Why does everyone keep saying we don't need a Tackle at #3?

[orange]

Originally Posted by orange

... What was funny is how Chiefs fans ignored this obvious fact and drank the koolaid without a second thought.

A very similar thing happened with John Tait, who Chiefs fans thought was the second coming even though no one else nationally had such high regard for him.

Tait is a good cautionary tale. Like DJ, Tait was even considered a successful rookie at LT here - just like Branden Albert now. Why you guys are willing to declare Albert a success eludes me. The fact is it was impossible to grade him correctly for two reasons - the right side of the Chiefs line collapsed so fast you couldn't tell if Albert was holding up long enough; and the team spent most of the year in a gimmick offense that no one believes they're going to run again. I'd say the jury is still out on Albert at LT, and it wouldn't be a nonsensical pick if Pioli took a real LT.

Back to DJ and Tait, some guys just get hyped beyond all proportion on fan boards for some reason. I believe that's the case with Mark Sanchez here this year.