According to Omar Kelly
http://touch.sun-sentinel.com/#story/fl-miami-dolphins-0418-20130417/
"According to league sources, the Dolphins have had extensive talks with Kansas City about acquiring Branden Albert for a second-round pick, and team sources acknowledge a trade could be finalized before next Thursday's NFL draft."
Curious that @finsjesse tweeted this out before Omar Kelly
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Why spend 9 mil a season on Albert, while ALSO giving up a second rounder, when you could have had Jake Long back for the same price? The logic is completely lost on me. I really hope its misinformation.
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Hope it's a smokescreen.
If Albert were good KC would pay him, not use a draft pick to replace him.
So we could end up overpaying a not so good LT and moving Martin back to RT, where his lack of strength is liable to be a bigger issue (and where he looked less comfortable). If we pick up a RT too, though, and let Martin be the swing tackle backup, it minimizes the risk.
Still, why is KC letting Albert go? Did we refuse to pay Jake because he was performing well? No.CleveSteve, Sethdaddy8 and NCFINFAN like this. -
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For everyone that keeps asking... Albert is good. Why did they release him? Why did we release Long? Because they could spend less money and have something that is equal or better, seems pretty obvious to me.
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That would make the first round wide open.
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Edit: Obviously Jake is no longer available so it isn't that cut and dry.NCFINFAN likes this. -
Hopefully it's 2b or even a 3rd. I would not want to give up 42 for him and then have to pay him big money. After the Chiefs pick Joeckel one would think that would put the Cheifs into a tough bargaining position. It's possible the Dolphins think the top 3 tackles will go in the top 4 picks which is very likely and they don't want to give up what it would take to get up to 3.
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So this is the price we have to pay for failing to re-sign Jake Long.Its an epic fail IMO.
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If it's a smoke-screen, it's quite likely to still have to do with them getting a left tackle. There's so many rumors right now about them trading up that this fits right in with the idea they're trying to leverage the Raiders or Browns by talking about Albert. -
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Well that would be pretty stupid...you could keep the pick and sign Jared Gaither or McKinnie for a fraction of the cost. Or maybe you could even trade a later pick for 24 year old Roger Saffold
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Some of those are flat out godawful and I think I'd prefer Nate Garner to them.brandon27 likes this. -
I wonder if half the people in here have ever watched Brandon Albert play... He's a very good pass blocker in his prime, he fits the system and it's the move that makes by far the most sense in terms of taking care of LT.
Welcome to a BPA available draft. Carry on, commence cheering.DOLPHAN1, Larry Little, Jcouch1021 and 6 others like this. -
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I still would prefer Winston at RT with Martin at LT.
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My thoughts exactly. Complete head scratcher here. Makes no sense whatsoever. -
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Alberts has back trouble, and has only played in 16 games one time in his career. Back trouble for OL men RARELY/never get better. He will never be 100%. -
Jason Peters trade 2.0
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I really do like Albert, but they should've just resigned Jake Long instead.
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the mess up was not getting a deal done with starks or just letting him go and going dt since its a pretty deep dt draft we should of franchised long.
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Anyway, I'm worried if Ireland should pay $9mil a year and a second rounder for a tackle who will be 29yo in Nov and has an injury concern.
Sounds like a contigency plan if he misses out on a LT in the first round.PhinsRDbest likes this. -
Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member
There isn't a hidden agenda here as to why they want to trade him away...
Still, I don't like the move either and hope it's a smokescreen too...azfinfanmang likes this.
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