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Chiefs exercised 5th-year option on Eric Fisher (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=299666)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jaguars?src=hash">#Jaguars</a> are declining the fifth-year option on OT Luke Joeckel, who will compete at left tackle, could kick inside this year.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/727230500578967554">May 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by KnowMo2724 (Post 12212264)

zomg dorsie wastid r pick

Still should have taken Sheldon Richardson

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Originally Posted by O.city (Post 12212396)

Still should have taken Sheldon Richardson

I thought so at the time, but **** that now. Still can't trust him.

Now we have Howard, Bailey, and Jones and no hole at LT.

It turned out just fine.

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Originally Posted by O.city (Post 12212396)

Still should have taken Sheldon Richardson

I said this for the longest time. After getting popped for doimg over 100 mph in a car that smelled like weed and had a kid in the passenger seat.....not so much.

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 12212246)

We watched them do that with Houston and he legitimately raped us (blah blah Houston bet on himself, **** you). I'd rather them get out ahead of this one.

We knew coming out that he had great upside but would likely need time to develop. Well, he's gone from complete ass, to just bad, to hardly noticeable, to pretty ****ing good. Given the fact that he's still very young and injury concerns appear to be a thing of the past, get him signed long-term ASAP before he prices himself out of our pocketbooks.

Chances are he'll sign to something that we look at initially as a bit high, but in 2-3 years will look like bargain with contract inflation.

All deals are like that with the rapidly growing cap. The smart move would be lock down before the value peaks, but it just wouldn't surprise me if they make him "earn it"

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby (Post 12212183)

Well that can't be. According to CP, first round Guard is a slam dunk.

Well really anything but a QB, here at good ole CP.

Joeckel, Joeckel, Joeckel!!!!

I couldn't disagree more. Let's take a deeper look at the situation:

Instead of taking Eric Fisher with the #1 overall pick in 2013, they take Sheldon Richardson. The Chiefs don't have a pick until the 3rd round of the 2013 draft in which they select Travis Kelce, then Knile Davis.

Branden Albert was Franchised in 2013 and started 12 games at left tackle. He left in 2014 for a $47 million dollar deal with Miami, and he's missed 11 out of 32 games. Had Richardson stayed in KC, Donald Stephenson would have filled in for him in 2014 and 2015 and the Chiefs would have been on a books for a huge contract for an often injured player.

Let's say that the Chiefs balked at Albert's price and decided to draft a left tackle in the 2014 draft. The Chiefs chose at #23 overall. This is the list of the remaining tackles in the 2014 draft at #23:

Cyrus Kouandjio
Jack Mewhort
Justin Britt
Morgan Moses
Billy Turner
Michael Schofield
Cameron Fleming
Kevin Pamphile
Tavon Rooks
Mitchell Van Dyk
Ulrick John
Seantrel Henderson
Charles Leno, Jr.

Do any of those guys appear to be quality starting NFL left tackles? That's right, the answer is a resounding "NO". The "best" offensive lineman in that list is probably Britt but after sucking at right tackle, the Seahawks moved him inside to left guard in which he finished as the #49 overall according to PFF.

In no universe should the Chiefs have taken anyone but Fisher #1 in the 2013 NFL Draft.

And FWIW, the Dolphins haven't had a winning record since signing Albert to that monster deal and they just took another left tackle at #13 overall in the 2016 draft after he slid from the Top 5 due to the weed video.

Terron armstead could habe been had in 2013, but probably miss out on kelce unless he would have continued to fall due to off field issues.

Had it worked out,

Richardson
Armstead
Kelce

Is better than
Fisher
Kelce
Davis

But fisher was the way to go as we've seen now, I was mainly ****ing with snr thru an inside joke.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12212548)

In no universe should the Chiefs have taken anyone but Fisher #1 in the 2013 NFL Draft.

And FWIW, the Dolphins haven't had a winning record since signing Albert to that monster deal and they just took another left tackle at #13 overall in the 2016 draft after he slid from the Top 5 due to the weed video.

Letting Albert walk was the pinnacle of selling high.

I think Sheldon Richardson would have gone a long way in the Chiefs playoff run that season. They probably don't fold in Indy if they could of broke down Luck's pocket.

Same in New England, so I can't fault them for wanting better rush from the DL.

Damn glad to hear it, the guy is a classic late bloomer

He has flashed dominance against guys like Von Dope and he started to pair those flashes with consistency last year... the guy is just now getting started