Per Rotoworld.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Chiefs have informed Luke Joeckel that Eric Fisher will be the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday night's draft.
If true, the Jaguars will have plenty of teams trying to trade up and take Joeckel in the No. 2 spot. As was reported on Wednesday, the Chiefs coaching staff reportedly preferred Fisher over Joeckel, while the scouts wanted Joeckel. Coach Andy Reid appears to have won out. Fisher has also been receptive to the idea of playing right tackle should Branden Albert not be traded.
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I will not be happy if we trade our 2014 1st rounder to move up to draft Joeckel. Love the talent, but 2 first round picks for a lineman is not a route I want to take.
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Boik14, finyank13, Pandarilla and 1 other person like this.
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Unfortunately i cant get rid of this sober thing until an hour or so. IF we give up 2 1sts for Joeckel it would be wild. I dont think Ireland has the balls to do it especially with this being a "contract" year for him.
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There were reports on ESPN that the Chiefs would probably take Fisher because he could play both left and right tackle. Joeckel is seen only as a LT in the NFL. By taking Fisher, the Chiefs could put him at RT and leave Albert at LT.
As far as I can see, the drafting of Fisher would only make it harder for Ireland to try and reduce the draft choice the Chiefs want from them in a possible trade for Albert. The trade could still go through, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Chiefs just keeps Albert and moves Fisher to RT this coming season. -
It may be old. This was posted to rotoworld at 4:19 PM.
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If he is fired after the 2013 season because the team failed to make the playoffs or had another losing season, why would he care that the Dolphins had no first round pick in 2014? Many experts feel Joeckel and Fisher are the two best players in this draft. Ireland might feel it would be worth giving up next years #1 to move up and draft Joeckel. We will see in a few hours.Bpk likes this. -
Eric Fisher is the better player, smart move if true.
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I think Fisher will eventually become their starting LT, but by drafting him, they could keep Albert for one more year if they feel that they can't get what they want for him in a trade. I am not saying the Chiefs will keep Albert. I just think that by drafting Fisher, it makes it harder for the Dolphins to try and lower the pick the Chiefs want in a trade for Albert. -
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Milliner's the pick guys, relax. My guess is that they use Bess as ammo to get Milliner.
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That will be me staring at the TV if we give up two 1sts for a lineman.finyank13, Rocky Raccoon and Hiruma78 like this. -
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I cant believe that dolphin fans are obsessed with trading away draft picks for another freakin left tackle . we need a cb and a de more then a left tackle.
picking a olineman in rd 1 would be the dumbest move that Miami could make. but only dolphin fans can be stuipid enough to want a olineman with the first pick.
we should be wanting a de or cb or even a te in rd 1 not another damn olineman. :angry: -
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I hope Arizona trades up and takes Lane Johnson. Then Geno Smith at 4 so that the real prospects last longer, then something hilarious like Barkley at 8, Austin at 9, and Dee Milliner at 12.
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Well, good value for getting up to the third pick. A DE will make Wake that much better, and the secondary too -in one fell swoop.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Miami says oh hey K.C. we traded that 2nd. Oops sorry... K bye...