT (between 70.5 and 77.5) than he did last year (67.5) at RT. Take it FWIW.


To me, it's telling that the Lions felt Taylor Decker (rookie) to was a better alternative at LT than Reiff.
I think their is value in Right Tackles like Wagner and Reiff  
Rjanyg : 2/20/2017 4:50 pm : link
Plus Guards like Warford, Leary, Zeitler and Lang. Warmack is intriguing as well. Flowers at LT is most likely the case for 2017.

I would be fine going with 2 FA for RG and RT.
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