Jonah Williams Requests Trade

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(04-13-2023, 10:30 PM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: Meh pro bowls are still popularity contests even in that scenario.

(04-14-2023, 06:43 AM)CarolinaBengalFanGuy Wrote: I'm not going to use a lot of thought discussing Pro Bowls and their importance or lack thereof. Simply the fans having a say in anything (no matter the weight) immediately invalidates it.

Also Orlando Brown Jr > Jonah Williams, but i don't think they are super far off from each other given both are 100% healthy. They are both top 50% tackles. I worried about Jonah's knees though after this season and his general health throughout his career.

Brown is a much better player than Williams when it comes to pass pro - which is relevant because the Bengals ranked 6th last year in pass attampts per game.

I will give you the benefit of the doubt for conversation's sake. This notion that the ProBowl is just a fan popularity contest is perpetuated by people not knowing how the voting actually works.

Pro Bowl voting is weighted by 3rds, not total votes, but weighted....

- 1/3rd is fans
- 1/3rd are players
- 1/3rd are coaches


So, if you won't listen to coaches or players, who will you listen to on this? How about the Bengals themselves when they jumped at the chance and were utterly gobsmacked when Brown approached them to join the team.... AFTER they had already agreed to give Jonah Williams $12mil to play LT. They literally had a starting LT with a GUARANTEED deal who had been w the team 4 seasons. The Bengals then told that LT, Williams, "Eh, we'll find a spot for you maybe, possibly, somewhere if you can beat out Cody Ford and a (probable) draft pick".

The Bengals saw Brown as instantly better, worth the money, and that Williams absolutely wasn't.

Will you listen to THAT voting? Brown is arguably a top 10 LT and certainly a top 15 TACKLE in general regardless of side in the entirety of the NFL. Certainly when it comes to pass pro he has been consistantly strong.

Ranked 28th overall Tackle before 2022 https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2022-offensive-tackle-rankings-tiers

Ranked 20th overall tackle in 2023 https://www.profootballnetwork.com/best-offensive-tackles-nfl-rankings/

Jonah Williams isn't even sniffing any of these dude's farts. Meaning: Not in the same room. He's just a dude. A dude now without a position and that no one - in a league dying for quality O linemen - is impressed with. Not even the team and coaches that drafted him and know him best. On top of that, he's refusing to work for a spot on the team and crying to leave. 

We should nickname him Jo"Meh" Williams