I didn't say other teams do that. You said the Chiefs couldn't afford to pay Albert and draft Joeckel. That's incorrect because they'd only be paying one player big LT money. Lots of teams pay one player big LT money. Of course they can afford it.

So let me get this right.

You want to pay Albert LT money, draft Joeckel, then move Albert to guard?

What the hell does that have to do with anything you've said? Did they draft another LT after re-signing Joe Thomas like you want the Chiefs to do after re-signing Albert?

No.

I don't understand what you're even arguing here. Teams pay their best players. Well.. duh. If a team has a top LT, then yes they'll pay him bit LT money. What's your point exactly?

Has any team ever signed a player to a big time contract and then drafted his replacement that same offseason? No.

Because you would essentially be paying your RG, LT money. It would make more sense to keep Albert at LT and draft Warmack, who's actually a guard.


Albert isn't a guard. He's a LT.

LMAO So now we're paying Albert LT money to play guard. This is just hilarious now.

This isn't about what I want. This is a hypothetical thread that is about whether or not taking Joeckel would make any sense, leaving the QB situation aside for the purposes of the discussion.

I agree with Boss that it seems kind of nonsensical to let Albert go and then use the 1st on Joeckel. It makes more sense to keep Albert and draft Joeckel. Eventually, Joeckel would end up at LT (assuming he surpasses Albert). That doesn't necessarily have to happen on day one, but if it did, that would be fine too. Play both wherever it makes the most sense to play them.

What difference does it make? Are you suggesting that we'd be better off letting Albert go and drafting Joeckel? Now you're back in the situation where you've traded Albert and a 1st overall pick for Joeckel. Brilliant.

When you franchsie someone, you pay them the average of the top 5 players at their position. You would classify Albert as a LT or a G.


If you classify him at LT and play him at G, you are severly over paying for a G. Especially a guy who has never played G in the NFL.

No it doesn't. Thats why no team in NFL history has ever done it.

No, how about you just re-sign Albert and don't draft an LT in the first round.

It makes no sense to draft Joeckel if you keep Albert. Then you are drafting for depth at 1, a position where you are supposed to get an immediate impact player.


Again, Albert won't sign to play guard.

:facepalm: Albert can play guard or tackle. It doesn't matter which positions are being paid as long as the total fits within your financial concept.

Keeping Albert at LT and drafting Warmack would be a similar alternative. Between the two options, you'd have to decide whether your team is better with an Albert/Warmack combo or a Joeckel/Albert combo. And the other advantage of taking Joeckel is that you'd have two solid options at LT if your starter gets injured.

The Chiefs should be trying to sign Albert well before the draft takes place. And no, you wouldn't be drafting for depth. Good lord, this isn't that complicated.