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Originally Posted by BossChief
Here's the show stopper to this conversation and I'm gonna keep bringing it up till this topic dies a gruesome death...
Lets say Joeckel is a guy that just finished his rookie season and had a good year, and isn't just a guy coming out of college?
Would you be willing to trade Brandon Albert AND the first overall pick for Luke Joeckel?
If you answer yes, please find a tall building ad place a thumbtack at the base of it and then climb to the top.
Once there, try to imagine where the thumb tack is and jump, with the intent of hitting that thumbtack with your nose.
Good luck.
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Why trade him? The Chiefs have a ton of money to spend. Sign Albert for LT money and draft Joeckel for cheap rookie money and play them wherever you want to. Eventually, if not initially, move Albert and let Joeckel take over at LT. A few years down the road, either force Albert to take a pay cut or release him because you've got someone cheaper ready to take his spot. If all goes according to plan, then it will be time to resign Joeckel to his LT 2nd contract.
FTR, I'm not advocating this, but it wouldn't bother me if something like this happened as long as QB was also addressed in some fashion. It would be infinitely better than intentionally letting Albert walk and replacing him with Joeckel.