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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Funny how you clipped the Walter excerpt, when they said that Albert played almost flawlessly the second half of the year.
Branden Albert improved over the season and was pretty flawless in the final month. But I'm not convinced that he's a franchise left tackle. There's a chance that he could be, but I don't think anyone can seriously say that he's a lock to be one.
Neg rep for intellectual dishonesty.
Additionally, Walter most likely didn't watch the majority of Chiefs games and didn't know that Albert was
A) Struggling with weight
B) Learning new technique.
Funny how once he got both those down, his play improved. But let's give up on him after two years.
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Because Albert didn't play flawlessly the second half of the year. The Buffalo game was his second worst performance of the year, and the Cincinnati game was a close third.
And how can your footwork get worse if you weigh less? How can your reaction time be worse if you have less mass?
And I wonder what happened at about that half way point which seemed to be a miracle from the Baby Jesus to almost all of our offensive linemen? Oh, that's right. Larry got the boot and we found a decent running game. It's amazing what happens when you have a running back that can actually run. However, Albert's technique and skill set didn't have this amazing epiphany all of a sudden. Go watch the Buffalo game and tell me if you really think that he was better then than earlier in the season from a technique and skill standpoint.