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Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
Unfortunately, a large number of NFL scouts disagree with you.
While no one is claiming Orlando Pace or Jonathan Ogden was in this draft, there certainly was and is 'elite' potential at the Tackle position.
There's a reason 3 of the first 4 picks were tackles and many other teams said those were the top guys on their draft boards.
It may not be 'sexy', but it is reality . . .
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Because they went early doesn't make them elite.
I've heard it mentioned many times that these guys were late first rounders at best in any other draft.
Chiefs picked Fisher due to the situation with Albert. Period.
Very reminiscent of the pick of Baldwin. We had absolutely nobody behind Bowe and were forced to pick Baldwin at that spot.
Albert was franchised and being shopped. Chiefs thought that they had the deal done with Miami. They were going to take either Fisher or Joeckel no matter what. However, the Albert trade imploded on them and now they are stuck with a disgruntled Albert and a 1.1 who is looking at being the backup tackle on the team for the 2013 season.
Fisher was a FBS player with good measurable who had a good Senior Bowl. That's it. He wasn't an Okung or Thomas or guys like that who had not only the elite measurables but also the reps at the position in a major BCS conference against top pass rushers. The guy is a complete question mark at this point and I seriously doubt that he's going to beat out either Albert or Stephenson for either tackle spot in 2013 unless the Chiefs move Albert to LG and if they try it, I'm thinking that Albert holds out.