Originally Posted by
texaschief
Drafting the next Joe Thomas will bring us a lot closer than drafting the next, less athletic, Vince Young.
It amazes me that you worry about a legit franchise LT "not being as good as billed," but you have no worries about taking a QB #1 overall who isn't even in the top 15 on ANYONE'S big board. Joekel is a 4 year starter at LT and didn't miss a game and has ZERO injury concerns.
No, you're right... relying on a more expensive and injury prone Branden Albert to supply protection at LT for a severe reach at QB who is poor in reading defenses and going through progressions in Andy Reid's offense is a MUCH better way to go... IDK WHAT I was thinking... that's not a waste of valuable resources AT ALL...
The best case scenario is drafting a LT with the first pick and a QB with the second pick. The remaining cap space should go to other holes on the field... like WR... not Branden Albert.