Jonah Williams Requests Trade

[CarolinaBengalFanGuy]

(04-14-2023, 10:09 AM)PDub80 Wrote: 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

I'm only arguing the weight of Pro Bowl nominations.

Brown is definitely better than Jonah overall when you account for consistency and injuries and such. Now we may differ on whether or not Jonah can sniff Brown's farts in the consideration of them both being healthy, but I believe we both agree he's the better option.

Now one thing I am curious about depending on KC's lineup, but Brown has gotten to lineup next to Joe Thuney the last two years while Jonah lined up with scrubs and a rookie. I do think that makes some difference if you are playing next to a potential turnstile.