Goodbye, Jonah Jackson

The Den
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Nick is awesome. Seems like a good guy as well.

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I think Jonah is better than 90% of you but even I think this is a wild ass overpay.

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Iā€™m fine with the contract, and also fine losing him. I always thought GG was the bigger priority. They need to add some competition to the OL but this was always the expectation all along.

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If he had been healthier or ~$5mm less a year I think the Lions try and keep him.

Good signing for the Rams assuming he stays healthy.

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Iā€™ve always been left wanting more with Jonah. I personally would not have offered above 10mil AAV. He has struggled a bit with injuries, and he has never really taken the next step I expected.

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Rams know they have to get better for when they face us in the playoffs again.
But when we pair somebody opposite Hutch, Jackson isnā€™t going to help them there.
Brad has to have a plan.

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Whoā€™s the 10% he isnā€™t better thanā€¦

@Jman @BigNatty @stephenboyd57 who else?

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Jonahā€™s grandma

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No one would ā– ā– ā– ā–  with that Olineā€¦

hulk screaming GIF

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For an OG who canā€™t stay healthy and has a PFF score under 60.

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They have Dodson and Avila. I wonder if theyā€™re planning on moving him to center?

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Think Avila will move over. He was good there in college.

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Thatā€™s smart by the rams. That should be a very good offensive line for them.

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I am a bit surprised at the reactions in this thread.

Jonah has missed 6 games in 4 years. Very few IOL go a full season. You all act like heā€™s a serious injury risk when truth be told heā€™s been about average for an IOL in terms of injury.

Heā€™s made a probowl once in those 4 years. Thereā€™s several OGā€™s making north of 20 mil a year and a bunch north of 16mil a year. 17 mil a year isnā€™t a shocker.

Keep in mind the Lions signed big V to a 5 year deal that averaged 9 mil a year and the cap has drastically went up since then. 15+ mil is currently the going rate for a quality OG.

I was expecting it to take 15+ to sign him so this isnā€™t a shocker to me at all.

The Lions need IOL depth and now they need a starter and a quality backup.

Hopefully the Lions can find a quality replacement but I do not think it will be an easy task. Good IOL are coveted.

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Iā€™m not sure if I could ever be better than him in football, but I could whip his ass in a handsome competition!

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Heā€™s missed 9 games in the last 2 years (17 game seasons).

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Heā€™s missed 10 the last 2 yearsā€¦ and couldnā€™t finish 3 other games.

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While I agree it isnā€™t easy, I trust Hank Fraley. Heā€™s definitely been preparing for this.

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Plus a playoff game.

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Or maybe 2?.. did he play at SF or against the Rams?