Jason Cole expects Chiefs to trade Albert for pick in '14
 

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Yahoo Sports' Jason Cole expects the Chiefs to end up trading Branden Albert for a second-round pick in 2014.
Cole mentions the Lions, Chargers, and Cardinals as teams that remain left tackle-needy after the draft and might be interested in Albert. The Lions would make a lot of sense because internally they have major questions about Riley Reiff's viability at tackle and prefer him at guard. The Dolphins could also jump back into the bidding. Although the Albert-to-Miami draft-week trade fell through, the sides had agreed to parameters of a long-term contract.
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Seriously? No... seriously? :facepalm:

Wouldn't be surprised that this happens. Don't see Albert staying put

told you they werent going to put up with him sitting out all training camp and showing up right before week 1

and having Fisher take all the reps at LT in training camp only to have Albert expect to play when he shows up or hog up 9 million on the bench. He's wasting cap space at this point

At this point, unless it's something crazy like a 1st or multiple early picks, just keep him.

Make the trade with detroit. They will be picking top 5 again.....

Oh well. Do it soon. 9 mil is a lot of cheddar to free up.

I hope IF we trade him, the Dolphins guy gets hurt so Ireland is an idiot and gives up next years first.

This!

So he can wiggle his fat into a roster spot just to ride the pine?

I just cant see him doing that, IMO that would torpedo his chances at a fat payday in 14.

He's not going to ride the pine. JFC, he's gonna get near 10 million dollars. He's gonna play wherever they tell him.


We heard he was ready to report to recent workouts but was told not to as a trade was being worked out.

he wants a fat payday at LT

LG, C, RG, RT where ever else he loses A LOT of money

so yes, he will put up a fight/become a cancer if he doesnt get his way at LT. Havent you heard this guy in interviews or on twitter the last couple months? because that's what all the signs point to. He just wants his.

He wouldn't sit out through training camp. Huge fines for that now. He's yet to miss a mandatory work out. Also, last I heard, he was told to stay away while a trade was trying to be worked out.

And Hosmer runs into an out....
Oh sorry, wrong thread.
I'll be leaving now...

Albert lost leverage by signing. He'll get fined now if he doesn't report.

Branden Albert signed his franchise tender.

He is under contract for the upcoming season, and if the Chiefs don't work a trade, he will be in for all the mandatory team activities, TC and preseason.

And the rumor is that the Chiefs asked to pass on the voluntary workouts recently.

If this recent trade no trade drama contractual stuff hasn't changed his mind, nothing will and he's a lost cause.

Duh.

In other news, water is wet.

It must be a terrible burden to be a 14 year old moron.

Dorsey said after day 1 that if no Albert trade was in play with the dolphins that the trade talks would end after the conclusion of the draft.

Also Reid said it looks as if Albert will not be traded.

every player in the nfl 'wants his'


jesus...these guys don't work at kinkos

Why cant we keep him this year then do it

It's never bad to have a kickass Oline, esp when you have the money to do it.

This year was a horrible top half of a 1st rd...if we spent #1 on a RT, then so be it. Having 2 top bookends is huge for any offense.

With the contracts top guards have gotten, maybe he could be convinced to go in there for a year.

Doubtful but who knows.

and we better trade his ass, we need the pick for that absurd Smith trade

and it keeps us from the being the first team in history to draft a RT with the #1 pick in the draft...

At this point, what exactly would the benefit of freeing up that money? Who would we use it on? All the good free agents are taken for the most part. We'd just be letting that 9 mil sit for no reason.

every player in the NFL that "wants" his also doesnt have their team drafting a guy at the same position with the first overall pick in the first round either

so therein is the problem here.

Arizona or Detroit would be ideal. They're almost certainly going to pick high again.

That pick would just go to SF. We won't get a 1st for him.

Still a few quality free agents. Also could be some surprise cuts later down the road. Never hurts to have some freed up cap space.

Dorsey said after day 1 that if no Albert trade was in play with the dolphins that the trade talks would end after the conclusion of the draft.

Also Reid said it looks as if Albert will not be traded.

wut

I'm kinda thirsty, go fetch me a milk, bundle of sticks.

We better rape in the trade.

To potentially extend other contractss?

....and we'll have cuts of our own freeing up space. And we could also restructure Hali's contract (I have no idea why they haven't already).

There might be a good free agent shake loose from somewhere with a late cut, it would be nice to have money. However, if he is an upgrade at a spot, just cut someone else or something.

so what?

did Dorsey chisel his response in stone and deliver his response from the top of a mountain?

We still owe SF a 2014 2nd round pick for Alex Smith.

Basically we just give him to the Fins.

Who needs to be extended right now?

:spock: Wtf are you talking about?

When have we ever raped lol.


However, we always get raped.

We gave up 2-2nd rounders for Smith.

you realize we have our own pick, which goes to the 49ers

the pick for albert is ours

Yeah? We gave up our own pick.

With his age, I doubt they want to have a longer pay contract. Probably better to just eat it now.

To note that Jason Coles article is nothing but opinion and speculation.

So basically we give up Albert and get back, what should have been in the beginning, a full draft. We still lost on this whole trading shit.

They wouldn't have to pay a longer contract. Just switch some of his base money to bonus money.

Just meant I doubt they want to add years on, which usually happens with a restructure, with his age being what it is.

No it doesnt.

My hope is that these teams are pretty desperate.
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we gave up a 2nd and a conditional

So do you just reduce his salary this year? I guess I don't knwo how that works then.

If we are trading him for a nex years pick it should be a 1st.... thats how value works... if we wait till after this year then a second

value works this way:

we'll get whatever someone is willing to give

which isn't going to be a first

WERE NOT TRADING ALBERT!!

Awwwwww why not man

He can't sit out under the new CBA the fines are pretty steep and he has signed his offer sheet.

@JasonLaCanfora: With Miami not drafting a tackle high or dealing for Branden Albert from KC, keep in mind they've maintained contact with T Eric Winston

Next year draft picks are always notched up a round to equal the value of a current year draft pick.

A team should have to give us a 1st rounder in 2014 and get a 3rd back or something like that.

Otherwise **** it. Let Albert walk after the tag.

They usually just convert a part of his base salary into a guaranteed bonus.

For example, when Brandon Carr restructured, they converted $13,250,000 of his 14 mil base salary into a bonus giving them only a cap hit of 750,000.

They can have Winston, and than when Tannehill is pooping himself and the fans are booing him, Winston can come to the rescue!

Miami seems okay with Johnathan Martin at LT, I guess.

So a bonus doesn't count as a cap hit? Or do you just spread the hit over the life of the deal?

Homophobic insults from children are always amusing.

If this whole situation didn't humble Alberts demands, he's truly a dumb shit and can walk.

Pretty sure it's the latter, but not 100% sure.

He's a very plugged in guy. More than speculation IMO

Yeah, I think you spread a bonus, but take the hit on the cash cap, which IIRC, we are already close to.

There is a mandatory mini camp coming up in a couple of weeks.

We will see if Albert shows than.

If they weren't prepared to play him on the tag, they shouldn't have tagged him.


I think he's probably here for the long haul.

Houston is up pretty soon, right? Doesn't hurt to extend him before it becomes an issue.

Yep. Dorsey said they tagged him because he was a good football player and if he thought he wasnt he wouldnt of tagged him.

Also Rapoport says Dorsey loves Albert the football player.

When is the rookies mini camp and the entire team mini camp?

Too bad Albert, or at least his agent, is a dipshit.

Yeah, either Alberts agent is ****ing him over, or Albert is a dipshit.

If Dorsey trades him now it will be one more nail in the coffin. He's losing credibilty fast.

He's not going to want to extend this year though.