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Just now, Bill from NYC said:

It is very interesting. They must really like Jonah Williams.

A bengals reporter said after the draft that J Williams told teams he would only play LT  and not to draft him if they wanted him elsewhere on the OL

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1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:

Can Glenn not play on the right side?

 

Probably an experience thing; he's got 3 years of experience playing LG and all of his NFL experience on the left side.  It's probably an easier transition to LG than it would be to RT at this point in his career.

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Just now, thebandit27 said:

 

Probably an experience thing; he's got 3 years of experience playing LG and all of his NFL experience on the left side.  It's probably an easier transition to LG than it would be to RT at this point in his career.

Bobby Hart tho!

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13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Can Glenn not play on the right side?

Marrone tried him there and it didn’t last long. 

 

I believe he threw a bit of a temper tantrum because he was coming up on his next contract and wanted to be paid as a left tackle, not a RT. So maybe he didn’t give it his all? I don’t know. But I remember that he didn’t last long on the right side and reported were that he really struggled. 

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11 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

Marrone tried him there and it didn’t last long. 

 

I believe he threw a bit of a temper tantrum because he was coming up on his next contract and wanted to be paid as a left tackle, not a RT. So maybe he didn’t give it his all? I don’t know. But I remember that he didn’t last long on the right side and reported were that he really struggled. 

I'm going to go out on a limb here and take a guess that Marrone/the oline coach did not talk to him prior to making the switch, since Cordy is pointing out that his current coach is...

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14 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

Marrone tried him there and it didn’t last long. 

 

I believe he threw a bit of a temper tantrum because he was coming up on his next contract and wanted to be paid as a left tackle, not a RT. So maybe he didn’t give it his all? I don’t know. But I remember that he didn’t last long on the right side and reported were that he really struggled. 

I vaguely remember this ... thanks 

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There's an out in his contract this year that would ultimately save them $35 mil. Otherwise, they would be paying him 41 mil to play Guard the next 3 years. Yikes. Not sure how the dead money works out over the next couple years, but they might be better off cutting bait or working a trade now instead of paying him that to play G

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You take an offensive tackle at #11 you envisage he can play left tackle or else it is a bad pick. Personally I'd have been tempted to ease Williams in on the right side year 1 and then flip him but I can't blame the Bengals for deciding to get right to the decision point. Fair play. 

 

I don't think Jonah is a top 10 LT, but then Cordy hasn't been the last couple of years either. I see Jonah as a bit like Jake Matthews in Atlanta. He is gonna solidify that position and start there for a good number of years and you will never consider that spot a weakness but he is never going to flat out dominate. 

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4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

You take an offensive tackle at #11 you envisage he can play left tackle or else it is a bad pick. Personally I'd have been tempted to ease Williams in on the right side year 1 and then flip him but I can't blame the Bengals for deciding to get right to the decision point. Fair play. 

 

I don't think Jonah is a top 10 LT, but then Cordy hasn't been the last couple of years either. I see Jonah as a bit like Jake Matthews in Atlanta. He is gonna solidify that position and start there for a good number of years and you will never consider that spot a weakness but he is never going to flat out dominate. 

I agree with this post except the bolded. I would prefer a RT to be a bit more of a bruiser but that is jmo.

 

What I will day is that if you are correct about Jonah playing at the level of a Matthews (or better), Oliver will have to be an excellent player (he very well might be) for this to have been a smart pick for the Bills. It will be interesting to watch this play out.

9 minutes ago, teef said:

how does scottlaw feel about this?

How do you want him to feel?

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In one of the articles I read, the Bengals weren't happy with Glenn's production at LT last year and was a liability at times.  Hence part of the reasoning for the move and draft pick.

 

Sounds like a great example of Beane getting ahead of something again

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17 minutes ago, MJS said:

I remember during the draft a lot of people projecting him to guard. Wonder how good he'll be. Did he stay healthy last year?

 

Missed 3 games mid-season.  Not bad.

 

18 minutes ago, HT02 said:

That probably makes Glenn a pretty expensive guard

 

The Bengals didn't assume his amortized signing bonus, Bills ate that.

He's getting  $9.25M for the next 2 years in roster bonus and salary.

 

Looking at total cap hit, that would make him the 6th highest paid LG this year, as opposed to the 19th highest paid LT.

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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

A bengals reporter said after the draft that J Williams told teams he would only play LT  and not to draft him if they wanted him elsewhere on the OL

I think he may end up regretting that. I know I’m in the minority, but I just don’t think he’s destined for greatness as a left tackle. 

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Given that Williams was one of the top draft picks at the LT position & if he lives up to that we know Cordy is a good player & if he plays up to his potential that could be one intimidating left side of their O line something Dalton will love !! 

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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

A bengals reporter said after the draft that J Williams told teams he would only play LT  and not to draft him if they wanted him elsewhere on the OL

 

Pretty bold.  He'd better back it up with performance.

 

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