Brandon Albert had signed his franchise tag...

But he hadn't reported correct? And he was told to find a trade correct? So the plan was for him not to be here at that time?

If I am wrong, I apologize, but im pretty sure that it was pretty much guaranteed to most that he wasn't coming back.....

Plans aren't reality.

Dorsey bet on Albert being gone and was dead wrong. As a result we have Alex Smith, and two LT's.

Shit. We have a 1.1 at RT. A 1.1 at QB. A 1.16 at LT. And a 2.2 and another pick traded away to get that QB. Don't know how I could expect our line and offense in general to look good. Especially the first number one pick in franchise history with a new regime. Don't know why I'd expect big things outta that guy.

That kind of masturbation sounds intense.

You are wrong. He didn't show to voluntary works, which got way to much attention. Why take the risk when your club hasn't shown a belief in you, and you're on a one year contract.

He wasn't told to find a trade, but it was rumored that the Chiefs were trying to find a suitor. Nobody knew the plan but the guys at One Arrowhead drive.

What? Brendan Albert was in Miami working on a contract with the Dolphins.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2013/4...fs-discussions

This above is about the Chiefs giving the Dolphins permission to speak with his agent.

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/cuF8lmLxDVw/hqdefault.jpg

Haha, thank you Sorter...I haven't laughed like that in a long time.

Long time, no chat. How have you been, comrade?

Yes. The Chiefs worked out a possible trade which Albert didn't object to. They gave him the go ahead to negotiate a contact b/c the Dolphins would never agree to a trade for a player that wasn't under contract, or had already agreed to one.

That's all I was really saying, it was in limbo even after the draft. I am guessing, only guessing that they assumed that Brendan Albert would not be a Chief this year. Which would justify the drafting of Fisher at 1/1

Sorry for the confusion.

As soon as the trade failed they knew. If the trade hadn't happened by the time you pick, you have to assume it won't happen.

Fact is that high first round picks need to impact the win and loss column to be labeled a good pick and thus far, Eric Fisher has a very long ways to go before he is even considered a good player and has virtually no chance to play at a level high enough to be a big reason we win football games.

I know this statement will probably get ignored, but thus far this smells just like Cassel/Jackson.

In time, I EXPECT for people to be like "we should have drafted Tavon Austin, too bad nobody thought that at the time"

Just look at the 2009 draft.

Who wouldn't trade Tyson Jackson/Andre Smith/Eugene Monroe/Jason Smith for Percy Harvin or Jeremy Maclin...or Jarius Byrd...or Brian Orakpo...or...well, the point is made.

Those types of players impact games.

This is gonna be the exact same type of outcome where players like Tavon
Austin/Ansah/Milliner/Sheldon/Vaccaro are gonna be the guys getting paid big bucks in a few years while guys like Fisher/Joeckel/Johnson and others are lowballed in contract negotiations and will be low on the priority list because their positions offer little in terms of win/loss impact.

Just like this offseason where guys like Albert/Smith/Long/Smith/Winston/Clabo all either struggled to get paid a modest wage or were let walk for nothing.

The only way to salvage any part of this bad decision is to keep Albert and at least provide this team with a return of a run of 5 years with effective bookend offensive tackles...but no matter what it will be looked at as a somewhat wasted pick.

Just like the Tyson Jackson selection.

23 million fully guaranteed contract.