[milkman]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I really don't think that the word "****" is appropriate as a noun determiner in that sentence.

Like I really give a rat's ass when and where **** is appropriately used.

Insert Matt Cassel, Rudy Niswanger, DaJuan Morgan, Dwayne Bowe, Maurice Leggett, Tyson Jackson and Glenn Dorsey for "Albert" in the above and you have the Chiefs current situation.

No, you can't say the same about any of those guys.
Cassel has played QB for years.
Niswanger has played Center for years.
Legget, corner, years.

Jackson and Dorsey converting to 34 ends are as close to Albert in terms of transitioning, but still haven't gone through the same number of changes that Albert has been through.

The point I'm trying to make is that there isn't anyone in this draft other than Suh who you can say that about from a position perspective. There is always going to be questions about a person/player. Hell, the teams in the league were pretty much split on who was going to be the better quarterback - Manning or Leaf. You think Albert is going to turn the corner and become a viable left tackle. I don't see him being anything more than mediocre at that position. Just a difference of opinions. You don't have to get so worked up about it.

Your point fails, cause when it comes to foot speed, that, or lack thereof, is the biggest red flag for a potential LT.

That's my point. Albert was a project when he was drafted two years ago. There was no guarantee that he was going to end up as a competent left tackle because he never played the position. It was a reach pick by Carl/Herm for a team that needed players who had to contribute right then and there. If they had a top flight LT that was heading into the twilight of his professional career and wanted him to learn the position under the guy or groom him at RT with the hope of moving him over, then he would have been a decent pick. But they needed a LT immediately, threw him to the wolves and he's struggled.

Fail again.
When Albert was drafted, this team was making a commitement to rebuilding, and they didn't need players who could come in and contribute right away.
They needed guys with potential to become the core group in three years, and Albert's potential and athletic ability was exactly the type to fill that bill.

Because draftniks love "potential." They love talking up Herculean type guys like Campbell and Iupati for the LT spot (*cough*Robert Gallery*cough*) because they look the part. They love combine numbers, the bench press and the 40. Because they don't take into account teams schemes and the types of players that would work best in those schemes but rather how much potential a guys has based on his raw physical attributes.

No, they are questioning Okung's potential because of a lack of foot speed.

I don't know. Maybe you don't have anything better to do. I've got to go make some deviled eggs, so I'll have to excuse myself from this conversation for a bit.

That was a rhetorical question, because in fact, the reason I waste keystokes is because, as Deetznuts so brilliantly stated, I feel it's my duty to bludgeon dumbassery.

And you, my friend, require a sound bludgeoning.