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.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I'm still here. Still would have been the right choice over Tyson Jackson and Matt Cassell.

That's like saying you should have picked the hooker that had crabs as opposed to the one who had a yeast infection.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I didn't get exactly what pick it was, but was told the Dolphins improved it over their original offer, which is why Albert was allowed to talk contract.

Whether the initial was a 3rd or something else, I'm not sure.

If its anything like the Smith trade it probably went from a 5th to a 4th

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I'm still here. Still would have been the right choice over Tyson Jackson and Matt Cassell.

Why?

I think Dane may have pointed out the ONLY positive that Pioli may have drafted a decent player with the second round pick but thats hghly questionable.

There is 0 reason to believe drafting Sanchez would have accomplished anything different except shutting up the we haven't done that in 30 years crowd.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Bono and Smith are equal.

If the Chiefs go 13-3 and 9-7 while developing a QBOTF, I'd be ****ing thrilled.

Actually, I can't think of a better scenario, outside of advancing in the playoffs.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

The point of this question is what?

A player had some flashes in years one and two and then seemed to sputter. It's unlikely, in my view, that he resurrects his career.

That said, we cannot immediately assume that just because a player fails or succeeds in one place that the failure or success is translatable to all franchises. Works both ways for good and bad.

Additionally, not every QB pans out regardless of circumstance. It's impossible to know if Sanchez could have improved consistently with a different team. It's pure speculation and basically signifies that the person making that claim is entirely ignorant of coaching and other variables that factor into a player's success.

Players go to different teams all the time and enjoy success when they didn't find it on their first, second or even third teams. That could very well happen with Alex Smith. I just don't think it is likely.

[O.city]

Who knows what Sanchez would have turned out to be here.

I'll never get mad at the Chiefs taking a chance at a Qb early in the draft, even if I don't like the prospect. Hell, if they take one this year in any round earlier than the 4th I'll be ecstatic.

If you flipped Sanchez's career and his first two years were his most recent two, I'd take him in a heartbeat.

[Sassy Squatch]

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[New World Order]

So we're trading a LT to draft a LT with the first overall pick?

NICE!

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

If the Chiefs go 13-3 and 9-7 while developing a QBOTF, I'd be ****ing thrilled.

Actually, I can't think of a better scenario, outside of advancing in the playoffs.

It would be awesome.

[RunKC]

Mark Sanchez is a loser and he would have failed here.

Why? Because he is a lazy bum. His own teammates called him out for it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...052131630.html

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Ponderception

It would be awesome.

"Then sit back and enjoy it rather than bitching" - Clayton Williams

[O.city]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Mark Sanchez is a loser and he would have failed here.

Why? Because he is a lazy bum. His own teammates called him out for it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...052131630.html

You have no way of knowing that he would have failed here.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by O.city

You have no way of knowing that he would have failed here.

More likely he would have failed then the other way around. He may be a poor fit but he's also a lazy ****.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

"Then sit back and enjoy it rather than bitching" - Clayton Williams

Funny, considering the amount of bitching you've done in this thread alone.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Yeah, I can, actually. But that's simply because that's been the consistent culture of the Chiefs.

If I'm wrong and he's little more than a QB Band-Aid, I'd feel a little differently about the FO right now.

Absolutely. Here's a tip..go back and watch Reids intro speech and listen to the things he lists as traits he looks for in qbs and tell me Alex Smith fits that. He doesn't. There is another interesting tidbit in there about what he doesn't look for.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Funny. I've never read that once, outside of Chiefsplanet.

Same EXACT thing could be said about Cassel when he was traded here.