INDIANAPOLIS — General manager John Dorsey said Saturday the Chiefs might select Texas A&Ms Luke Joeckel with the first pick in the draft even if they re-sign Branden Albert, their incumbent left tackle. Dorsey said the Chiefs would draft the highest-rated player they have on their board regardless of his position.
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Dorsey says Chiefs could draft Joeckel and re-sign Albert
February 23
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
Then you have great competition at left tackle, said Dorsey, speaking at the NFL Scouting Combine, of the combination of re-signing Albert and drafting Joeckel . Whos to say both of those guys are locked in to playing left tackle? Maybe one plays left guard, center, right guard, right tackle. You put your best five offensive linemen out there.
There are so many options out there right now. Anything is possible.
Another interesting option for the Chiefs is Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, who had 28 sacks over the past two seasons. The Chiefs already have Pro Bowlers at outside linebacker in Tamba Hali and Justin Houston.
Theyre both pretty good players, Dorsey said of the incumbents. But whos to say you couldnt acquire another outside linebacker and what you could do is begin to rotate them. What you do is you make that unit better because theyre all fresher. Theyre not on the field pounding all the time. Thats the thing about building quality depth. You can make your guys fresher in the fourth quarter.
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