Albert to sign tender but still not close on long term deal

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Seriously, a team with Albert + Fisher/Joeckel is going to be better than a team with only Fisher/Joeckel, and that's the bottom line for me. If you let Albert walk to save money (while giving your stinking punter money that could be going to a T) that is the worst use of 1.1 I can think of. To me if you let Albert walk you missed on an opportunity to improve your team just to justify drafting a player that you fell in love with. At least with Albert + Fisher/Joeckel the team got better.

But at this point they're not letting Albert walk; which I think everyone will agree would've just been monumentally stupid.

But let's say you're Andy Reid and you realize that Brandon Albert is driving a damn hard bargain. You see the writing on the wall that says you're probably not going to get him to sign long-term. You also know you have a 2-14 team that probably isn't going to truly contend this year.

So you take Fisher in preparation for the fact that Albert isn't eager to stick around without at least testing the market. Then, rather than watch Albert walk in 2014, you deal him for a 2nd rounder that actually has the ability to become a legitimate asset.

I'm not saying this is anywhere near my ideal scenario, but isn't it at least a defensible one?

EDIT: What JD said...slightly less snarkily. There's a long-term justification for that series of events. Even though the trade-down and LTC from Albert is still easily my preferred outcome.