Jonah squatted 600 lbs!

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(06-14-2023, 03:01 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I don't know if this is what others were commenting on, but the axe I have to grind is the fact that no one spoke to Jonah before Orlando was signed. I think that is where Soonerpeace was ultimately commenting on poor communication. I don't think there is any more nuance to be had there - Jonah pretty clearly had no idea about those plans and how they affected him. By the time one of the coaches reached Jonah, the optics already looked bad from his perspective. 

I think it would have been a big nothing burger if someone had reached out to Jonah first, or just at some point in that negotiation process before Orlando signed. All it would have taken would have been a call saying "Hey, we are putting an offer in to Orlando and we think he is going to take it. Here is the plan we have..." and by Jonah's own admission, he would have been fine with it. 

I get this, but if Jonah, or his agent, leaked the information it could have created a bidding war for Brown and ended up costing the Bengals their biggest FA signing perhaps ever.

He had to be signed, sealed, and delivered before doing anything else.  

I have been in Jonah's place.  Not at the professional stage, but in division 1 college sports.  My "replacement" was brought in my Junior year, and it pissed me off tremendously.  I was a captain and felt like it was some BS message and, although I kept my mouth shut about it, I was pretty pissed off.  I always thought I was one of the, if not the, hardest workers on the team.  The truth is that it pushed me to work even harder and I had my best year ever and he never got my spot.  Not until I graduated.   Competition almost always improves the breed.  I know Jonah has been given a tough task, having not playing RT in about 7 years, but I believe he will overcome and perform in such a way that he gets the next big contract he is looking for.