Chiefs can rescind the tag on Albert

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Originally Posted by Fish

The point is that the Superbowl champions didn't feel it necessary to have a LTotF even on the roster. Their starting RT was their backup LT. They won the Superbowl with that approach.

Yet you're advocating that a 2-14 team spend a first round pick on a LT this year, when we not only already have a 1st round pick already playing there, but we spent the #74 overall pick on his backup just last season. You outright admit that we still don't know how good Stephenson is. Yet you're ready to spend a high pick on a replacement already.

The Ravens are currently in a different phase of their roster cycle than we are. In 2008, the Ravens LT was Jared Gaither. He started 15 games that year and played pretty well. The Ravens drafted a LTotF in the first round of the 2009 draft even though Gaither was going to be back. In 2009, Gaither continued to play LT for them (although that year he had signficant injury issues) while Michael Oher was introduced to the line at RT.

The next year, Oher moved to the left side and Gaither was released.