Jonah Williams Requests Trade

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(04-26-2023, 10:48 AM)Hammerstripes Wrote: I'll have to see if I can find the clip, but there was an interview with Rappoport or another NFL insider that said the Bengals check in on Brown initially and moved on because they weren't able to meet his asking price.  Then something fell apart and they jumped back in late and got him.

His agent called us. That's the "thing" that happened. 

https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2023/03/21/orlando-brown-reached-out-bengals-first-deal/

Plus, even after that, the plan was for Jonah to play RT. Either way, the FO was more than confortable with Jonah being the starter, LT/RT, at various points this offseason. Which is the point. We are not gonna trade him just to trade him. We have to get good value. If it was there, the deal would be done (see Ekeler, Austin). Draftcday possible, for sure. 

But the FO is confortable with him starting. Collins does not seem worried. Brown, Williams, Carman, + Collins (when healthy) seems like the best bet for our OT room. With Ford/Adeniji/Smith in competition for #4 until Collins is ready. And that is pretty darn good. Not good enough to stop us from taking Wright if he's there, but I think good enough to stop us from reaching for a R1 tackle (Harrison, Bergeron, D. Jones) if he isn't. And those guys are likely gone by #60. After that, better off just focusing on spots with deeper classes where we can get contributors later and/or more immediate needs (CB, pass rush, TE, RB, IOL/WR/DT depth).