PFT take on Albert and his twitter account

[FRCDFED]

Branden Albert bids farewell to Twitter

Posted by Mike Florio on March 7, 2013, 8:58 AM EST

It came with much less fanfare than Arian Foster’s recent exit from the 140-character social media platform. But in the end the result was the same.

Chiefs left tackle Branden Albert has abandoned Twitter.

The pulling of the plug came in the hours after Albert expressed defiance regarding the possibility of moving to right tackle, following the unexpected release of starter Eric Winston.

Starting with “nope” regarding the possibility of moving to “you damn right” regarding his reluctance to be anything other than a left tackle, Albert drew a clear, deep line in the sand.

Thus, as of this posting, and as several of you have pointed out, Albert’s page is completely gone.

Chances are that Albert’s agent contacted the player with something along the lines of “what in the hell are you doing?” before explaining that Albert was setting the stage for either looking weak by later going along with whatever the coaching staff tells him to do or engaging in conduct detrimental to the team by refusing to follow orders.

There’s also a chance that, if Albert doesn’t sign his one-year franchise tender, the Chiefs will eventually rescind it. Coach Andy Reid did that twice in Philly, with defensive tackle Corey Simon in 2005 and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter three years before that. If the tag is removed at any time after the draft, Albert will have a hard time getting paid a lot of money to play any position on the football field in 2013.

So, basically, the social-media monster known meekly as Twitter has claimed another victim.

Like the rest of us, Albert knew the risks. And yet all too many of us eventually give in to the impulses that result in 140 or fewer characters we’ll never be able to fully live down

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Oh....I fully realize that.

That said: if we traded Albert for a 2nd I'm pretty sure I'd have to walk down to the train tracks and drive a rusty spike into the skull of a hapless hobo...

[-King-]

Originally Posted by patteeu

If it's not that hard, why didn't you give us a per snap stat that was meaningful instead of going with the less meaningful raw data?

It's not that hard for me to find it because I have a PFF subscription, but it's pretty hard for most people to pull that stuff together to get a good idea of how Albert's season compares to other LTs. But even on PFF, it's not all that easy to sort LTs by sacks allowed per snap.

Wtf? The percentages are in that link I posted.
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[The Bad Guy]

Personally, I'd take Thomas, D'Brick, Staley, Okung, Clady, Witworth, Tyron Smith, Kalil, Duane Brown, and Jason Peters (depending on his return from injury).

Guys I lump Albert in with - Long, Beatty, Jordan Gross.

I think Albert is in the 11-15 range.

[The Franchise]

Where would you rank Robert Saffold? Would you be ok with trading Albert for a 2nd and then giving the Rams a 4th for Saffold?

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Where would you rank Robert Saffold? Would you be ok with trading Albert for a 2nd and then giving the Rams a 4th for Saffold?

in a heartbeat

[RealSNR]

I think just as much as people complain of those who overrate Albert, there are just as many people who unfairly undersell him.

He's top 10. Firmly top 10.

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by Buzz_TinBalls

Here is Branden Albert's AV career ratings;




Notice he has not improved much. That's because he has not improved. Only a homer would defend that.

Here is what you wanted: http://hosted.stats.com/fb/playersta...d=8792&team=12

[Chiefnj2]

Who gives a crap if Albert is the 7th, 9th, 11th or 14th best LOT in the league.

He IS the 2nd or 3rd best offensive player on the Chiefs. There are literally 20+ other players on offense alone the Chiefs could replace and get a better player much more easily than replacing Albert.

Assuming hypothetically that Joeckel or Fischer have a slightly higher upside that Albert (which is debatable since no draft guru is coming out and saying either guy is a Joe Thomas, etc.) does having the 3rd, 5th or 7th best LOT in the league going to be the difference between a Super Bowl winning team?

You have an above average player at a key position. Keep him and improve the rest of the team.

[The Franchise]

I think the main reason that he is on the trade block was his whole outburst about refusing to play RT. I'm sure Dorsey and Reid didn't appreciate that.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I think the main reason that he is on the trade block was his whole outburst about refusing to play RT. I'm sure Dorsey and Reid didn't appreciate that.

Too ****ing bad for them. Why shouldnt he be upset?

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Who gives a crap if Albert is the 7th, 9th, 11th or 14th best LOT in the league.

He IS the 2nd or 3rd best offensive player on the Chiefs. There are literally 20+ other players on offense alone the Chiefs could replace and get a better player much more easily than replacing Albert.

Assuming hypothetically that Joeckel or Fischer have a slightly higher upside that Albert (which is debatable since no draft guru is coming out and saying either guy is a Joe Thomas, etc.) does having the 3rd, 5th or 7th best LOT in the league going to be the difference between a Super Bowl winning team?

You have an above average player at a key position. Keep him and improve the rest of the team.

Pretty much.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by -King-

Wtf? The percentages are in that link I posted.
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So, again, if it's not that hard, why don't you do the math and give us the per snap number instead of the raw number?

In any event, as my post demonstrates, focusing on sacks allowed gives a misleading result. He ranks 2nd when you zero in on sacks allowed. He ranks 7th when you include hurries and hits (using PFF's Pass Block Efficiency). And he falls to around 13th when you include run blocking and penalties (using PFF's Overall Rating on a per snap basis). Add in the injury factor and intangibles and I'm hard-pressed to call him much more than above average.

[Direckshun]

The problem is that he's asking to be overpaid while openly stating that he will be a thorn in the coach's side if they move him anywhere but LT.

That doesn't go well with GMs, it doesn't go well with coaches, nor does it help the team.

This is all coming from a guy who'd prefer we keep Albert. He's being unreasonable.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

The problem is that he's asking to be overpaid while openly stating that he will be a thorn in the coach's side if they move him anywhere but LT.

That doesn't go well with GMs, it doesn't go well with coaches, nor does it help the team.

This is all coming from a guy who'd prefer we keep Albert. He's being unreasonable.

Link?

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by SNR

Link?

He's not asking for Top 5 LT money?