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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
Walters always kills Pioli on the Cassel acquisition:
"When the Chiefs selected Tyson Jackson over Aaron Curry in the 2009 NFL Draft, it showed me that Scott Pioli favors positional value over talent. If he follows this principle again, he'll take Russell Okung over Eric Berry if both options are available to him.
Left tackle is a huge need because Pioli must protect his $63 million (million with a line through it--didn't show up with the copy/cut/paste) investment in Matt Cassel. In 13 games, Branden Albert has surrendered nine sacks and has been whistled for 10 penalties. Pioli didn't draft Albert, and the Chiefs organization doesn't have that much money invested into him (about $3 million over the next four years).
Pioli can afford to draft a franchise left tackle and move Albert around in an effort to give Matt Cassel more time in the pocket. He needs to protect his investment - no matter how bad it may be."
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You don't spend a top 5 pick to upgrade at Guard (which is what they're essentially doing).
And you can argue against the Jackson pick all you want, but Curry would have been a dumber pick.
That is all.