06-15-2023, 01:24 PM
(06-15-2023, 01:03 PM)casear2727 Wrote: No team does that. That makes zero sense. Why in the world would a team contact a player telling him they are trying to replace him before the trade is finalized? Regardless if the trade goes through or not you now have a pissed off player.
After the trade there probably should have been some type of communication, and perhaps they considered the coaches were enough?
You use black and white language a lot, so we're going to disagree often. You are going to say that no team has ever spoken to a player and said "we are looking at bringing in some guys to compete for your spot"? Ever? Never ever? Keep in mind, Brown wasn't a trade. He was a free agent. Even still, the timing of what I am suggesting doesn't have to be perfect or exactly as I described. They could, of course, have waited until after Brown signed and immediately contacted Jonah. The point that I am trying to make is that Jonah didn't figure out plans from the coaches - he figured it out from a tweet and a teammate contacting him. By the time the coaches had contacted him, they were already in a tough spot. You have your guy who has battled for you to be on the field, slogging through injuries, already knowing what you're about to say because he received a tweet/ESPN alert or whatever. That can definitely leave a sour taste in ones mouth, understandably.
