Jonah Williams Requests Trade

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(03-27-2023, 06:17 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Zac today when asked about Jonah?

“I’m excited to see him come in and compete at right tackle,” Taylor said.

But given how important culture and buy-in are to Taylor and this coaching staff, is he worried that Williams’ dissatisfaction with the situation can create long-term disruption?
“I’m not,” Taylor responded. “I know that that’s part of the business and for Jonah, he’s always been everything we wanted him to be about. We’ve never had issues with him. Hopefully, we can work through this, and he can come in and compete at right tackle for us. That’s what we’re counting on him to do. Again, every step of the way over four years he’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. He’s bought in. He’s never been an issue, and I don’t anticipate that being an issue.”

Excellent bit of coach speak by Zac, he handles the tough questions with ease and grace.  On the other hand, Williams shows how much he buys into the idea of playing anywhere other than LT by immediately asking for a trade.  The problem is, who exactly is looking to trade for a short armed OT who gave up the most sacks at his position last year?  

If I were Williams, I'd be fighting my hardest to win and hold the starting job at whatever position they offer to him.  Otherwise he might be finding it tough to maintain a roster spot on a good team, like the Bengals.