Thread: Chiefs Chiefs are looking for a 2nd and a pick in 2014 for Albert
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Old 03-22-2013, 12:31 PM   #334
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Where the **** did this mindset even come from?

If you have an above average LT, then ****ing pay the man. Overpay him if you have to. It's just stupid to mortgage the future of the offensive line over the chance of saving a few million bucks. Because guess what, if you draft a LT at 1.1, he's going to eventually want a huge contract as well. Despite whether he's actually better than the guy he replaced. If you want quality stability at the LT position, it's going to cost you and rightly so. Why is it that people are willing to let Albert walk over a few million a year of Hunt's money, but yet wouldn't think twice about spending draft picks on the same position?

It's OK to pay your priority positions. There's lots of positions where you can fill at discount prices. But at LT, it's not worth the risk. Gambling that some unknown you draft will be sufficient is a huge risk. And at 1.1, it's just not worth it.
You gotta remember the mindset here. People want to draft offensive linemen every year. This all fits the conservative midwestern ethos, draft a "safe" player (whatever the **** that is) and get a bargain wherever you can (a rookie's cheaper than a vet).
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