Looney:O-Line in Focus

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Absolutely no reason to put your Left Tackle of the future at Left Guard. Lilja can handle the position fine. And I think Harris is injured, isn't he?

I think Albert-Lilja-Niswanger-Asamoah-O'Callaghan is fine (assuming O'Callaghan isn't out for extended time). I think Colin Brown is way too raw right now to consider him an option at RT.

And I think you're smoking crack.

I haven't seen Albert do anything more than Richardson at left tackle. I haven't given up on him completely, but I'm beginning to think he isn't the long term solution at tackle and may very well be better suited for guard.

It's all about getting your best players on the field, especially when you're as shallow as the Chiefs.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

And I think you're smoking crack.

I haven't seen Albert do anything more than Richardson at left tackle. I haven't given up on him completely, but I'm beginning to think he isn't the long term solution at tackle and may very well be better suited for guard.

It's all about getting your best players on the field, especially when you're as shallow as the Chiefs.

I don't think I'm even close to the only one who thinks Albert is a lot better today than Richardson and has a mile more upside than Richardson. You put your best o-line athlete at LT, period. Albert as a pro bowl Guard isn't as valuable as Albert as he would be as a solid but unspectacular LT.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I don't think I'm even close to the only one who thinks Albert is a lot better today than Richardson and has a mile more upside than Richardson. You put your best o-line athlete at LT, period. Albert as a pro bowl Guard isn't as valuable as Albert as he would be as a solid but unspectacular LT.

I completely disagree.

During the 2008 season, I felt that Albert was most certainly the left tackle of the future. His poor performance for most of 2009 worried me some, but I thought he'd be fine.

Flash forward to Friday's game and he's still making the same mental errors as early last season. It's been a ****ing year. He went #15 overall.

I just don't think he's going to get it. And Richardson has been just as effective on the left as Albert, which is saying something, IMO.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I completely disagree.

During the 2008 season, I felt that Albert was most certainly the left tackle of the future. His poor performance for most of 2009 worried me some, but I thought he'd be fine.

Flash forward to Friday's game and he's still making the same mental errors as early last season. It's been a ****ing year. He went #15 overall.

I just don't think he's going to get it. And Richardson has been just as effective on the left as Albert, which is saying something, IMO.

So you thought he would be fine after the 2009 season, buuuuuuuut you're ready to give up on him after a half games worth of pre-season snaps?

Gotcha.