Board Thread:Season 45 - Molise/@comment-31325256-20180222054143/@comment-24830549-20180223165011

Hey Jerry!

First of all I wanted to talk about the whole social game thing. I think our conversations pre swap were unrewarding in terms of building a relationship because we didn’t quite click. I did find our conversations a bit forced but it sounds like you did too. After the merge I felt like we got to know each other a little better and I enjoyed our conversations more. I’m sorry if I came off as unapproachable and I’ll be honest I think that’s one of the flaws in my gameplay that I’ve been trying very hard to improve. I want to apologize if we didn’t quite click at times, but it’s something I’m working on.

As for the claiming moves that don’t belong to me, specifically with the confessional... Again, I never said that was the sole reason or even a major reason why Nat went home, but it definitely contributed, and it was definitely a calculated risk. I had declan, trey, and Jason trying to either explain where I was wrong or trying to make up for it, but it could’ve easily gone the other way. They could’ve used it as a reason to get rid of me. So I consider that a decision I made that risked worsening my position in the game which ended up helping us in the long run.

As for the riding coattails thing, I already explained extensively how each vote I made benefited me individually in my speech to Jordan, but I think I can talk more about some other moves were made independently of him. I played my idol against his best wishes — he wanted me to play it on him — and I ended up being right. I was the one who came up with the plan to get rid of Jason, not Jordan. And ultimately I would’ve voted him out at five if I hadn’t self voted. I considered myself to be kind of a quieter partner to Jordan, but by no means was I a sidekick. I don’t think I rode coattails by any means. Maybe I used him and other threats as a bit of a shield, but so did declan, and that’s a perfectly respectable way to play the game. I really hope I can shake this image of being a coattail rider, because I don’t think it’s really fair.

Thanks for your honesty, Jerry. Especially after the merge I enjoyed talking to you and I think we could’ve formed a fruitful friendship if you had stuck around longer. One more speech. I’m treating it as kind of a closing statement so make sure you read it!