Dolphins working on a trade for offensive tackle Branden Albert

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Branden Albert trade won’t happen unless he lowers his price
Posted by Michael David Smith on April 21, 2013, 6:46 PM EDT
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The much-discussed potential trade of Branden Albert from the Chiefs to the Dolphins doesn’t appear likely at the price Albert is currently seeking.

Although the Chiefs and Dolphins can probably agree on compensation — the Dolphins sending a second-round pick to Kansas City — the hangup is that Albert wants the kind of money that the Dolphins aren’t willing to spend. Specifically, according to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, Albert wants between $8 million and $9 million a year on a long-term deal.

In other words, Albert is looking for the same kind of contract that left tackle Jake Long got from the Rams — the very contract the Dolphins wouldn’t give Long, which is why he left Miami for St. Louis.

If the Dolphins weren’t willing to pay Long that kind of money, it’s hard to see why they’d be willing to give up a second-round draft pick for the privilege of paying Albert that kind of money. So the Dolphins may need to look elsewhere for a left tackle. And Albert may have to settle for playing this season for the Chiefs, making $9.8 million, and hitting free agency next year.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Steron

Ain't happening according to rotoworld.







http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4805

K bye

[Carlota69]

Report: Dolphins don’t think Albert’s worth a second-rounder
Posted by Josh Alper on April 25, 2013, 10:43 AM EDT

Getty ImagesChiefs General Manager John Dorsey said Wednesday that compensation coming back from the Dolphins is the sticking point in the Branden Albert trade talks and a report from Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post may explain the hangup.

Volin heard from a source Thursday that the Dolphins don’t believe trading a second-round pick is worth what they’d be getting in return. There’s no word on what the Dolphins would prefer to pony up to acquire Albert as the clock ticks on their chance to swing a deal before the moment passes both teams by.

Any trade for the tackle would include a long-term deal with Albert believed to be looking for something in the neighborhood of $9 million a year to put his name on the dotted line, a neighborhood the Dolphins weren’t willing to travel to when Jake Long wound up signing with the Rams. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that the Dolphins are on board with the financial compensation for Albert, which meshes with Dorsey’s comments about the trade compensation being the snag.

Signing Long wouldn’t have cost them any picks, obviously, so it’s reasonable to believe that the Dolphins think Albert is the better player for their offensive scheme. Whether that’s enough to push them to give up what the Chiefs are looking for in an Albert trade looks like one of the biggest questions we’ll have answered in the next few days.


Cool. So lets keep him, trade with another team, and move on...

[oldandslow]

Originally Posted by beer bacon

I want us to try and get a franchise QB every year we don't have one. Instead we tied ourselves to a mediocre QB for the next two-four years. Our new management appears to have the same blueprint the Chief's have had for the last 30 years. Never draft and develop a QB. Always trade for a mediocre to above average QB you don't have to develop yourself. It has led to 30 years of mediocrity. If we do it for another five years, it will be five years of failure.

Trent Green was not mediocre...Trent Green or Joe Flacco...take Green every time.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Steron

Ain't happening according to rotoworld.


http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4805

Ohhh that ship has sailed, Jeffy boy.

You're ****ed.

[The Franchise]

That's ok, Dolphins. We'll let you trade up to 1.1 to draft Joeckel though.

[caligula]

noooooo


don't let them off the hook

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

That's ok, Dolphins. We'll let you trade up to 1.1 to draft Joeckel though.

Oh yes

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by Carlota69

Report: Dolphins don’t think Albert’s worth a second-rounder
Posted by Josh Alper on April 25, 2013, 10:43 AM EDT

Getty ImagesChiefs General Manager John Dorsey said Wednesday that compensation coming back from the Dolphins is the sticking point in the Branden Albert trade talks and a report from Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post may explain the hangup.

Volin heard from a source Thursday that the Dolphins don’t believe trading a second-round pick is worth what they’d be getting in return. There’s no word on what the Dolphins would prefer to pony up to acquire Albert as the clock ticks on their chance to swing a deal before the moment passes both teams by.

Any trade for the tackle would include a long-term deal with Albert believed to be looking for something in the neighborhood of $9 million a year to put his name on the dotted line, a neighborhood the Dolphins weren’t willing to travel to when Jake Long wound up signing with the Rams. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that the Dolphins are on board with the financial compensation for Albert, which meshes with Dorsey’s comments about the trade compensation being the snag.

Signing Long wouldn’t have cost them any picks, obviously, so it’s reasonable to believe that the Dolphins think Albert is the better player for their offensive scheme. Whether that’s enough to push them to give up what the Chiefs are looking for in an Albert trade looks like one of the biggest questions we’ll have answered in the next few days.


Cool. So lets keep him, trade with another team, and move on...

Thats fine Dorsey said he loves Albert the player. Wouldnt mind keeping him around.

[Mother****erJones]

Ireland you're done and now desperate

[tomahawk kid]

Originally Posted by SNR

Ohhh that ship has sailed, Jeffy boy.

You're ****ed.

Exactly - pound sand Jeffrey.

We'll let Albert play under the tag this season, draft Jordan @ 1 and the Fin's can peel Tannehill off the field by week 5.

[caligula]

i'd rather have a 2nd now than a comp 3rd later

[The Franchise]

Seriously.....Ireland is ****ing reeruned. He overplayed his hand this entire offseason.

He dicked around with Jake Long hoping that he could sign him to a cheap deal. As soon as Long as gone.....Ireland knew he was ****ed. He HAS to overpay for something at this point.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

That's ok, Dolphins. We'll let you trade up to 1.1 to draft Joeckel though.

This.


Everything is as I have foreseen.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

So, let's say we do trade Albert for Miami's 2.10, would you be interested in FSU QB, EJ Manuel, if he is sitting there at number 42? My safe assumption is that Barkley, and Smith are both gone at 42, and we draft Joeckel or Fisher with 1.1.

So, would ya?

NO

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by oldandslow

Trent Green was not mediocre...Trent Green or Joe Flacco...take Green every time.