My best hope for us and him is that he would take less money and move to LG or maybe RT. He's talented enough to keep on the Oline. Just not at LT. I think Albert can handle RT better than Fisher.
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I don't think things were as bad as brdempsy does in the 90s but I do think that Denver got an advantage just like they do now.
That's nothing that's confined to the NFL it happens in all sports. The top teams get calls it just happens all the time.
In baseball the strike zone for Yankees pitchers are just a bit bigger then others. The strike zone against there hitters are just a bit smaller.
In basketball Lebron James last season went 2 weeks without being called for 1 foul. There was the whole 2002 Lakers-kings playoff series and Jordan got away with a huge pushoff on his famous last shot with the Bulls to beat the Jazz in the finals.
Denver this year gets that same type of treatment. The pats have gotten it as well at times throughout the Brady era.
It's just how sports are the leagues seem to be willing to bend the rules for the top teams a bit
I fully expected Fisher to need development. Not only was he a rookie but he was changing sides on the line. That just doesn't add up to being able to come in and be great on day 1. Fisher was worse then I thought at the start of the season but I will say he has showed some progress. This offseason he's going to need to put in a lot of work. But I think Fisher can still be a fine player.
Yeah teams/Players that pull the higher ratings and sell more merch will get more calls. NFL is a business and when you run a business you keep the audience happy and keep the high ratings/Cash cows in as long as possible. Stuff like that is always going to happen. You don't like it, better stop watching or hope your team gets a star player that sells big.
You've just answered your own quandry. Yes, Dorsey drafted a LT. Why? Because a) There were no Joe Montanas, Dan Marinos or Tom Bradys in the 2013 draft class, b) The Chiefs' current LT was in a contract dispute with negotiations not looking good at all and c) Alex Smith, who was favored by the new head coach, was available in free agency. So yeah it made it real simple that Dorsey took a LT. If I was in their shoes, would've done the same. When the Miami deal fell through, Fisher was the grown up that said he would play right tackle, avoiding more drama from the word go.
But don't worry, I'm always wrong. This offseason we should be able to fix everything by getting Geno Smith (cue clown music)
Reid confirmed at his presser today that Stephenson will start at LT for as long as Albert is out.