ya, so your reading skills suck. read the first part of my OP. the part that states "I would like to see them re -- up Albert at LT and let this existing OL come in and play a season. This would free up that #1 pick which should be used on the QB regardless what a reach it will be, this franchise needs to get in the QB sweepstakes for once in its damn life and stay in it because that is key in today's goodell happy NFL."

and there is nobody but chiefs fans claiming there is a "franchise QB" in this draft.

You don't give up only one sack in the scenario you describe when you have. A QB that holds the baal too long like Cassel does.

You'd have 3 rookie contracts on the OL and one pretty reasonable FA contract at RT. It wouldn't be unsound if you look at the big picture.

I've tried to think this through from all perspectives and I understand the best available argument. But this decision is really about much more than the best available. It is about QB, it is about generating fan excitement, it is about restoring attitude in the locker room. It is about breaking away from the sounds of silence culture with the media that prevailed before. It's about putting KC on the map with respect to our QB. Our situation is just not like a typical year. Proven coaches to the degree Reid is are not easy to come by in small market cities. There's a grace about Reid that seems to fit here, and yet the likely face of the team will ultimately be tougher than what we've come to see in recent years. I'm looking at all the peripheral issues and I just don't see how you marginalize them with a tackle. However, there is ONE thing that I'm having trouble ignoring. That's what Kurt Warner said at the combine, interested in Manuel. Why? He said because he's a winner. This is exactly what Mayock said about Wilson last year, that he will make his splash on Sunday's and that is exactly what he did.

Bottom line - steal the spotlight from everybody and take the quarterback, get first team media here for games and promote the hell out of a new/old rivalry with Denver.

...I could change my mind by 2 p.m. LOL

oh, well shit -- I guess I fail to see Brandon Albert IS FLAWLESS!!!!!

ridicule has taken over. I'm out.

You will be paying Albert between 10 and 11 mil.
With rookie slotting, you will be paying Joekel about 5 mil.

That's 15 to 16 mil for 2 positions on the line.

Not sure what Winston gets paid, but it has to be at least 3.

That brings you number to 18-19.

That isn't simply poor cap managment.
That's downright stupid.

Its hard to imagine coming out of this draft without a QB. It just remains to be seen who that will be. Irregardless of who we believe is the best the decision will be made by those who actually sit down and talk with that player to assess their mental makeup. In the end that player may be available in a later round. We just don't know.

This is about the effect that Albert actually has on both the draft and the finances since he is a FA. His play has been solid but one would think he is trying to get A huge payday and who knows if Dorsey will let him walk and try to replace him through FA or the draft.

Dorsey has said that he will take the BPA. He hasn't backed off of that stance. It may be a QB in the end but at this point the experts are saying that OL fall into that category. So whether we like it or not it is possible that we take an OL. Not necessarily Joeckel but at some point pick up a replacement for Albert. If so, would we really see that much of a decline in the OL. Just because we drafted him does he deserve top LT money?

And you believe him huh?

. Agreed. Too much to tie up those to positions with minimal return. Now consider the effectiveness of the OL by letting Albert walk and just drafting a C in the third. Then using the first and second round picks on playmakers.

. It doesn't matter if I believe because no matter who they draft they are going to say it was the BPA on their board.

Fat Alberts.

I think you are missing the point of a free agent. If we don't resign Albert, it is the same situation as not signing any other free agent. It would be like giving up the 1st pick and Albert. We can sign any free agent we choose.

I knew i shouldnt have clicked on this dumb thread.

Didn't read the entire thread, but here's why Joeckel is a bad idea:

1. It's spending the #1 overall to save money instead of improve the team. Most likely Joeckel will be a slight upgrade at LT at best. So we are letting a good LT go so we can sign a cheaper LT that might be better. I can't imagine a worse way to use the pick.

2. If it's your claim that we keep Albert, and slide him to Guard therefore improving the guard spot, then it's using a #1 overall on a guard, which is also a terrible idea and something no team has ever done in the history of the nfl.

Absolutely false.

I participate in a couple of team-agnostic draftnik board and this is absolutely false.

In fact, a lot of those people think Chiefs fans are stupid.